Assignment Sem

M.A. ENGLISH (Ist
& IInd
Semester) ASSIGNMENTS
SESSION 2016-2017
Dear Student,
As you are aware that Internal Assessment has already been introduced for students of
University School of Open Learning. For this purpose you are required to submit Assignments
for each subject/paper.
For Postgraduate level One assignment of 80 marks each
(20% weightage- Marks out of 80 will be reduced to
marks out of 20)
Note: The last date for the submission of the assignments for :
(a) M.A. Ist
Semester 15th
November, 2016.
(b) M.A. IInd
Semester 31st
March 2017.
No assignment will be accepted after due date.
The assignments are enclosed herewith which are to be sent to :
The Chairperson
University School of Open Learning
Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014
It is important to mark the envelope with the NAME OF THE
SUBJECT/ASSIGNMENTS NUMBER AND YOUR CLASS AT THE TOP, failing which the
assignments will not be checked and the students will have no claim for internal
assessment.
FEW GUIDELINES FOR ALL THE STUDENTS FOR EACH CLASS
1. You should write your correct and complete enrolment number, class, full name in
capital letters, complete address with mobile no. and the date of submission at the top of
the first page of the Assignments in Form -1. Also write subject code, paper and
assignment number in block letters in the centre at the top of the first page of your
assignments.
2. Each and every assignments should be marked and tagged separately paper wise. Also
write your enrolment no. on every page of the assignments.
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3. Keep photocopies of the assignments with you before submitting them to the
Department and should submit the copies to the university if asked for in case they are
needed.
4. Assignment Form must be attached to the respective assignments. Assignments
received without this form will not be accepted.
5. The students should use A-4 ruled sheet for writing/answering responses.
6. The assignment should be written in your own hand and should not be
printed/typed/computerized answers to the assignments. Any assignment which is typed
or computerized is liable to be cancelled.
7. The Chairperson/Coordinator of the Department has the power not to entertain or reject
the assignments submitted after the due date. The students are, therefore, advised in
their own interest to submit the assignment positively by the respective due date.
8. You should enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope for dispatch of
acknowledgement slip which is attached herewith for your use.
9. The marks secured by you in internal assessment will be communicated to you through
the marks sheet of university examination result itself and not separately.
10. There is no provision for re-evaluation of assignments of the marks obtained by you in
the internal assessment.
11. Ensure timely submission of the assignments.
12. Students who are not opting for papers offered at USOL, should submit the assignments
for their respective optional paper by procuring these from office.
13. This booklet provides you with instructions, syllabus and assignments.
14. It contains assignments of both the semesters. Submit your assignments on their due
date i.e. 15th
November 2016 and 31st
March 2017 respectively.
15. Please note that the assignments for internal assessment are different from questions
given in the response sheets at the end of the lessons. The assignments for internal
assessment are compulsory.

