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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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