Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2009-2nd Year B.A English .
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B.A. DEGREE exam —
JUNE, 2009.
(AY 2003–04 and CY 2004 batches only)
Second Year
English
THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM 1801 TO THE current DAY AND LITERARY FORMS
Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75
1. Write short notes on any 5 of the subsequent :
(5 x three = 15)
(a) The main theme of Orwell’s essays.
(b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
(c) The plays of Galsworthy.
(d) Wuthering Heights.
(e) The Oxford Movement.
(f) United Nations Organisation.
(g) The dramatic monologue.
2. Write short notes on any 4 of the subsequent :
(4 x five = 20)
(a) The characteristics of Carlyle’s prose.
(b) The Pre–Raphaelite school of poetry.
(c) The special features of Synge’s plays.
(d) Hardy’s major novels.
(e) What steps did Gladstone take to improve education in England?
(f) The 1st labour government.
(g) The conventional structure of a play.
(h) The special features of the ‘historical novel’.
3. Attempt essays on any 4 of the subsequent in about 200 words every : (4 x 10 = 40)
(a) (i) Write an essay on the major essayists of the twentieth century.
Or
(ii) The prose contributions of Arnold.
(b) (i) Consider Tennyson as the representative of his age.
Or
(ii) T.S. Eliot’s contribution to the development of modern English poetry.
(c) (i) What is Shaw’s contribution to English drama?
Or
(ii) Write an essay on the importance of the Irish Dramatic Revival.
(d) (i) Who were the important women novelists of the nineteenth century?
Or
(ii) Attempt a comparative study of Thackeray and Dickens.
(e) (i) The Victorian Age was an era of Reform. Justify.
Or
(ii) What are the social and cultural traits of Victorian England?
(f) (i) Analyse the reasons for the resignation of Mrs. Thatcher.
Or
(ii) Make a brief survey of World War I.
(g) (i) Distinguish ranging from the Comedy of Humours and the Comedy of Manners.
Or
(ii) Discuss a few of the patterns in contemporary drama.
(h) (i) Explain ‘‘the stream of consciousness technique’’.
Or
(ii) What are the special features of a ‘detective novel’?
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