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एम ए सेमेस्टर-1 - अंग्रेजी - प्रथम प्रश्नपत्र - अंग्रेजी साहित्य 14वीं-17वीं शताब्दी
M.A. (I Semester)
ENGLISH
Paper First
English Literature (14th-17th Century)
SYLLABUS
Unit I : Social and Intellectual Background
• Renaissance Humanism
• Religious and Political Thought
• Enlightenment ideas and philosophy
• Court culture of the Restoration Period
• Authorised Version of Bible
• Women's writing in the 17th Century
Unit II : Prose/Fiction
• Thomas More : "Of their Slaves and of their Marriages" from Utopia.
• Francis Bacon : New Atlantis
• John Milton : Areopagatica
Unit III: Poetry
• Geoffrey Chaucer : The Knight's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales"
• Edmund Spenser : *"Like as a Huntsman...." from Amoretti Sonnet LXVII
• Sir Thomas Wyatt : *"I find no Peace, and all my War is done"
• Sir Philip Sidney : *"My mouth doth water, and my breast do swell" Astrophel and Stella Sonnet 37.
Unit IV : Poetry
• John Milton: *"Paradise Lost Book 1".
• Andrew Marvel: *"To his Coy Mistress".
• George Herbert: *"Virtue".
• Henry Vaughan: *"The Retreat".
Unit V : Drama
• Christopher Marlowe : *"Dr Faustus".
• William Shakespeare: *"The Tempest".
Unit VI : Drama
• John Webster: "The Duchess of Malfi".
• William Congreve: *"The Way of the World".
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- Question- Define Renaissance humanism.
- Question- Describe 'Authorised version of Bible'.
- Question- What were women's writing roles in the 17th century?
- Question- Write detailed note on enlightenment ideas and philosophies.
- Question- What was the political and religious views during renaissance?
- Question- Comment on the Development of English Prose?
- Question- Write a brief note on the important Restoration prose writers.
- Question- "Thomas More was spiritual writer of renaissance age?" Explain this.
- Question- What was the contribution of Thomas More in Renaissance Literature?
- Question- What impact does Thomas More's Utopia have on the Renaissance?
- Question- Discuss the theme analysis "of their slaves and their marriages" in Book II of Utopia by Thomas More.
- Question- Write a summary of the theme "of their slaves and of their marriages" from Utopia.
- Question- Write a character sketch of Raphael Hythloday in Utopia by Thomas More.
- Question- What is a Utopian slave?
- Question- What are the rules for marriage in a Utopian society? Answer -
- Question- What happens to adulterers in Utopia?
- Question- What did Thomas More do in the Renaissance?
- Question- Is Thomas More's Utopia an example of renaissance humanism?
- Question- What are the laws of Utopia ?
- Question- Is divorce allowed in Utopian society?
- Question- What is an example of an Utopia ?
- Question- Who came up with the idea of Utopia ?
- Question- What is the difference between Utopian society and Dystopian society?
- Question- Write a note on Bacon as a prose writer.
- Question- Describe Bacon's contribution to English Prose.
- Question- "Bacon remains the first of English essayists and for the sheer mass and weight of genuis the greatest." Elucidate.
- Question- How far do you agree with the view that Bacon's essays are good advice for Satan's kingdom?
- Question- Critical analysis of New Atlantis by Francis Bacon.
- Question- Write a summary of the novel "The new Atlantis" by Francis Bacon.
- Question- Write the theme of the New Atlantis of Bacon.
- Question- What happened to Atlantis?
- Question- Why are the people of New Atlantis so secretive?
- Question- What do the sailors feel about the island ?
- Question- What is the moral of the New Atlantis ?
- Question- What is the Atlantis of Myth?
- Question- What are the advantages of Christianity in the New Atlantis? Answer -
- Question- What is the significance of Bacon's New Atlantis?
- Question- What did Sir Francis Bacon do in the Renaissance ?
- Question- What is Bacon's essayism?
- Question- Write a note life and works of Milton.
- Question- John Milton the poet as well as the prose writer.
- Question- Write a summary of the Areopagitica by John Milton.
- Question- Write critical analysis of the essay "Areopagitica" by John Milton.
- Question- What are the themes of Areopagitica?
- Question- What are John Milton's arguments in Areopagitica?
- Question- Why did Milton wrote Areopagitica?
- Question- What did Areopagitica influence?
- Question- What is the necessity of freedom of press in Areopagitica?
- Question- What is the importance of Areopagitica?
- Question- How does Areopagitica relate to Paradise Lost?
- Question- What is the main theme of Areopagitica?
- Question- What does Milton say about knowledge of good and evil in Areopagitica?
