LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2004

EL 4950/LE 1053 – ESSAY

 

Date      : 12.04.04                                                                                                                       Max   : 100 marks

Duration: 1 – 4 pm                                                                                                                      Hours : 3 hrs

 

 

Plan and write an essay on any ONE of the following in about 2000 words.

 

1. A study of Shakespeare’s TRAGEDIES OR COMEDIES.

 

1. The salient features of Victorian novels.

 

1. The study of philosophy and literature.

 

1. Indian Writing in English: an overview.

 

1. American Literature: an overview

 

1. The Impact of mass Communication in Literature.

 

1. English Language Teaching in India.

 

1. A critical analysis of the post modern literature

 

1. Women’s writing as a challenging development.

 

1. A study of 20^th century poetry or novels or Drama.

 

1. The Romantic Age as the age of rejuvenation.

 

1. The impact of war on war poets.

 

1. Analyse any piece or pieces of literature relating them to their social, political and religious characteristics of their age.

 

1. The Puritans and the Metaphysicals – with a special reference to major poets.

 

 

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2006

                                                                       EL 4954 – ESSAY

 

 

Date & Time : 29-04-2006/9.00-12.00         Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

 

Write an essay in about 5000 words on any ONE of the following topics.

 

 

1. Twentieth century Fiction.

 

2. The relationship between Philosophy and Literature.

 

3. Indian Writing in English

 

4. Elizabethan Literature

 

5. Eighteenth Century as ‘age of Prose and Reason’.

 

6. Any Five critical Approaches of the Twentieth Century.

 

7. Shakespearean Tragedy

 

8. English Language Teaching in India.

 

 

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

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FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008

EL 4956 – ESSAY

 

 

 

Date : 28-04-08                  Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

 

PART – A

Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 2000 words.  (1×100 = 100 marks)

1. The modern man would be a person of no value in today’s society without Mass Communication. Give reasons to support your stand.
2. Every author is the product of his age and Philosophy of his times. Give illustrations from the texts of literature and philosophy.
3. Black Writing is the voice of the suppressed. Elaborate this statement with relevant evidence from literary texts.
4. Neo-classical Age in English Literature is “an age of prose and Reason”. Illustrate this statement with the texts you are familiar with.
5. Discuss Shakespeare as a master craftsman in both Tragedy and comedy through the portrayal of his characters.
6. Discuss Twentieth Century American Literature.
7. Explain with illustrations Modernism and Postmodernism in Literature.
8. Discuss New Literatures in English.

 

 

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M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – April 2009

EL 4956 – ESSAY

 

 

 

Date & Time: 28/04/2009 / 9:00 – 12:00     Dept. No.                                                       Max. : 100 Marks

 

 

 

Answer any ONE of the following in about 2500 words: (100 marks)        

 

 

1. Often in human cultural history, philosophical trends and literary movements intersect and interact / interface. Examine this particular dynamic from your perspective as a literature student.
2. If the domain of religion is perceived as spiritual and sacred, that of literature is generally considered to be mundane and profane. Discuss both views as you may propose your stand on the issue.
3. Comment on the problematic of Indian Writing versus Indian Writing in English.
4. Mass Communication has taken too often competing factions or faces today between the Visual Media and Print Media. How do you think this issue impacts contemporary youth and their political responsibilities?
5. In the Literary History of England, the Elizabethan Age is perhaps the most remarkable epoch for the expansion of Drama, Poetry and Prose. Illustrate this statement with specific instances.
6. Neo-Classical Age in English literature is “An age of Prose and Reason”. Illustrate this statement with the texts you are familiar with.
7. Critically evaluate John Ruskin’s statement that Shakespeare has no heroes, but only heroines.
8. Explain with illustrations Modernism and Postmodernism in Literature.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2011

EL 4815 – ESSAY

 

 

Date : 11-04-2011             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

Answer any ONE of the following in 2500 to 3000 words:            (100 marks)

 

1. Explain how the linguistic theories of Saussure and Chomsky have influenced your idea of language.

 

1. Write an essay on Indian diasporic writers.

 

1. Discuss the philosophy, science and culture of Literary Forms in your opinion.

 

1. “ … the question ‘What is literature?’ matters because theory has highlighted the literariness of texts of all sorts.” (Jonathan Culler) Examine the development of your own idea of literature and literariness.

 

1. Discuss the movements and trends in American Literature.

 

1. Comment on the role of human imagination and fancy in the evolution of religion as well as literature.

 

1. Attempt a study on the award-winning novelists in Indian Writing in English.

 

1. “… there are in fact no masses, but only ways of seeing people as masses.” (Raymond Williams) Respond to the ideas in the quote in the context of Mass Communication today.

 

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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE

FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012

EL 4815 / 4956 – ESSAY

 

 

Date : 23-04-2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

 

 

Write an essay on any ONE of the following in about 1000 words:                                     (100 marks)

 

1. Religion and Literature
2. Victorian women novelists
3. The Philosophy of Existentialism and Absurd Drama
4. Diasporic Indian writers
5. American Romanticism
6. American life as reflected in 20^th century American Drama
7. Language of Discourse Analysis
8. Elizabethan Drama
9. Romantic Movement
10. Major literary critical theories.

 

 

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