Gujarat University 2005 B.A Political Science Third Year - English - VI Sp - Question Paper
Time : 3 Hours]
Seat No. :
TA-02
(History of English Literature : 1901 to recent times)
Texts : Joseph Conrad : The Heart of Darkness : G.B. Shaw : Pygmalion
[Total Marks: 70
Instructions :
(1) Figures to the right indicate full marks.
(2) Mention clearly the option you attempt.
Stream of Consciousness Novel is - a withdrawal from external phenomena into the flickering half-shades of the authors private world. Comment on this statement. (14)
Discuss the salient features of the Comedy of Ideas.
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(a)
(b)
(14)
1.
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Write short notes on any TWO of the following :
(c)
(14)
(1) Write in brief on Poetic Drama.
(2) General characteristics of Modern Age.
(3) War Poetry.
(4) Philip Larkins contribution to Movement Poetry.
2. (a) The craving for poetic drama is permanent in human nature. - Explain. (14)
OR
(b) Write a detailed note on Movement Poetry. (14)
OR
(c) Write short notes on any TWO of the following : (14)
(1) Causes for the rise of the Stream of Consciousness Novel.
(2) Criticism of the Problem Play.
(3) Write in brief on Soldier Poets.
(4) Literary works in Modern Age.
3. Show your acquaintance with any SEVEN of the following, pointing out the name of the author, the type of work, the year of publication and the age in which it was written : (14)
(1) The W aste Land
(2) Brave New World
(3) Sons and Lovers
(4) The Kitchen
(5) The Tower
(6) The Home Coming
(7) Brighten Rock
(8) The Portrait of Albert as a Young Man
(9) Ulysses
(10) Of Human Bondage
4. (a) Discuss Kurtz as a Symbolic Figure. (14)
OR
(b) The Heart of Darkness is a complex work of art. Do you agree with the statement ? Give reasons for your answer. (14)
OR
(1) Use of multiple point of view in the novel The Heart of Darkness.
(2) Autobiographical elements in The Heart of Darkness.
(3) Ivory as a symbol; its significance.
(4) Characters in The Heart of Darkness.
5. (a) Comment on Pygmalion as a Problem Play. (14)
OR
(b) Show twisted Pygmalion from what would have been, by the requirements of drama, its natural end. - Substantiate. (14)
OR
(1) Eliza Doolittle
(2) The title of the play Pygmalion
(3) Colonel Pickering
(4) Pygmalion as a Comedy of Manners
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