Gulbarga University 2010-2nd Sem B.A OPTIONAL ENGLISH – II : English literature 1690-1780 - Question Paper

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B.A. II Semester Degree exam
OPTIONAL ENGLISH
Paper – II : English literature 1690-1780
Texts: 1) History of English Literature
2) The Rape of the Lock
3) Moll Flanders
4) Gulliver's Travels

Time: three Hours Max. Marks : 80

I. Show your acquaintances with any 4 of the subsequent. 4x4=16
1. The Essay on Criticism.
2. The Journal to Stella.
3. The Lives of Poet.
4. Life of Johnson.
5. Clarrissa.
6. She Stoops to Conquer.
7. The Seasons.
8. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience.

II. Answer any 1 of the subsequent questions: 1x16=16
1. Discuss The Rape of the Lock as a picture of contemporary society.
2. Write a note on the character of Belinda.

III. Answer any 1 of the subsequent. 1x16=16
1. How far is Moll Flanders a realistic novel?
2. Attempt the character sketch of Moll Flanders.

IV. Answer any 1 of the subsequent questions: 1x16=16
1. Explain the role of Lemuel Gulliver in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
2. Consider Gulliver's Travels ad a satire.

V. Write short notes on any 4 of the following: 4x4=16
1. Verse satire in the 18th century.
2. Causes for the rise of the novel.
3. Swift as a satirist.
4. Characteristics of pre-romantic poetry.
5. The rise of periodical essay.
6. The picaresque novel.


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