BDP
Assignment
December-2018 & June-2019
Elective Course
ENGLISH
(New Syllabus)
2nd Paper
Indian Writing in English : EEG-2
UNIT - I
1. Answer any two of the following questions: 20 × 2 = 40
a) Assess the contribution of Edmund Spencer as a Renaissance lyric poet.
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b) Critically discuss Shakespeare’s treatment of time in his sonnets. Answer with suitable illustrations from the poems in your syllabus.
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c) Mention some of the non-dramatic literary genres that flourished during the English Renaissance and comment on the factors that led to their growth.
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d) Discuss the contribution of the University wits to the development of English drama.
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UNIT - II
2. Answer any three of the following questions: 10 × 3 = 30
a) Critically discuss the distinctive features of the sonnet as revealed in Sidney’s ‘Loving in Truth’.
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b) Examine ‘The Good Morrow’ as a Metaphysical poem.
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c) Write a brief note on English Revenge Tragedy.
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d) Discuss Francis Bacon’s style of enquiry into, and dissemination of knowledge with particular reference to the essays in your syllabus.
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e) Discuss the different notions of ‘Love’ in As You Like It.
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f) Give an account of the Beatitudes as found in The Sermon on the Mount and comment on their significance.
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UNIT - III
3. Answer any four of the following: 6 × 4 = 24
a) Write briefly on the first English comedy in
the Tudor period.
myths in the prescribed extract from
Apologie for Poetrie.
Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more
“Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land and ocean without rest ;
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
modification of his sources in Macbeth.
English play written under his influence.
hero.
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of
May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a
date.”
the Tudor period.
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b) Analyze Sidney’s use of any two classicalmyths in the prescribed extract from
Apologie for Poetrie.
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c) Locate and annotate :Thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more
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d) Explain with reference to the context :“Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o’er land and ocean without rest ;
They also serve who only stand and wait.”
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e) Write a brief note on Shakespeare’smodification of his sources in Macbeth.
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f) Write a brief note on Seneca and name anEnglish play written under his influence.
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g) Describe two features of a typical Marlovianhero.
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h) Explain with reference to the context :“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of
May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a
date.”
