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    W.B.C.S Main 2007 Optional Question Paper English Literature.

    W.B.C.S Main 2007 Optional Question Paper English-PAPER – 1\

    1.  Answer any one of the following.Continue Reading W.B.C.S Main 2007 Optional Question Paper English.

    (a) Make a brief survey of the use of the spell of medieval-ism in English Poetry of the Nineteenth Century.

    (b) Compare Rupert Brooke with Wilfred Owen in view of the vision and experience of battlefield.

    (c) The period 1798-1832 has often been referred to as the period of “Romantic Revival.” Indicate the tendencies revived and give illustrative references.

     

    2.  Answer any one of the following :

    (a) Evaluate Galsworthy’s treatment of “social and contemporary problems” in his plays.

    (b) “In Arms and the Man Mr. Sh  does not, as some imagine, attack-war … In Candida he does not attack love.” – Do you agree ?

    (c) Write a short note on drama as written in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries.

     

    3.  Answer any one of the following :-

    (a) Write an essay on the achievement of important women novelists of the Victorian era.

    (b) Jane Austin when set against Walter Scott has been looked upon as “the flicker of a candle set against the illumination of a searchlight.” – Would you agree with this estimate of those two novelists of the early Nineteenth Century ?

    (c)  Attempt a critical appreciation of any one of the following :-

    (i) Frankenstein;      (ii) Vanity Fair;     (iii) The Egoist.

     

    4.  Comment on the theme and style of the following poem :

     

    Whose woods these are I think I know

    His house is in the village though;

    He will not see me stopping here

    To watch his woods fill up with snow.

     

    My little horse must think it queer

    To stop without a farmhouse near

    Between the woods and frozen lake

    The darkest evening of the year.

     

    He gives his harness bells a shake

    To ask if there is some mistake

    The only other sound’s the sweep

    Of easy wind and downy flake.

     

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

    But I have promises to keep,

    And miles to go before I sleep,

    And miles to go before I sleep.

    W.B.C.S Main 2007 Optional Question Paper English-PAPER – 2

    Group — A

    1. What are the distinctive features of Old English poetry ? Consider both the heroic and lyrical genres in our answer.

    2. “The contemporaries and successors of Shakespeare have been unfortunately dwarfed in reputation by his overwhelming genius.” In the light of this statement, assess the original contribution of any one Renaissance playwright other than Shakespeare.

     

    3. Who, in your opinion, are the foremost novelists of the early and mid-18th century? Give reasons for your choice.

    4. “Modern poetry is closely linked to the ideals of Romantic Poets.” Identify these characteristics of Romantic verse that have inspired 20th-century writers.

    5. In what ways did English novelists of the Victorian and modern periods counter the ill effects of industrialization and capitalism ? Discuss with reference to at least two such authors.

    6. Write short notes on any two of the following :

    (a) Medieval allegory;

    (b) Elizabethan sonnets;

    (c) Restoration comedy;

    (d) In Memoriam;

    (e) George Bernard Shaw;

    (f) Absurd drama.

    Group — B

    7. Compare the range of Latin loan words in English with that of Scandinavian loan words in English.

    8. How far can an individual author influence the growth of the English language ? Answer with reference to any one English author.

     

    9. Write philological notes on any eighl of the following :

    adventure, pea, church, handbook, gospel, breeches, ache, bread, egg, martyrdom, shepherdess, shampoo, daisy, trusteeship, higgledy-piggledy

    Group — C

    10. “Women occupy the prime position in Shakespearean comedy, and men in Shakespearean tragedy.” Comment.

    11. Analyse Shakespeare’s attitude to romantic love in any Shakespearean comedy of your choice.

    12. “Whatever the hero’s tragic flaw, Shakespeare made sure it had great relevance to his own time in London.” Examine one of his tragedies from this perspective.

     

    13. Attempt a critical assessment of any one of the following:

    (a) the Globe Theatre ;

    (b) acting style in Elezebethan theatre;

    (c) the soliloquy and the aside ;

    (d) Shakespeare’s audiences

     

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