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INTRODUCTORY LETTER
2016-2017
Dear Student,
We welcome you to M.A. English in the University School of Open Learning,
Panjab University, Chandigarh. You will be a student of M.A. English from semesters one to
four. In semesters one and two, you will be studying eight compulsory papers and in semesters
three and four there are two compulsory and two optional papers. In semesters three and four
there are four options in paper three and paper four each, a list of which is attached in this
booklet. The Department wishes to inform you that study material is available only for one
option in paper III and IV. In paper III and IV you will be provided with study material on
American Literature Paper-III (opt.-iii) and World Poetry, Novel in Translation Paper-IV (opt.-iii).
You can take one option of your choice in either paper three or paper four. The
Department will not provide study material for the option of your choice. You have to prepare
of your own in case you opt for an option other than the one prescribed by the
department. However, the department will be sending assignments on all the options
available in papers-III and IV. Thus if you take an option of your choice in either paper- III or
IV, you will be getting internal assessment out of twenty marks. But please remember, the
department allows you to take only one option of your choice.
Please note that the last date of submission of the assignments of semester one
and three is the 15th
of November, 2016. In case of semester two and four the last date of
submission of the assignments is 31st
March, 2017. Those who have taken admission in
semester one and three must take note of the last date of submission.
In case of any difficulty in understanding the topics discussed in the lecture scripts, you
are welcome to seek clarification of your doubts personally during the Personal Contact
Programme.
It is our earnest hope that you will start your studies immediately in all seriousness and
continue with them throughout the session.
With best wishes for your success in this course,
Yours sincerely
Coordinator
(English)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH USOL P.U., CHD
List of Various Members
Faculty Members
1. Prof. Praveen Sharda- Coordinator
2. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Jaiswal
3. Ms. Ravinder Kaur
M.A. (Semester System) 2016-2017
Semester – I
Paper-I Literary Criticism-I (LCI)
Paper-II British Poetry-I (BPI)
Paper-III British Drama-I (BDI)
Paper-IV British Fiction-I (BFI)
Semester – II
Paper-I Literary Criticism- II (LCII)
Paper-II British Poetry- II (BPII)
Paper-III British Drama – II (BDII)
Paper-IV British Fiction – II (BFII)
Semester – III
Paper-I Literary Theory –I (LIT I)
Paper-II Indian Writing in English (IWE I)
Paper-III i. Postcolonial Studies –I (Option-i) (PCS I)
ii. Linguistics- I (Option- ii) (LIN I)
iii. American Literature- I (Option-iii) (AML I)
iv. Indian Literary Criticism and Theory-I (Option-iv) (ILTI)
Paper-IV i. Cultural Studies –I (Option-i) (CLS I)
ii. Applied Linguistics –I (Option-ii) (APL I)
iii. World Poetry, Novel in Translation (Option –iii) (WLT I)
iv. Shakespeare-I (option-iv) (SKP I)
Semester – IV
Paper-I i. Literary Theory –II (LIT II)
Paper-II ii. Indian Writing in Translation (IWT II)
Paper-III i. Postcolonial Studies –II (Option-i) (PCS II)
ii. Linguistics- II (Option- ii) (LIN II)
iii. American Literature- II (Option-iii) (AML II)
iv. Indian Literary Criticism and Theory-II (Option-iv) (ILT II)
Paper-IV i. Cultural Studies –II (Option-i) (CLS II)
ii. Applied Linguistics –II (Option-ii) (APL II)
iii. World Drama in Translation (Option –iii) (WDT)
iv. Shakespeare-II (option-iv) (SKP II)
Note : In Semester III & IV Study material will be provided only for paper I, II, III (iii ) & IV (iii )
You can take one option of your choice in either paper three or paper four. The department will not
provide study material for the option of your choice.

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Instructions for submitting the Assignments
- Answer to the assignments will be accepted only if these are handwritten and personally
written by the students on A-4 ruled sheet. The printed answers are not liable to the
objectives.
- Copied cases if any, will not be evaluated. Assignments will be evaluated only if received
within stipulated period specified by USOL.
- Submit the assignments to the address specified.
- Submit all the assignments of each semester together in a bunch. Evaluation Sheet
supplied by USOL is to be attached with each assignment.
- Students are advised to retain a copy of the assignments submitted for their reference
since evaluated assignments will not be sent back. The students should submit the
assignments personally and get acknowledgement at the time of submitting the
assignments. USOL will not be responsible for failure of non-receipt of the assignments.
- The students are advised to make an attempt for these assignments as if they are in an
Examination Centre.
- Last Date of submission of Assignments.
Ist Semester : 15th
November, 2016
IInd Semester : 31st
March, 2017
Coordinator
(Deptt. of English)
USOL

