LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
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THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2006
EL 3953 – PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
Date & Time : 18-04-2006/AFTERNOON Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION – I
Answer the following in 50 words each: (5 ´ 3 = 15 marks)
PART – A
- How does Freud view the concept of ‘id’?
- Explain Existential freedom as seen by Sartre.
- Explain the concept of fearfulness that haunts man according to Kierkegaard.
PART – B
- Explain briefly Marx’s theory of Alienation.
- Write briefly on ‘Struggle for existence’.
SECTION – II
PART – A
Answer any TWO of the following in 150 words each: (2 x 10 = 20 marks)
- Write on Fatalism and Pessimism of Jean Paul Sartre.
- Explain the various phases of life presented by Kierkegaard.
- What is Freud’s contribution in the understanding of man?
PART – B
Answer any TWO of the following in 150 words each: (2 x 10 = 20 marks)
- Write a short note on Darwinism.
- Discuss the Marxian philosophy of class struggle.
- Write briefly on Kant’s Transcendental Esthetic.
SECTION – III
PART – A
Answer any ONE of the following in 250 words: (15 marks)
- Bring out the features of Existentialism in Waiting for Godot.
- Write an essay on ‘Freud and Hamlet’.
PART – B
Answer any ONE of the following in 250 words: (15 marks)
- Interpret Silas Marner in the light of Marxian Philosophy.
- Critically analyse how wordsworth’s The Tintern Abbey mirrors idealism.
SECTION IV
Answer the following in 250 words. (15 marks)
- Justify the study of philosophy and Literature with literary examples.
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