Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2010-1st Year B.A English - RESTORATION AGE - Question Paper

B.A. DEGREE exam
JUNE 2010.
First Year
English
RESTORATION AGE
Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75
1.Answer any 5 of the subsequent in about 300 words every : (5 x two = 10)
(a)Who is considered the dad of the English novel? Mention 2 of his successful novels.
(b)What was the true inspiration for the poem, 'The Rape of the Lock'?
(c)What is the meaning of the term, allegory?
(d)Why has the Eighteenth century literature been referred to as the neoclassical age?
(e)What is the subject of the poem, 'Lycidas'?
f)Write a biographical note on William Congreve.
(g)What is Lamb's ''A Dissertation Upon a Roast Pig'' about?
(h)How does Bunyan define the valley of Shadow of Death in The Pilgrim's progress?
(i)Describe the inhabitants of Lilliput.
(j)What was the aim of anti-sentimental comedy?
2.Write short notes on any 3 of the subsequent in about 100 words every : (3 x five = 15)
(a)Critical valuation of 'Alexander's Feast'.
(b)''Elegy written in a country Churchyard'' as the most popular work of gray.
(c)Description of the celestial city in the pilgrim's progress.
(d)Gulliver's stay in Laputa.
(e)Lady Wishfort in 'The Way of the World'.
3.Answer any 2 of the subsequent in about 200 words every : (2 x 10 = 20)
(a)Analyze 'The Rape of the Lock' as a mock epic.
(b)Attempt an essay on Lamb's style.
(c)Discuss 'The Way of the World' as a restoration play.
(d)Account for the popularity of the novel, Robinson Crusoe.
4.Answer any 2 of the subsequent in about 300 words every : (2 x 15 = 30)
(a)''There is more of Milton is Lycidas than Edward King''. explain.
(b)Give the meaning of periodical essay and a brief account of its evolution.
(c)Evaluate the Pilgrim's progress as an allegory.
(d)Discuss the character of Joseph Andrews.
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