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OUTLINES OF SYLLABI, TESTS, TESTING PATTERN AND COURSES OF READING FOR
M.A. (ENGLISH) SEMESTER SYSTEM (EXAMINATION 2016-2017)
Objectives:
To help the students develop literary sensibility, critical thinking, and sharp, penetrating
understanding of a wide range of literary texts, literary history, literary criticism/theory, and
English Language/ELT.
General Notes:
1. There will be two semesters in a year with four compulsory papers in each semester.
2. Each paper shall carry 100 marks (80 marks for end-term written examination, 20 for
internal assessment). The end term exam. shall be of 3 hours duration.
3. There shall be one question of 20 marks in which the candidate shall have to attempt
three out of six short notes, to be answered in 200 words each. The notes shall be
context based. Though the nature of notes shall vary from course to course, efforts shall
be made to cover a range of terms/concepts/trends/movements specific to the course.
4. There shall be four essay-type questions of 15 marks each (to be answered in about 600
words each), one question with internal choice will be set from each of the four
prescribed texts/units.
SEMESTER I
PAPER-I: LITERARY CRITICISM I
Note: There shall be one context-based question of 20 marks in which the candidate shall
have to attempt three out of six short notes, to be answered in 200 words each. The
notes are likely to cover a range of terms/concepts/trends/movements specific to the
course.
In addition, there will be four essay-type questions of 15 marks each (to be answered in
about 600 words each). One question with internal choice will be set from each of the
following four prescribed texts/units :
Unit 1. Aristotle : Poetics (Chapters i-xvi)
Unit 2 William Wordsworth : Preface to the Lyrical Ballads (1800)
Unit 3. Matthew Arnold : “The Study of Poetry”
Unit 4. T.S. Eliot : “Tradition and the Individual Talent”
The texts of Wordsworth, Arnold, and Eliot essays are available in English Critical Texts
edited by Enright and Chickera.
Suggested Readings :
1. David Daiches : Critical Approaches to Literature, 2nd ed., Hyderabad: Orient
Longman, 2001.
2. F. L. Lucas : Tragedy in Relation to Aristotle’s Poetics, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1970.

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3. Humphrey House : Aristotle’s Poetics, Ludhiana: Kalyani Publishers, 1970.
4. M. H. Abrams : A Glossary of Literary Terms, Singapore: Harcourt Asia Pvt. Ltd., 2000.
5. Rene Wellek : A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950, Vols. I-IV, London: Jonathan Cape,
1958.
6. M.A.R. Habib : A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present, Oxford:
Blackwell, 2005.
7. Boris Ford (ed.) : The Pelican Guide to English Literature, Vols. 4 & 5, London: Pelican,
1980.
8. Harry Blamires : A History of Literary Criticism, Delhi: Macmillan, 2001.
9. Patricia Waugh : Literary Theory & Criticism: An Oxford Guide, Delhi: OUP, 2006.
10. M.S. Nagarajan : English Literary Criticism & Theory : An Introductory History, Hyderabad :
Orient Longman, 2006.
PAPER-II: BRITISH POETRY- I
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English poetry
from Chaucer to the end of the 19th century and will be of general nature, not author or
text-based.
following four prescribed texts/units:
Unit 1. John Donne : “Satyre: Of Religion”.
“The Good-Morrow”
“The Canonization”
“At the Earth‟s Imagin‟d Corners”
Batter My Heart, Three Person‟d God”
Unit 2. Alexander Pope : “The Rape of the Lock”
Unit 3. John Keats : “Ode to a Nightingale”
“Ode on a Grecian Urn”
“Ode on Melancholy”
“To Autumn”
“Ode to Psyche”
Unit 4. Robert Browning : “My Last Duchess”
“Andrea del Sarto”
“The Last Ride Together”
“Rabbi Ben Ezra”
“The Grammarian‟s Funeral”

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Suggested Reading:
1. Joan Bennett : Five Metaphysical Poets, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1964.
2. Helen Gardner ed.: John Donne: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views
Series) New Delhi: Prentice Hall India Ltd., 1979.
3. George Williamson : A Reader’s Guide to the Metaphysical Poets, Yugoslavia: Thomas &
Hudson, 1988.
4. Abrams, M.H. : English Romantic Poets: Modern Essays in Criticism, 2nd ed., Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1975.
5. Fraser, G.S. ed. : Keats: The Odes (Case Book Series), London: Macmillan, 1971.
6. Stuart M. Sperry : Keats: The Poet, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1973.
7. Earl R. Wasserman: The Finer Tone: Keats’ Major Poems, Baltimore: The John Hopkin
Press, 1967.
8. Walter Jackson Bate (ed.) : Keats : A Collection of Critical Essays, New Delhi: Prentice
Hall India Pvt. Ltd., 1978.
9. Drew, P. (ed.) : Robert Browning : A Collection of Critical Essays, New Delhi: Macmillan,
1985.
10. J.R. Watson (ed.) : Browning:Men and Women and Other Poems (Case Book Series),
New Delhi: Macmillan, 1986
PAPER III: BRITISH DRAMA-I
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English drama
from the beginnings to the end of early 20th century, and will be of general nature, not
author or text-based.
about 600 words each). One question with internal choice will be set from each of
the following four prescribed texts/units.
Unit 1. Christopher Marlowe : Doctor Faustus
Unit 2. William Shakespeare : King Lear
Unit 3. Richard Sheridan : The School for Scandal
Unit 4. George Bernard Shaw : Pygmalion
Suggested Readings:
1. Clifford Leech : Christopher Marlowe: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century
Views Series), New Delhi: Prentice Hall India, 1978.
2. Judith O‟Neill : Critics on Marlowe, London: Allen & Unwin, 1969.
3. Ghanshiam Sharma (ed.): Reinterpretations of Marlowe’s Faustus: A Collection of Critical
Essays, New Delhi: Doaba House, 1984.