- Question- How did Milton advocate freedom of speech in his Areopagitica?
- Question- Write a note on polarity and structure in Milton's "Areopagitica".
- Question- Write a note on Chaucer's realism.
- Question- "Chaucer is not only the father of English poetry but also of the English language." Justify.
- Question- Write an essay on Chaucer's narrative art.
- Question- Write a detailed summary of poetry 'The Knight's Tale'.
- Question- Write a note on the characters of "The Knight's Tale".
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Write a note on the diction and versification of Spenser.
- Question- Write a note on Spenser's pictorial art.
- Question- Elaborate the moral and spiritual allegory in Book I of the Faerie Queene.
- Question- Discuss Spenser as the poet of classical Renaissance.
- Question- Write critical analysis of the poem "Like as a Huntsman" by Edmund Spenser.
- Question- Write a summary of the poem "Like as a Huntsman" by Edmund Spenser.
- Question- What is the thematic split of a sonnet 67 by Spenser ?
- Question- What is the central metaphor in the sonnet "Like as a Huntsman"?
- Question- What is a Spenserian sonnet?
- Question- What is the difference between the Spenserian and Shakespearean sonnet?
- Question- What seemed strange to the hunter at the end of the sonnet No. 67?
- Question- What are main qualities/characteristics of Spenser's poetry?
- Question- What literary devices used in the poem "Like as Huntsman" by Spenser ?
- Question- What is sonnet sequence?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- What was the Thomas Wyatt's contribution as a sonneteer in Elizabethan Age?
- Question- Thomas Wyatt as a sonneter of Elizabethan age.
- Question- Write critical analysis of the poem "I Find No Peace And All My War is Done".
- Question- Write a note on summary of the poem "I find no peace and all my war is done" by Thomas Wyatt.
- Question- What is the theme of the poem "I find no peace" by Thomas Wyatt ?
- Question- What is the meaning of "I find no peace" by Thomas Wyatt?
- Question- Why do Thomas Wyatt's poems deal with love and heart breaks?
- Question- What is an anaphora in the poem "I find no peace"?
- Question- How does the poet show his contrary feelings in the poem "I find no peace"?
- Question- What is the figure of speech in "I find no peace" and all my war is done?
- Question- What is Sir Thomas Wyatt known for?
- Question- Is Thomas Wyatt a renaissance poet ?
- Question- What type of poet was Thomas Wyatt ?
- Question- What are the characteristics of Sir Thomas Wyatt's poetry?
- Question- What poems did Thomas Wyatt write?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Sir Philip Sidney was a poet of Elizabethan age.
- Question- Write a critical analysis of the poem "My mouth doth water and my breast do swell" by sir Philip Sidney.
- Question- Write a summary of the poem "My mouth doth water and my breast do swell" by, Sir Philip Sidney.
- Question- What are the three kinds of poetry according to Sidney?
- Question- Which is the highest type of poetry according to Philip Sidney?
- Question- What is the writing style of Philip Sidney?
- Question- What type of poet was Sir Philip Sidney?
- Question- What is the contribution of Sidney in English literature?
- Question- "My mouth doth water and my breast doth swell" - analyse the following lines by Sir Philip Sidney.
- Question- Who does Stella refers to in Sonnet No. 37 written by Sidney?
- Question- What is the theme of the poem Astrophel and Stella ?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Describe Milton's imagery and his use of similes.
- Question- Point out the sublime quality of Milton's poetry.
- Question- Assess (Evaluate) Milton's 'Paradise Lost' as a classical epic.
- Question- Who is the hero of Paradise Lost ? Give reasons for your answer.
- Question- Write an essay on the autobiographical element in Paradise Lost.
- Question- Write an essay on Milton as a child of Renaissance and Reformation.
- Question- Write a note on Milton's Grand Style.
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Andrew Marvell was a poet of Seventeenth Century of English literature.
- Question- Andrew Marvell as a "metaphysical poet" of England.
- Question- Write a critical analysis of the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell.
- Question- Write a summary of the poem "To His Coy Mistress".
- Question- What is the most common metaphor in "To His Coy Mistress”?
- Question- What is the poem "To his Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell ?
- Question- What is the symbolism in "To his Coy Mistress" ?
- Question- What kind of justification does the speaker employ to persuade his mistress in To His Coy Mistress'?
- Question- How is love presented in "To His Coy Mistress"?
- Question- Was Marvell a Cavalier poet?
- Question- How does Marvell use metaphysical conceit in his poem ?
- Question- How is time presented in poem "To His Coy Mistress" ?
- Question- How is "To His Coy Mistress" a three part argument?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Discuss George Herbert as a metaphysical religious poet.
