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Dr.Indranil Sarkar M.A D.Litt.(Hon.)
Dr.Indranil Sarkar M.A D.Litt.(Hon.)

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1 8 TH C E N T U RY L I T E R A T U R E I N F L A S H BA C K By: Indranil Sarkar 4/14/2012
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 1.The prominent writers in the century were enlighteners. They belong to two groups: ------------ group and ------------- group.  Ans. THE MODERATE and THE RADICAL 2. Mystery, horror and suspense are the principal elements of----------- ----------novels.  Ans. GOETHIC
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 3. Laurence Sterne is chiefly revered for his two books, __________and A Sentimental Journey, esp. the former.  Ans. TRISTAM SHANDY 4. Pamela is written in the form of a/an ______novel.  Ans. EPISTOLARY
5.What is the only novel written by Oliver Goldsmith that gives a detailed account of the numerous misfortunes befalling to the central character and his family. Ans. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD .snA EHT SLAVIR . yrutnec ht 81 eht fo sessalc reppu eht fo nemow gnuoy ynam fo seicnaf citnamor -oduesp dna latnemitnes eht no eritas revel c a si nadirehS yb nettirw_________ .6 6. _________WRITTEN BY SHERIDAN IS A CLEVER SATIRE ON THE SENTIMENTAL AND PSEUDO- ROMANTIC FANCIES OF MANY YOUNG WOMEN OF T H E U P P E R C L A S S E S O F T H E 1 8 TH C E N T U R Y . ANS. THE RIVALS
7. James Boswell wrote only one book in his life, the biography of Samuel Jonson which is frequently considered the best in English language. The name of the book is ________. Ans. LIFE OF JOHNSON 8 . W H O I S D E S I G N AT E D A S T H E O N LY I M P O RTA N T E N G L I S H D R A M AT I S T I N T H E 1 8 TH C E N T U RY ? A N S . R I C H A R D B R I N S L E Y S H E R I DA N
9. Which poem of Thomas Gray is considered as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school of poetry? Ans. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1 0 . I N T H E C O L L E C T I O N O F FA M I L I A R E S S A Y S , OLIVER GOLDSMITH VOICES HIS SATIRICAL COMMENTS ON THE ENGLISH SOCIETY OF HIS DAY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF AN ALLEGED CHINESE T R AV E L E R . T H E NA M E O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N I S - - - - - - - . ANS. THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
11. In which memorable poem, William Blake expounds his theory of Imagination, asserting that the world of imagination is the world of eternity. Ans. Jerusalem 12. ―TILL A‘ THE SEAS GANG DRY, MY DEAR, AND THE ROCKS MELT WI‘ THE SUN: I WILL LUVE THEE STILL, MY DEAR, WHILE THE SANDS O‘ LIFE SHALL RUN.‖ FROM WHICH FAMOUS POEM THE ABOVE VERSE LINES ARE TAKEN ?. A N S . A R E D, R E D R O S E B Y R O B E R T B U R N S
13. Which of Oliver Goldsmith‘s best poems, refers to his sharp protest against the depopulation of the English countryside as a result of the large scale Enclosure Movement. Ans. The Deserted Village 14.The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is considered as the greatest historical writing in English. Who’s masterpiece is it? Ans. Edward Gibbon
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 15. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding has an excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of the adventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by the change of scenes: ________, __________,and in London.  Ans. In the country; On the road 16. Friday is a character in the novel__________.by--------------.  Ans. Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  17. ________is called the Father of the English Novel.  Ans. Samuel Richardson .  18.Who are called the four wheels of British novel?  Ans. Henry Fielding[1707-54],Samuel Richardson[1689- 1762],Tobias Smollett[1721-1771] and Lawrence Sterne[1713-68]
1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E R A T U R E I N RETROSPECT 19. __________ is a picaresque novel by Daniel Defoe. It is often considered as the feminine counterpart of Robison Crusoe:  Ans. Moll Flanders[1722] 20. Which representatives of the Enlightenment Movement in England was the first to introduce rationalism ?  Ans. Alexander Pope
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 21. The 18th century England is known to the world by two other terms; one is the Age of Enlightenment; what is the other? Ans. The age of Reason 22. Which satirical poem of Alexander Pope is directed at Dullness in general.  Ans. Dunciad
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  23. Samuel Richardson’s  24.Adam Smith ,a pioneer in 4 masterpiece is ________, in which the economics, is the author of a famous writer creates an image of a young book named --------------. woman who is weak and helpless but  Ans. The Wealth of Nations. who dares to rebel against the tyranny 25. Whom did Macaulay call „a fool‟? and fight against the social evils.  Ans. Clarissa Harlowe Ans. James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson.
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  26.Who wrote the „Castle of  27.Name two distinguished Otranto‟? To which school or type or „Letter writers‟ of 18th Century. genre did it belong?  Ans. “Castle of Otranto” was Ans. The Earl of Chesterfield written by Horace Walpole in 1764.It and Lady Mary Wortley belonged to the terror school or Montague Gothic school of English novels.
18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 28. The Seasons is often 29. In Gulliver‟s Travels, Yahoos considered as epoch-making, the are the creatures living on first significant poem in the ________. tradition of pre-romanticism. It  Ans. Houyhnhnms is written by __________.  Ans. James Thomson
1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E R AT U R E I N FLASHBACK  BY : Indranil Sarkar Associate Professor in English Prepared as class note for B.A. Major in English 2nd Semester [ Gauhati University,Assam] COURTESIES & REFERENCES :- i. www.wikipedia.org ii. www.enotes.com