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4. A. C. Bradley : Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear,Macbeth,
New Delhi: Dodo Press, 2009.
5. Ralph J. Kaufmann : Elizabethan Drama: Modern Essays in Criticism, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 1970.
6. Alfred Harbage : Shakespeare: The Tragedies: A Collection of Critical Essays, New Delhi:
Pearson, 2005.
7. Janet Adelman (ed.) : Twentieth Century Interpretations of King Lear, New Delhi: Prentice-
Hall India, 1980.
8. James Morwood & David Crane, (Ed.) : Sheridan Studies, Cambridge: Cambridge
9. Eric Bentley : Bernard Shaw, London: Limelight Editions, 1985.
10. Colin Wilson : Bernard Shaw, A Reassessment, Athenum, 1969.
11. G. E. Brown : George Bernard Shaw, London: Evans Brothers, 1970.
12. Christopher Innes (ed.) : Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2006.
PAPER-IV: BRITISH FICTION-I
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English novel
from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century, and will be of general nature, not
author or text-based.
following four prescribed texts/units.
Unit.1. Henry Fielding : Joseph Andrews
Unit.2. Charles Dickens : Hard Times
Unit.3. Charlotte Bronte : Jane Eyre
Unit.4. Thomas Hardy : Jude, the Obscure
Suggested Readings:
1. Terry Eagleton : The English Novel: An Introduction, Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
2. Martin C. Battestin : The Moral Basis of Fielding’s Art: A Study of Joseph Andrews,
Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1967.
3. R. Paulson : Henry Fielding: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views
Series), New Delhi: Prentice Hall India, 1976.
4. Alberto J. Rivero, : Critical Essays on Henry Fielding, London: Barnes & Noble, 1998.
5. Jill Campbell : Natural Masques Gender and Identity in Fielding’s Plays and Novels,
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6. Edward Gray (ed.) : 20th Century Interpretations of Hard Times: A Collection of Critical
Essays, New Delhi: Prentice Hall Pvt. Ltd., 1969.
7. Harold Bloom ed., : Modern Critical Interpretations: Charles Dickens’ Hard Times, New
York: Chelsea House, 1987.
8. Philip Collins (ed.) : Dickens’ Hard Times: A Critical Heritage, London: Routledge & Kegan
Paul, 1971.
9. Judith O‟Neill (ed.) : Critics on Charlotte Bronte & Emily Bronte, Miami: University of Miami
Press, 1979.
10. Miriam Allott (ed.) : Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre (Casebook Series).
11. Jill Karson : Readings on Jane Eyre, Readings on Jane Eyre, San Diego, CA: Green
Haven Press, 2000.

