Annamalai University 2011-1st Year B.A English - - - - History of the literature - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2011
( ENGLISH )
( 2nd YEAR )
( PART - III )
( PAPER - V )
660. HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE
May ] [ Time : three Hours
Maximum : 100 Marks
ans any 5 of the subsequent
without omitting any group.
All ques. carry equal marks. ( five × 20=100)
GROUP - A
1. Comment on the literature of the Fifteenth Century.
2. define the contribution of Renaissance in shaping the literature of England.
3. explain the importance of Shakespeare's plays.
4. discuss the characteristics of metaphysical poetry.
GROUP - B
5. Authorised version of Bible.
6. Bring out the social life of the Restoration drama.
7. Consider the greatness of the Eighteenth Century Novel.
8. Highlight the contribution of the Pre-Romantics in shaping romanticism.
GROUP - C
9. Highlight the vision of the minor poets of the 'Romantic Age.'
10. Critically examine the Pre-Raphaelite school of poetry.
11. Comment on the prose style of Victorian Age.
12. Examine the tragic outlook of Hardy's vision.
GROUP - D
13. The development of the poetic drama in the Twentieth Century.
14. Trace the growth and development of the Modern Poetry.
15. The role of the short story in the Modern Period.
16. explain the importance of the 'stream of consciousness' novel.

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