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On 18th century literature

  • 1. 1 8 TH C E N T U RY L I T E R A T U R E I N F L A S H BA C K By: Indranil Sarkar 4/14/2012
  • 2. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 1.The prominent writers in the century were enlighteners. They belong to two groups: ------------ group and ------------- group.  Ans. THE MODERATE and THE RADICAL 2. Mystery, horror and suspense are the principal elements of----------- ----------novels.  Ans. GOETHIC
  • 3. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 3. Laurence Sterne is chiefly revered for his two books, __________and A Sentimental Journey, esp. the former.  Ans. TRISTAM SHANDY 4. Pamela is written in the form of a/an ______novel.  Ans. EPISTOLARY
  • 4. 5.What is the only novel written by Oliver Goldsmith that gives a detailed account of the numerous misfortunes befalling to the central character and his family. Ans. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD .snA EHT SLAVIR . yrutnec ht 81 eht fo sessalc reppu eht fo nemow gnuoy ynam fo seicnaf citnamor -oduesp dna latnemitnes eht no eritas revel c a si nadirehS yb nettirw_________ .6 6. _________WRITTEN BY SHERIDAN IS A CLEVER SATIRE ON THE SENTIMENTAL AND PSEUDO- ROMANTIC FANCIES OF MANY YOUNG WOMEN OF T H E U P P E R C L A S S E S O F T H E 1 8 TH C E N T U R Y . ANS. THE RIVALS
  • 5. 7. James Boswell wrote only one book in his life, the biography of Samuel Jonson which is frequently considered the best in English language. The name of the book is ________. Ans. LIFE OF JOHNSON 8 . W H O I S D E S I G N AT E D A S T H E O N LY I M P O RTA N T E N G L I S H D R A M AT I S T I N T H E 1 8 TH C E N T U RY ? A N S . R I C H A R D B R I N S L E Y S H E R I DA N
  • 6. 9. Which poem of Thomas Gray is considered as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school of poetry? Ans. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard 1 0 . I N T H E C O L L E C T I O N O F FA M I L I A R E S S A Y S , OLIVER GOLDSMITH VOICES HIS SATIRICAL COMMENTS ON THE ENGLISH SOCIETY OF HIS DAY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF AN ALLEGED CHINESE T R AV E L E R . T H E NA M E O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N I S - - - - - - - . ANS. THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
  • 7. 11. In which memorable poem, William Blake expounds his theory of Imagination, asserting that the world of imagination is the world of eternity. Ans. Jerusalem 12. ―TILL A‘ THE SEAS GANG DRY, MY DEAR, AND THE ROCKS MELT WI‘ THE SUN: I WILL LUVE THEE STILL, MY DEAR, WHILE THE SANDS O‘ LIFE SHALL RUN.‖ FROM WHICH FAMOUS POEM THE ABOVE VERSE LINES ARE TAKEN ?. A N S . A R E D, R E D R O S E B Y R O B E R T B U R N S
  • 8. 13. Which of Oliver Goldsmith‘s best poems, refers to his sharp protest against the depopulation of the English countryside as a result of the large scale Enclosure Movement. Ans. The Deserted Village 14.The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is considered as the greatest historical writing in English. Who’s masterpiece is it? Ans. Edward Gibbon
  • 9. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 15. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding has an excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of the adventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by the change of scenes: ________, __________,and in London.  Ans. In the country; On the road 16. Friday is a character in the novel__________.by--------------.  Ans. Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe
  • 10. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  17. ________is called the Father of the English Novel.  Ans. Samuel Richardson .  18.Who are called the four wheels of British novel?  Ans. Henry Fielding[1707-54],Samuel Richardson[1689- 1762],Tobias Smollett[1721-1771] and Lawrence Sterne[1713-68]
  • 11. 1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E R A T U R E I N RETROSPECT 19. __________ is a picaresque novel by Daniel Defoe. It is often considered as the feminine counterpart of Robison Crusoe:  Ans. Moll Flanders[1722] 20. Which representatives of the Enlightenment Movement in England was the first to introduce rationalism ?  Ans. Alexander Pope
  • 12. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 21. The 18th century England is known to the world by two other terms; one is the Age of Enlightenment; what is the other? Ans. The age of Reason 22. Which satirical poem of Alexander Pope is directed at Dullness in general.  Ans. Dunciad
  • 13. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  23. Samuel Richardson’s  24.Adam Smith ,a pioneer in 4 masterpiece is ________, in which the economics, is the author of a famous writer creates an image of a young book named --------------. woman who is weak and helpless but  Ans. The Wealth of Nations. who dares to rebel against the tyranny 25. Whom did Macaulay call „a fool‟? and fight against the social evils.  Ans. Clarissa Harlowe Ans. James Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson.
  • 14. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE  26.Who wrote the „Castle of  27.Name two distinguished Otranto‟? To which school or type or „Letter writers‟ of 18th Century. genre did it belong?  Ans. “Castle of Otranto” was Ans. The Earl of Chesterfield written by Horace Walpole in 1764.It and Lady Mary Wortley belonged to the terror school or Montague Gothic school of English novels.
  • 15. 18 TH CENTURY LITERATURE 28. The Seasons is often 29. In Gulliver‟s Travels, Yahoos considered as epoch-making, the are the creatures living on first significant poem in the ________. tradition of pre-romanticism. It  Ans. Houyhnhnms is written by __________.  Ans. James Thomson
  • 16. 1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E R AT U R E I N FLASHBACK  BY : Indranil Sarkar Associate Professor in English Prepared as class note for B.A. Major in English 2nd Semester [ Gauhati University,Assam] COURTESIES & REFERENCES :- i. www.wikipedia.org ii. www.enotes.com