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SEMESTER-II
PAPER-I: LITERARY CRITICISM-II
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English
criticism in 20th century (up to 1960), and will be of general nature, not author or
textbased.
Prescribed Texts:
Unit 1 Formalist Approach
Unit 2 Psychological Approach
Unit 3 Mythological and Archetypal Approach
Unit 4 “Literature and History” (First Chapter of Terry Eagleton‟s Marxism & Literary Criticism)
Units 1, 2 and 3 are based on corresponding sections from Guerin et al, ed., A Handbook of
Critical Approaches to Literature
Suggested Readings:
1. Wimsatt and Brooks: Literary Criticism: A Short History, New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Pub.
Co., 1974.
2. David Robey & Ann Jefferson: Modern Literary Theory, London: Batsford, 1986.
3. Harry Blamires: A History of Literary Criticism, Delhi: Macmillan, 2001.
4. M.A.R. Habib: A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present, Oxford:
Blackwell, 2005.
5. M.S. Nagarajan, English Literary Criticism & Theory: An Introductory History, Hyderabad:
Orient Longman, 2006.
6. Patricia Waugh : Literary Theory & Criticism: An Oxford Guide, New Delhi: Oxford
7. Frank Lentriccia, After the New Criticism, Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1980.
8. Hans Bertens, Literary Theory : The Basics, New York: Routledge, 2003.
9. Peter Barry : Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary & Cultural Theories, 2nd
ed., Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004.
10. Raman Selden : A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory, New Delhi:
Pearson, 2006.
11. John Crowe Ransom, The New Criticism, New York: New Directions, 1941.
12. I.A. Richards, Practical Criticism, London: Routledge & Paul, 1964.

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13. Terry Eagleton, Marxism and Literary Criticism, University of California Press: London,
1976.
PAPER-II: BRITISH POETRY-II
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English poetry
in 20th century, and will be of general nature, not author or text-based.
Unit 1. W. B. Yeats : “Easter 1916”
“The Second Coming”
“A Prayer for My Daughter”
“Sailing to Byzantium”
“The Circus Animals‟ Desertion”
Unit 2. T. S. Eliot : “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
“The Hollowmen”
Unit 3. W. H. Auden : “In Memory of W. B. Yeats”
“Musee des Beaux Arts”
“September 1, 1939”
“Shield of Achilles”
“Funeral Blues”
Unit 4. Ted Hughes : “The Jaguar”
“Hawk Roosting”
“Thrushes”
“Crow Alights‟
“Crow‟s Last Stand”
Suggested Readings:
1. David A. Moody, The Cambridge Companion to T.S. Eliot, Cambridge: Cambridge
2. Bernard Bergonzi, T. S. Eliot (Masters of World Literature), London: Macmillan, 1978.
3. Helen Gardner : The Art of T.S. Eliot, New Delhi: Penguin, 1988.
4. John Lucas: Modern English Poetry – from Hardy to Hughes: A Critical Survey, London,
Batsford Ltd., 1986.
5. Edward Maline: A Preface to Yeats, London: Longman Group Ltd., 1983.
6. Jon Stallworthy (ed.): Yeats’ Last Poems (Casebook Series), New Delhi: Macmillan, 1968.
7. Keith Sagar: The Art of Ted Hughes, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
8. Stephen Spender: Eliot (Fontana Modern Masters), Glasgow: William Collins & Sons Ltd.,
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9. Terry Gifford, Neil Roberts: Ted Hughes: A Critical Study, London: Faber & Faber, 1981.
10. Edward Mendelson: Early Auden, London: Faber & Faber, 1999.
11. Stan Smith, Cambridge Companion to W.H. Auden, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2004.
PAPER-III: BRITISH DRAMA-II
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English drama
in 20th century, and will be of general nature, not author or text-based.
Unit 1. T. S. Eliot : Murder in the Cathedral
Unit 2. Samuel Beckett : Waiting for Godot
Unit 3. John Osborne : Look Back in Anger
Unit 4. Tom Stoppard : Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Suggested Readings:
1. Christopher Innes, Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century, 2nd edition,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
2. Hugh Kenner: A Reader’s Guide to Samuel Beckett, New York: Grove Press, 1961.
3. John Fletcher: Samuel Beckett’s Art, London: Chatto and Windus, 1967.
4. Ruby Cohn, A Casebook on ‘Waiting for Godot’, New York: Grove Press, 1967.
5. Ronald Hayman, Samuel Beckett, London: Heinemann, 1968.
6. John Russell Taylor: Anger and After: A Guide to the New British Drama, London:
Methuen, 1969.
7. Kenneth Allsop: The Angry Decade: A Survey of the Cultural Revolt of the 1950s,
London: John Good child Publishers, 1984.
8. John Russell Brown (ed.,): A Short Guide to Modern British Drama, London: Barnes &
Noble, 1983.
9. Michael Anderson, Anger and Detachment: A Study of Arden, Osborne and Pinter,
London: Pitman, 1976.
10. Ronald Hayman: John Osborne (Contemporary Playwrights Series), London:
Heinemann Educational, 1970.
11. Harold Bloom, (ed.): Tom Stoppard [Bloom‟s Major Dramatists], New York: Chelsea
House, 2003.
12. Katherine E. Kelly (ed.): The Cambridge Companion to Tom Stoppard, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2001.
13. Jenkins, Anthony: The Theatre of Tom Stoppard, Austin: University of Texas Press,
2003.

