Osmania University (OU) 2005 M.A English (previous)C.D.E - exam paper

FACULTY OF ARTS
M.A.(previous)(new)CDE Examination,
June/July 2005
Paper-2:Literature up to early 17th century

Time:3Hours Max.Marks:100


Section-A
ans the subsequent in about 100 words every.Each ques. carries five marks.

1.What do you undestand by the term Renaissance?
2.Comment on the symbolic dimension of shakespeare's KingLear.
3.Critically evaluate the role of caliban in shakespear's TheTempest.
4.Summarise Bacon's argument on his essay 'Of Truth'.
5.Sketch the character of the Knight as depicted by chaucer in his prologue.

Section-B

ans the subsequent in about 300 words every.Each ques. carries 15 marks.

6.Explain in detail the development of BritishDrama upto the early 17th century.
or
Write an essay on Elizabethan comedy.

7.Write an essay on the themes explored by Marlowe in Dr.Faustus.
or
Write a note on webster's skill in plot construction as evident in The Duchess of Malfi.

8.Discuss the role played by women in shakespeare's 12th Night.
or
Comment on the theory of humour and jonson's use of it in Every Man in His Humor.

9.Evaluate Bacon's contribution to the contemporary English prose with relevant examples from his essays.
or
Critically examine sidney's views on the contemporary English literature,poetry,prose and drama.

10.Compare and contrast the 2 sonnets of Shakespeare prescribed for your study.
or
Consider Chaucer's prologue as an insightful portrait gallery of piligrims.

Earning:   Approval pending.