Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2009 B.A English Beg-3 : the victorian age ,uary - Question Paper

UG 284 BEG-3

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B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION JANUARY 2009

Second Year (AY - 2003-04 and CY - 2004 batches only)

English

BEG-3 : THE VICTORIAN AGE

Time : 3 hours ( Maximum marks : 75)

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1. Write short notes on any FIVE of the following in about 30 words each : (5 * 3 = 15)

(a) What according to Ruskin is the popular idea of learning and what does he say should be the real aim?

(b) How does Ruskin classify books?

(c) How does Ruskin defend sensation?

(d) Who according to Ruskin is an ideal king?

(e) Explain how the poem Chorus from Atlanta in Calydonrepresent the perfect dream of the victroian age.

(f) How does Francis Thompson attempt to awaken the awareness of the presence of God in the world?

(g) What does the ebb and flow of the tide remind Mathew Arnold of?

(h) Mention the true qualities of Sincere love expressed in the poem If thou must love me Let it be for Naught.

2. Write short essays on any THREE of the following in about 200 words each : (3 * 10 = 30)

(a) Summarise Ruskins views on womens education enhancing their physical and spiritual beauty.

(b) Explain how Chorus from Atlantarepresents the perfect dream of the Victorian age.

(c) How does Francis Thompson attempt to awaken the awareness of the presence of God in the world?

(d) What role does the river Floss play in the novel.

3. Write short notes on any TWO of the following : (2 10 = 20)

(a) Justify the claim that Oscar Wildes Lady Windermeres Fan is a Well made play.

(b) Write an essay on Tennysons treatment of nature in the poem Ulysses.

(c) Who is the hero of the novel, Far from the Madding Crowd? Give reasons for your choice.

(d) Bring out the irony in the situation of Gradgrind as it develops in the novel.

4. Write an essay on any ONE of the following : (1 * 10 = 10)

(a) Comment on Brownings use of Dramatic Monologue in the poem My Last Duches.

(b) Write an essay on the philosophy of Ulysses.

(c) How does Ruskin prove the distinct qualities and power of women?

(d) Consider Mill on the Floss as a Tragedy.

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