ENGLISH HONOURS Paper IV
By S.Halder
Full Marks: 100
Examination
Time: 4 hours.
Answers
that are to the point, precise and clear will be given special credit.
Spelling
and grammatical errors are liable to be penalised.
SECTION
1
1. Attempt any two of the following:
2x 10=20
(a) Will you agree with Fielding’s definition
of the novel as a ‘comic epic-poem in
prose’?
(b) Critically comment on Sterne’s experiment
with the novel in Tristram Shandy.
(c) Did
the Victorian women novelists have a different perspective on society and
morality? Give suitable examples.
(d) Assess the contribution of Sir Walter
Scott to the history of the novel.
2. Answer briefly
any two of the following:
2x5=10
(a) What is a
Gothic novel? Name two such novels and their authors.
(b) Who
constituted the readership of the novel when it came into existence?
(c) Is Vanity Fair a significant novel? Account
for its popularity.
(d) Name a
Victorian Industrial novel and its theme.
SECTION 2
3. Answer briefly any four
of the following:
4x5=20
(a) Name at least five
periodical papers with the names of persons associated with the
publication.
(b) Comment on the life of the spectator.
(c) Name two major writers of Victorian prose and name their works.
(d) Illustrate two characteristics of Addison’s
prose style from the essay that you have
read.
(e) Indicate two characteristics of the ‘romantic’ essayist in Charles
Lamb.
(f) Who are the ‘dream children’?
SECTION 3
4. Answer any one of the
following:
15
(a) Comment on the minor
characters of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Comment on the Elizabeth –Darcy
relationship in of Pride
and Prejudice.
5. Answer briefly any one of
the following: 5
(a) Comment on character of Mr.Bennet
(b) Comment on the members of
Lucas Lodge.
(c) Comment on the character of Lady Catherine de
Borough.
6. Answer the following multiple choice questions from either Group 1
or 2.
Indicate clearly which group
you are attempting. 5x1
SECTION 4
7. Answer any
one of the following: 15
(a) Comment on
the role of Clym Yeobright in The Return of the Native.
(b) Is
Eustacia Vye the tragic heroine of Hardy’s novel? Give reasons for your view.
8.
Answer any one of the
following: 5
(a) Who is
a Thomasin?
(b) What is
the ‘Egdon Heath’? How is it important in the novel?
(c) Who is
the ‘Wildeve ’? What is his role?