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PAPER-IV: BRITISH FICTION-II
course. The question will test the candidate‟s awareness of the history of English novel
in the 20th century, and will be of general nature, not author or text-based.
Unit 1 D. H. Lawrence : Sons and Lovers
Unit 2 Virginia Woolf : Mrs. Dalloway
Unit 3 Joseph Conrad : Heart of Darkness
Unit 4 William Golding : Lord of the Flies
Suggested Readings:
1. Bernard Bergonzi, Reading the Thirties: Texts and Contexts, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh
2. George M. Johnson, Dynamic Psychology in Modern British Fiction, London: Palgrave
Macmillan, 2005.
3. Geoff Dyer, Out of Sheer Rage: Wrestling with D.H. Lawrence, North Point Press, 1999.
4. Anne Fernihough, The Cambridge Companion to D.H. Lawrence, Cambridge University
Press, 2001.
5. Keith Sagar, D.H. Lawrence: Life into Art, New York: Penguin, 1986.
6. Jeremy Hawthorn, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway: A Study in Alienation, Sussex
7. Harold Bloom, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway (Bloom‟s Modern Critical Interpretations),
London: Chelsea House Publications, 1988.
8. Richard Adams: Heart of Darkness. London: Penguin, 1991.
9. Harold Bloom, (ed.): Marlow. New York: Chelsea House, 1992.
10. Robert Burden: Heart of Darkness, London: Macmillan Educational, 1991.

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Semester Ist Paper -I (LCI)
Class ____________ Semester _______________ Title of the Paper _________________
Enrolment No.: _____________________ Name ____________________________
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
Instructions:1. Tear off this page and paste on the front of your assignment.
2. Avoid using colored pens, sketch pens and making drawings and
pictures on the assignments. If required, use the same pen for
underlining.
3. Marks will be deducted for exceeding the word limit.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-I (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-I: Literary Criticism -I
Maximum Marks: 80
Q. 1 Note: Question number one is compulsory. Write brief
notes (about 200 words each) on any three of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Hamartia and Anagnorsis
b Classicism Vs Romanticism
c Disinterestedness
d Poetry as the criticism of life
e Objective Correlative
f Ars Poetica 7+7+6(20)
Long Answer Type Questions (Attempt four questions in
all. Each question carries 15 marks). Write in 600 Words.
Answers should be clear and must stick to the word limit.
Q.2 Discuss Aristotle‟s concept of Mimesis. 15
OR
Q.3 Critically examine Aristotle‟s view on Plot and Character as
inscribed in Poetics.
15
Q.4 Discuss Wordsworth‟s definition of poetry as „emotions
recollected in tranquility‟.
15
OR
Q.5 Assess William Wordsworth‟s contribution to English literary
Criticism. Do you agree with his views on poetic language?
15
Q.6 Critique Arnold‟s views as propounded in “The Study of
Poetry”.
15
OR
Q. 7 What is the touchstone method of judging the Intrinsic value
of poetry explained by Matthew Arnold?
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Q. 8 What Connection do you see between tradition and Individual
Talent? Discuss this in relation to Eliot‟s text.
15
OR
Q.9. Explain T.S. Eliot‟s impersonal theory of poetry as expounded
in his essay “Tradition and the Individual Talent”.
15
Total Marks in Words ___________________________________________________________
Evaluator Name and Address: ____________________________________________________
Signature: _________________________________ Date: _____________________________

