DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. (English)/B.A. (English) (Addl) DEGREE EXAMINATION,
MAY 2018.
RESTORATION LITERATURE
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Write briefly on the staple food of different categories of
people during the Restoration Age.
2. Write a note on the 'Great Fire' and its consequences.
3. What negative qualities of Atticus does Pope mention in
his poem?
4. Write briefly on the theme of the poem, "Ode to Evening."
5. How does William Cowper portray the guilt and anguish
of the crewmen in the ship as they saw the castaway
sailors drowning?
6. What views of wit and humour are expressed in the
Spectator papers?
7. Why is Joseph Andrews dismissed from service at the
Booby household?
8. Sketch the character of Lady Sneerwell in The School for
Scandal.
Sub. Code
15/103
DE-3477
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wk4
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Write an essay on Restoration Theatre.
10. How does Milton portray a mature kind of happiness
derived from introspection and religion in "Il Penseroso?"
11. What does Dryden say about the power and position of
music in his 'Song for St. Cecilia's thy?"
12. Critically examine the symbolism in Blake's "The Tyger"
and "The Lamb".
13. Attempt a study of Joseph Andrews as a bildungsroman.
14. Describe Sir. Roger's experiences at the Assizees.
15. Evaluate She Stoops to Conquer as a comedy.
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