LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012
EL 3810 – LITERARY HISTORY – II
Date : 10/11/2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
Section A
Interpret any FIVE of the following passages in about 75 words each: 5 x 4 = 20
- He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change;
Praise Him.
- All things betray thee, who betrayest me.
Naught shelters thee, who will not shelter me
Thou dravest love from thee, who dravest me.
- O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June.
- A worshipper of Nature, hither came
Unwearied in that service; rather say
With warmer love-oh! With far deeper zeal of holier love.
- Love, Hope, and self-esteem, like clouds depart
And come, for some uncertain moments lent,
- Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free;
This is alone Life, Joy, Empire and Victory.
Section B
Answer any FIVE of the following questions in about 150 words each: 5 x 8 = 40
- Comment on the literature of the absurd theatre.
- How do you look at English literature after T.S.Eliot?
- Expressionism VS Realism
- The Status of English language with reference to the modern writers.
- Discusss any One of the recurrent theme of the present age.
- Most of the modern literature is just an imitation of the past. Do you agree with this view?
Substantiate your view.
Section C
Answer any TWO of the following essays in about 400 words each: 2 x 20 = 40
- Analyse the main focus of the Elizabethan, Romantic, Victorian and modern periods.
- Discuss the growth of English language with reference to the constant progress of its
Literature from the past to the present.
- Compare and contrast any one of the British Woman writers with an Indian Woman writer.