MAEG-06
June Examination 2016
M.A. (Final) English Examination
Victorian Age
Paper MAEG-06
Time 3 Hours Max. Marks 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections B and C.
Section A 8 × 2 16
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: Attempt all the 8 (eight) very short answer type questions (one word, one sentence and definitional type item) carrying 16 (sixteen) marks. Each question carries 2 marks.
Write the full form of the victorian critic who wrote 'Studies in the History of the Renaissance'.
Name the two literary figures whom Carlyle holds as model hero-poets.
With what witty comment does Mill make a distinction between 'happiness' and 'contentment'?
Name the ship by which the voyage to the treasure island takes place.
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Why was Hardy compelled to add one more book after
Book V to his novel 'The Return of the Native'?
What was the sub title given to Thackeray's novel 'Vanity

How does Healthcliff's revenge on Hindley extend to his
son Hareton in 'Wuthering Heights'?
(viii) What is the most significant theme of 'Silas Marner'?
Section B 4 × 8 32
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 8 (eight) short answer type
questions. Answer any 4 (four). Each question carries 8
(eight) marks. The weightage of this section is 32 (thirty
two) marks. Delimit each answer in maximum 200 (two
hundred) words.
Draw a character sketch of Pip or Miss Havisham (Great
Expectations).
Explain first person narrative and third person narratives with
examples from novels you have read.
Write a critical appreciation of Hopkins' sonnet 'Carrion
Comfort'.
Sohrab and Rustum appeals to the Indian sensibility. Discuss.
How has the poet captured the very spirit of the Renaissance
in 'The Grammarian's Funeral'?
How does E. B. Browning portray the harsh and grim
unhappiness of the weaker sections of society in 'The cry of
the children'?
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What philosophy of life does the poem 'Ulysses' represent?
Discuss.
Write a note on the concept of Beauty in Pater's preface to
'The Renaissance'.
Section C 2 × 16 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: This section contains 4 (four) long answer type questions.
Each question carries 16 (sixteen) marks. Answer any 2
questions. The weightage of this section is 32 (thirty
two). Delimit each answer in maximum 500 (five hundred)
words.
10) Examine Carlyle's concept of the Hero with reference to his
lecture 'The Hero as Poet'.
11) Mill's 'The Subjection of Women' can be considered a
revolutionary text. Discuss.
12) Write an essay on Hardy's Art of Characterisation with
reference to 'The Return of the Native'.
13) Discuss the appropriateness of the title of Thackeray's novel
'Vanity Fair'.