- Question- George Herbert as British poet of English literature.
- Question- Write critical analysis of the poem "The Virtue" by George Herbert.
- Question- Write a note on summary of the poem "Virtue" by George Herbert.
- Question- What are the characteristics of Herbert's poetry?
- Question- What type of poem is virtue by George Herbert ?
- Question- What is the structure of 'Virtue' poem?
- Question- What is 'Virtuous Soul' ?
- Question- What are the dewdrops compared to and why?
- Question- What does the 'Sweet day', 'rose' and spring symbolize in the poem ?
- Question- What is the central theme of the poem 'virtue'?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Explain Henry Vaughan as a metaphysical poet of English literature.
- Question- Write a note on the Henry Vaughan's poetry writing style and influences.
- Question- Write a critical analysis of the poem "Retreat" by Henry Vaughan.
- Question- Discuss the summary of the poem "The Retreat" by Henry Vaughan.
- Question- What is the major theme of the poem "The Retreat"?
- Question- How is childhood compared to glory in "The Retreat"?
- Question- How does Vaughan idolize childhood?
- Question- From whence the enlightened spirit trees that "shady city of palm trees" where does this line occur? Comment on the allusion.
- Question- What does Henry Vaughan regret in the poem "The Retreat"?
- Question- Why is Henry Vaughan bemoaning his sins in this poem?
- Question- What is the relationship between the poem "The Retreat" and speaker?
- Question- Who were the Cavalier poets?
- Question- What is Henry Vaughan known for?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Write a note on Life and Works of Marlowe.
- Question- Write a note on Marlowe as a dramatist or playwright.
- Question- What do the critics mean by Marlowe's mightyline'?
- Question- Marlowe's tragic heroes are monomaniacs with some single obssesion. Analyse the statement.
- Question- Marlowe has rightly been called the morning star of English Drama. Analyse.
- Question- 'Marlowe is the greatest poet of the world.' Is this statement true?
- Question- Analyse Marlowe's conception of tragedy.
- Question- Discuss the causes of tragedy in Dr. Faustus.
- Question- Write a critical essay on the conflict between good and evil in Doctor Faustus.
- Question- Write a critical essay on Faustus as a tragic hero.
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Comment upon the symbolism in "The Tempest'.
- Question- Write a short note on the English Masque with particular reference to the masque in "The Tempest'.
- Question- The rarer action is in virtue than in rengeance." Bring out the truth of this statement in the light of the Tempest.
- Question- What is meant by the remark that the Tempest observes the Three unities of dramatic principles?
- Question- Write a brief character sketch of Prospero. Would you call him perfect.
- Question- What estimate have you formed of Ariel ?
- Question- Bring out the romantic elements in the Tempest.
- Question- How this play bears the title The Tempest. Comments.
- Question- What are the keynote of the play, 'The Tempest'.
- Question- What is Shakespeare's concept of comedy?
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- John Webster as English Jacobean dramatist.
- Question- Write a summary of the drama "The Duchess of Malfi" by Webster.
- Question- Character of the Duchess stands supreme among all the other characters in the play.
- Question- Bosola is called "a villain in the beginning turns to be a tragic hero of the play."
- Question- What is the themes of the play the "Duchess of Malfi" by John Webster ?
- Question- What happens to Antonio and Ferdinand in the Duchess of Malfi ?
- Question- What is position Bosola take in play, when fight between good and evil in the drama?
- Question- Compare and contrast the Duchess's death with those of her husband and brothers, and explain the importance.
- Question- Why Ferdinand reacts so strongly to the Duchess's remarriage?
- Question- Who is the most courageous character in the play? Defend own choice.
- Question- What is the importance of justice in the play?
- Question- What is John Webster best known for?
- Question- How many plays did Webster write?
- Question- John Webster as Renaissance Dramatist.
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
- Question- Consider William Congreve as a dramatist.
- Question- Write a note on the plot of construction of Congreve.
- Question- "Millamant is the most finished creation of Congreve." Discuss.
- Question- Discuss Congreve's The Way of the World' as a drama of comedy of manners.
- Question- Write a note on Congreave's art of characterisation with special reference to "The Way of the World."
- Question- "Congreve's plays are a faithful reflection of the upper class life of the day." Discuss.
- Question- Analyse "The Way of the World' or a mirror of the society of the time.
- Question- Discuss wit and humour in 'The Way of the World'.
- Question- Compare and contrast Lady Wishfort and Mrs. Marwood.
- Question- Discuss the intrigue hatched by Mirabell against Lady Wishfort.
- Question- Explain with reference to the context any four of the following passages.
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