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, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Write a critical note on Aristotle's concept of tragedy.
2. Evaluate Wordsworth's 'Preface' to the Lyrical Ballads (1800) as. an attack on the "inane phraseology" of many 18th century writers.
3. The 'truth which the poet utters' according to Cleanth Brooks, 'can be approached only in terms of paradox'. Do you agree? Supply reasons for your answer.
4. Explain Marx's idea of dialectical materialism. How does it help us in understanding literature?
5. Assess Mary Wollstonecraft's contribution to Women's rights and their education.
6. Comment on the implications of 'The Death of the Author' by Roland Barthes.
7. How are and 'desire' closely connected in Lacan's theory?
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Sruti
Dhvani
Mimesis
Paradox
2. Evaluate Wordsworth's 'Preface' to the Lyrical Ballads (1800) as. an attack on the "inane phraseology" of many 18th century writers.
3. The 'truth which the poet utters' according to Cleanth Brooks, 'can be approached only in terms of paradox'. Do you agree? Supply reasons for your answer.
4. Explain Marx's idea of dialectical materialism. How does it help us in understanding literature?
5. Assess Mary Wollstonecraft's contribution to Women's rights and their education.
6. Comment on the implications of 'The Death of the Author' by Roland Barthes.
7. How are and 'desire' closely connected in Lacan's theory?
8. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Sruti
Dhvani
Mimesis
Paradox
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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