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Semester Ist Paper –II (BPI)
Class ____________ Semester _______________Title of the Paper __________________
Enrolment No.: _____________________ Name _____________________________
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-I (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-II: British Poetry-I
Maximum Marks: 80
Q. 1 Note: Write brief notes (about 200 words each) on any three
of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Negative Capability
b The Dramatic Monologue
c Metaphysical Conceit
d Art for Art‟s sake
e The Mock Epic
f The Elizabethan Sonnet 7+7+6(20)
No credit will be given for superfluous or irrelevant
answers.
Q.2 Discuss the qualities of Donne‟s style which is known for
“boldness and originality.” Illustrate your answer from the
poems prescribed in the course.
15
OR
Q.3 Discuss John Donne as a metaphysical poet on the basis of
poems prescribed to you.
15
Q.4 Discuss the use of supernatural machinery in The Rape of
Lock.
15
OR
Q.5 Do you agree that The Rape of the Lock is a heroic-comical
poem? Give illustrations to support your answers.
15
Q. 6 Discuss the theme of transience and permanence in the Odes
of John Keats.
15
OR
Q. 7 Write an essay on Keats‟ imagery as used in the Odes. 15

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Q.8. Write an essay on Browning as a love poet. 15
OR
Q.9. Discuss Browning‟s optimism as exhibited in the poems you
have read.
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Signature: _________________________________ Date: _____________________________

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Semester Ist Paper –III (BDI)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-I (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-III: British Drama-I
Maximum Marks: 80
of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Morality Play
b Comic Elements in King Lear
c Drama of Ideas
d Interludes
e Significance of the Storm Scene in King Lear
f Comedy of Manners 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 “Doctor Faustus is a morality play with a Renaissance temper.”
Discuss.
15
OR
Q.3 Marlow‟s Doctor Faustus is an evil character and also has
some redeeming qualities. Do you agree with this statement?
Discuss.
15
Q.4 “I am man more sinned against than sinning” says Lear. Do
you agree? Discuss.
15
OR
Q.5 Critically comment on the dramatic significance of the sub-
plots in King Lear.
15
Q. 6 Would you call The School for Scandal a reflection of the
society of its times?
15
OR
Q. 7 Critically discuss the dramatic significance of the Auction 15

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scene and Screen Scene in The School for Scandal.
Q.8. What is the significance of the title of the play Pygmalion? 15
OR
Q.9. Discuss Shaw‟s treatment of class and its social significance in
the play Pygmalion.
15
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Semester Ist Paper –IV (BFI)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-I (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-IV: British Fiction-I
Maximum Marks: 80
Q. 1 Note: Write brief notes (about 200 words each) on any three of
the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Major Symbols in Jude the Obscure.
b Burlesque.
c The Victorian Temper
d Comic Epic in Prose
e Rise of the novel
f Realism 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 What makes Jane Eyre a gothic novel? 15
OR
Q.3 Discuss Jane Eyre in the context of development of the
women‟s perspective in English fiction.
15
Q.4 “Character is “fate” Discuss this statement in the context of
Hardy‟s novel Jude the Obscure.
15
OR
Q.5 Bring out the element‟s of tragedy in Jude the Obscure 15
Q. 6 Discuss Hard Times as a critique of Industrial society of
Dicken‟s times.
15
OR
Q. 7 Comment on Dicken‟s satire, humour and wit with reference to
Hard Times.
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Q.8. Discuss Joseph Andrews as a picturesque novel. 15
OR
Q.9. Fielding refers to Cervantes‟ Don Quixote in the title of his
novel Joseph Andrews. In the light of this statement, Critically
analyse the influence of Cervantes‟ work on this novel.
15
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Semester IInd Paper – I (LC II)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-II (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-I: Literary Criticism -II
Maximum Marks: 80
of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Texture and Structure
b Intentional Fallacy
c Basic Postulates of Archetypal Criticism
d Limitations of “Literature as day-dreaming”.
e Ideology in Marxist Literary Criticism
f Shortcomings of the Formalist approach 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 Enumerate the key tools of the formalist approach to
literature. Do they really enhance our understanding of a
literary text?
15
OR
Q.3 What do you understand by „form‟ in the formalist approach to
literature? How do the formalists interpret a literary text and
how do they differ from the earlier approaches?
15
Q.4 Comment critically on the relevance and limitations of the
Mythic – Archetypal approaches to literature?
15
OR
Q.5 The Archetypal approach lifts literary criticism from subjective
impressionism to objective enquiry. Discuss.
15
Q. 6 “Literature is the night side of life”. Discuss with reference to
the psychological approach.
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OR
Q. 7 Discuss the main assumptions of the psychological approach
to literature? Point out some of its major limitations in
comparison with other approaches.
15
Q.8. “Economics is the fulcrum of life, all else is secondary”. Do you
endorse this view with reference to Marxist approach to
Literature.
15
OR
Q.9. What is the relationship between Literature and History?
Critically discuss the main ideas of Terry Eagleton entailed in
the first chapter of Marxism and Literary Criticism.
15
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Semester IInd Paper –II (BP II)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-II (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-II: British Poetry-II
Maximum Marks: 80
Q. 1 Note: Question number one is compulsory .Write brief notes
(about 200 words each) on any three of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Objective Correlative
b Pastiche
c Free Verse
d Imagism
e Surrealism
f Symbolism 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 Write an essay on W.B.Yeats‟ vision of life as revealed in the
prescribed poems.
OR
Q.3 “W.B.Yeats was a symbolist from the beginning to the end and
his symbolism increased in complexity with the maturing of his
powers.”Discuss with the help of poems.
15
Q.4 Discuss “The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock” as an allegory
of the modern man.
OR
Q.5 Discuss T.S.Eliot as a modern poet with special reference to
the prescribed poems.
15
Q. 6 Discuss Auden as an anti-Romantic Poet.
OR
Q. 7 Discuss how Auden explores his theme in “Shield of Achilles.” 15

