Alagappa University 2008 B.A English ELIZABETHAN LITERATURE - Question Paper

part A — (5 ? eight = 40 marks)
ans any 5 of the subsequent.
All ques. carry equal marks.

1.Summarise the position of England under the rule of puritans.
2.Write a short note on the myth of Philomela.
3.Comment on the tone of the prayer of Thomas Nashe.
4.How does the poet make his plea to his coy mistress?
5.What is the subject matter of the poem ‘‘The Pulley’’?
6.What are the stock themes obtained in the Sonnets of Shakespeare?
7.Analyse Bacon’s views on Truth.
8.‘‘Utopia’’ as a moral Fable.

part B — (4 ? 15 = 60 marks)
ans any 4 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.

9.Consider Edward - II as a tragedy.
10.Discuss ‘‘The Shoemaker’s Holiday’’ as a pure comedy.
11.Consider Bacon as an essayist. What qualities of prose style do you associate with Bacon? – Substantiate with reference to the essays prescribed for your study.
12.Give a critical appreciation of the poem ‘‘A litany in time of plague’’.
13.Attempt an essay on Spenser’s ‘‘The Prologue’’ as an epic convention and also bring out the divine figures invoked by him.
14.Bring out the merits and demerits of ‘‘The Alchemist’’ as a comedy of humours.
15.Utopia and the contemporary economic, social and political issue.

Earning:   Approval pending.