M.A-M.A English 2nd Sem Paper - 2.4 : Contemporary Critical Theory(University of Pune, Pune-2013)
M.A. (Part - I) (Semester - II)
ENGLISH
Paper - 2.4 : Contemporary Critical Theory
(2008 Pattern)
Time : 3 Hours] [Max. Marks : 80
Instructions to the candidates:
1) All questions are compulsory.
2) All questions carry equal marks.
Q1) Answer any two of the following:
a) Explain the Marxist view that literature is profoundly influenced by
historical, political and economic forces.
b) Comment on the important ideas of Feminist criticism.
c) Discuss the central tenets of Structuralism.
Q2) Answer any two of the following:
a) How does Jones analyze Hamlet’s psychological case?
b) Elaborate Lukacs’ view that content of a literary work determines its
form.
c) How does Chase illustrate myth in his essay?
Q3) Answer any two of the following:
Explain Barthes’ concept of semio-criticism.
What contemporary linguistic ideas contribute towards the union of
language and literature according to Barthes?
Discuss three stages of development in Feminist criticism as illustrated
by Elaine Showalter.
P.T.O.
Q4) Answer any two of the following:
What, according to, Abrams are the features of deconstruction?
How does Abrams prove that language is pragmatic and communicates
meaning?
Why does Stanley Fish consider context as a determining factor in the
meaning making process?
Q5) Answer any two of the following:
a) Bring out the Marxist interpretation of Ted Hughes’ ‘Hawk Roosting’.
b) Attempt a psychoanalytical reading of The Birthday Party.
c) Interpret Larkin’s ‘Wants’ in the light of the ideas of Reader Response
theory.
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