Alagappa University 2006 M.Phil English INDIAN LITERATURE - Question Paper

M.Phil. (English) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
DECEMBER 2007.

INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE
(Upto 2006 Batch)

Time : 3 hours Maximum : 100 marks

ans any 5 of the subsequent.
(5 x 20 = 100)

1. Give a general estimate of Kamala Das as a confessional poetess with the special reference to the prescribed works.
2. Discuss on the achievement, Indianness and greatness that we obtain in the prescribed poems of Jayanta Mahapatra, the poet.
3. Assess the profundity, strength and Title of Tagore’s ‘‘Chandalika’’.
4. Bring out the dramatic significance of the sub-plot and explain how it is connected with the main plot of the play ‘‘Hayavadhana’’.
5. Consider Mirad C. Chandhuri’s ‘‘Autobiography of an unknown Indian’’ as a National History.
6. Justify the title of the novel, ‘‘The Man-Eater of Malgudi’’.
7. Evaluate ‘‘The God of Small Things’’ is a study of Abnormal Psychology and Consequent Behaviour trend.
8. Critically examine Khushwant Singh as a short story author.

Earning:   Approval pending.