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Q.8. Based on the prescribed poems of Ted Hughes, bring out the
social, humanistic significance and relevance of the animal
imagery.
15
OR
Q.9. Discuss Ted Huges‟ philosophy of redemption with reference
to the prescribed poems.
15
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Semester IInd Paper –III (BD II)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-II (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-III: British Drama-II
Maximum Marks: 80
of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Meta-theatre
b Existentialism
c Anti-hero
d Alienation effect
e Black humor
f Theatre of the Absurd 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 Write an essay on the Political turmoil portrayed in Eliot‟s
Murder in the Cathedral.
15
OR
Q.3 Critically discuss the theme of martyrdom in the play Murder in
the Cathedral.
15
Q.4 How do you interpret Godot? What purpose does he serve in
the play Waiting for Godot?
15
OR
Q.5 Critically examine the dramatic purpose of structural dualities
in Waiting for Godot?
15
Q. 6 Discuss Osborne‟s Look Back in Anger as a study of human
relationships.
15
OR
Q. 7 Critically discuss the portrayal of marriage in Look Back in
Anger.
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Q.8. Critically analyse the important themes in John Stoppard‟s play.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead?
15
OR
Q.9. What is the significance of the various motifs and symbols
highlighted in the play? Discuss.
15
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Semester IInd Paper –IV (BF II)
Address: __________________________ Contact ____________________________
underlining.
ASSIGNMENTS
Class- M.A. Semester-II (ENGLISH) Session 2016-2017 Paper-IV British Fiction-II
Maximum Marks: 80
Q. 1 Note: Question number one is compulsory. Write brief
notes (about 200 words each) on any three of the following:-
Max.
Marks
Marks
allocated
a Stream of Consciousness
b The Mythic Method in the Modern Novel
c Epiphany
d Symbolism in the 20th
century novel
e Psychological realism
f Point of View 7+7+6(20)
answers.
Q.2 “Sons and Lovers presents the Freudian Oedipus complex in
almost completeness.” Discuss the relevance of this remark.
15
OR
Q.3 Discuss Sons and Lovers as an autobiographical novel. 15
Q.4 Write an essay on the treatment of time in Mrs. Dalloway. 15
OR
Q.5 Can Mrs. Dalloway be called an interior soliloquy by Woolf. 15
Q. 6 What is significance of the novel Heart of Darkness. 15
OR
Q. 7 The language of description of the people in Heart of
Darkness is inappropriate” says Chinua Achebe. Critically
analyse the text in the light of this statement.
15
Q.8. Discuss The Lord of the Flies as a moral fable. 15

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OR
Q.9. In what sense can Lord of the Flies be read as a political
novel?
15
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