MEG05 Principles of Criticism M.A Question Bank : uou.ac.in

Name of the University : Uttarakhand Open University
Degree : M.A
Department : English
Subject Code/Name : MEG05 Principles of Criticism
Year : II
Document Type : Old Question Papers
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Principles of Criticism :

M.A. (Second Year) Examination, 2012
Time : 3 Hours
Max. Marks : 60

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Note : The Question Paper is divided into three Sections – A, B and C. Follow instructions given at the beginning of each Sections.
Section – A
(Long Answer Questions)
Answer any two questions. Each question carries 15 marks. 2 × 15 = 30
1. Write a note on different ‘rasas’ as described by Bharata in his Natyashastra.
2. Elaborate Aristitoles’ definition of tragedy and comment on the importance of catharsis in tragedy.

3. Discuss T.S. Eliot’s views on tradition and its relationship with the individual talent.
4. What is feminism ? What does Elaine Showalter mean by Feminist Poetics ?

Section – B : (Short Answer Questions)
Answer any four questions. Each question carries 5 marks
1. What is Vakrokti according to Acharya Kuntaka ?
2. Who according to Aristotle, is the ideal tragic hero ?
3. Briefly describe Samuel Johnson’s view of Tragi-comedy.
4. How does Coleridge differentiate between fancy and imagination ?

5. Bring out F. R. Leavis’s views on Shelley.
6. Define myth, as per Northrop Frye.
7. What does Frantz Fanon mean by the ‘wretched of the earth’ ?
8. Describe Mulk Raj Anand as a novelist of Social Protest.

Section – C : Objective Questions (Compulsory)
Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 marks. 1 × 10 = 10
1. The term ‘mimesis’ means ……………………. .
2. Who has written the Common Pursuit ?
3. Name the emotions which, according to Aristotle, a tragedy aims to purge.
4. To which school of criticism Mr. Johnson belong ?

5. Which critic has used the term ‘Objective Correlative’ ?
6. How many ‘rasas’ does Bharat mention ?
7. With which critical theory is Frantz Fanon associated ?

8. Norttrop Frye is known for ………………… criticism.
9. The Second Sex has been written by ………………. .
10. The book in which Elaine Showalter outlines a history of women writers is ……………

Second Year Examination-2015 :
MAEG/MEG-05 Principles of Criticism :
Time : 3 Hours
Maximum Marks : 60
Note : This paper is of sixty (60) marks divided into three (03) sections A, B, and C. Attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.

Section – A : (Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘A’ contains four (04) long-answer-type questions of fifteen (15) marks each. Learners are required to answer any two (02) questions only. (2×15=30)
1. What are the basic tenets of the theory of Vakrokti?
2. Elaborate the definition of tragedy given by Aristotle in his Poetics.
3. Discuss Coleridge’s theory of Fancy and Imagination.
4. Write an essay on Simone De Beauvoir as a feminist.

Section – B : (Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘B’ contains eight (08) short-answer-type questions of five (05) marks each. Learners are required to answer any four (04) questions only. (4×5=20)
1. Write a short note on vibhava.
2. What is catharsis?
3. How does Samuel Johnson defend Shakespeare?
4. Comment on T. S. Eliot’s concept of tradition.
5. How does Northrop Frye describe archetype?
6. Whom does Frantz Fanon call the wretched of the earth and why?
7. What does Salman Rushdie mean by ‘Imaginary Homelands’?
8. Discuss any of Mulk Raj Anand’s novels as a novel of protest.

Section – C : (Objective Type Questions)
Note : Section ‘C’ contains ten (10) objective-type questions of one (01) mark each. All the questions of this section are compulsory. (10×1=10)
Answer in a word or a sentence :
1. To which country did Aristotle belong?
2. How many rasas does Bharata mention in his Natyashastra?
3. Which critic has given the concept of Impersonality in literature?
4. In which language did Frantz Fanon write?

5. Which critic defends Shakespeare against the charge of violation of the principles of unities?
6. What is the title of the famous feminist book of Simone De Beauvoir?
7. Who among the prescribed writers for your course is a Diasporic writer?
8. Who is the writer of the novel, Coolie?
9. When was F. R. Leavis’s Revaluation published?
10. Who described poetry as the criticism of life?