Exam Details
| Subject | Literary Criticism and Theory | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Masters Degree Programme in English | |
| Department | School of Humanities (SOH) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Explain briefly any three elements of Tragedy according to Aristotle.
2. Elaborate the basic distinction between Fancy and Imagination as brought out by Coleridge in Biographia Literaria.
3. Comment briefly on any four obstacles to proper response that LA. Richards catalogues in Practical Criticism.
4. Write a short essay showing how Marxism has influenced many critics in the 20th century. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
5. Feminist theories do not give sufficient attention to class conflict in society. Discuss.
6. Drama as a form lends itself well to the deconstruction approach. Discuss with reference to a drama text in your course.
7. Critically interpret Edward Said's concept of Orientalism.
8. What according to Matthew Arnold is the function of criticism? Elucidate.
2. Elaborate the basic distinction between Fancy and Imagination as brought out by Coleridge in Biographia Literaria.
3. Comment briefly on any four obstacles to proper response that LA. Richards catalogues in Practical Criticism.
4. Write a short essay showing how Marxism has influenced many critics in the 20th century. Illustrate your answer with suitable examples.
5. Feminist theories do not give sufficient attention to class conflict in society. Discuss.
6. Drama as a form lends itself well to the deconstruction approach. Discuss with reference to a drama text in your course.
7. Critically interpret Edward Said's concept of Orientalism.
8. What according to Matthew Arnold is the function of criticism? Elucidate.
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Subjects
- A Survey Course in 20th Century Canadian Literature
- American Literature
- American Novel
- Aspects of Language
- Australian Literature
- British Drama
- British Novel
- British Poetry
- Contemporary Indian Literature in English Language
- English Studies in India
- Indian English Literature
- Literary Criticism and Theory
- New Literatures in English