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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER APRIL 2017
EL 3811 NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Date: 28-04-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
Time: 09:00-12:00
I. Annotate and interpret any SIX of the following in 80 words each: (6X4 24)
1. A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey
2. Mostly that travel is not the easy going from point to point
3. Corpses are scattered through a paradise
4. To be simple is to be involved
5. Words are dangerous
6. Hate gouged out deeper levels for our passion
7. Time, am all these, yet these exist
8. The blood of the downtrodden
seeped mutely into the dust
II. Answer any SIX of the following in 200 words each: x 8 48)
9. Critically comment on Cry the Beloved Country as a socio- cultural documentary of S. Africa.
10. Explain the perception of a journey into the interior of Canada by Atwood.
11. Discuss what is new in Australian literature.
12. Comment on the influence of Nature in Canadian Literature.
13. Discuss Bessie Head's A Question of Poweras the quest of female identity.
14. Consider Starbook by Ben Okri as a magical tale of love and regeneration.
15. How does Ondaatje skilfully deal with the theme of nationality and identity in TheEnglish Patient?
16.How do AyaAgba and Aya Mate serve as commentators in the Madmen and Specialists?
III. Answer the following in 400 words each: x 14 28)
17. Critically analyse Homi K. Bhabha's views on 'Nation'.
OR
How does Soyinka present the conflict between the good and the evil forces in Madmen and Specialists?
18. Compare the poems Words and On Writing a Poem as detailed descriptions of poetic creation.
OR
Critique Wole Soyinka's views on the role of religion and myth in African drama.