Literary Criticism Final Suggestion Session (2019-20)

Literary Criticism Final Suggestion Session (2019-20)

Part B

The Study of Poetry

1. What is Charlatanism?
2. How does Arnold define 18th-century poetry or literature?  [NU. 2018] ★★★
3. Why does Arnold call the 18th century an age of prose and reason? [NU. 2019, 2021] ★★★
4. What is the Touchtone method? [NU. 2017]

The Metaphysical poets

5. According to Eliot, what are the similarities between some Elizabethan dramatists and Metaphysical poets like Donne and Herbert? [NU. 2020]
6. Make a comparison between Metaphysical Poets and Modern Poets. [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★
7. How does Eliot distinguish between ‘the unification of sensibility’ and ‘the dissociation of sensibility’? [NU. 2019, 2021] ★★★

Introduction to Culture and Imperialism

8. How does Edward Said define ‘culture’ with its twofold implications?  [NU. 2017, 2020] ★★★
9. Discuss culture as an instrument of imperialism, according to Edward Said. [NU. 2018]
10. Why does Edward Said call his ‘Culture and Imperialism’ an exile’s book?  [NU. 2017, 2019, 2021] ★★★
11. Why does Edward Said admire Joseph Conrad? [NU. 2017, 2021] ★★★

The Rise of English

12. Discuss Eagleton’s assessment of Arnold’s view of the role of literature as a substitute for religion. [NU. 2018, 2020] ★★★
13. How does Eagleton evaluate ‘New Criticism’? [NU. 2020] ★★★
14. How did the development of English help British imperialism flourish in the 19th century and onward? [NU. 2019]
15. Why was the scrutiny project an absurd movement in the context of “The Rise of English?” [NU. 2019, 2021] ★★★

Part-C

The Study of Poetry

1. “Poetry is the criticism of life, governed by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty,” discuss it.  [NU. 2017, 2019, 2021] ★★★
2. Critically analyze Arnold’s assessment of the poetry written in the 17^th and 18^th centuries in England. Or, how does Arnold evaluate Dryden, Pope, Gray, and Burns? Do you agree with him?
3. Discuss Arnold’s views on the characteristics of good poetry.  [NU. 2017, 2021] ★★★

The Metaphysical poets

4. How does Eliot distinguish between the intellectual poets and the reflective poets? Whom does he prefer, and why? [NU. 2021]
5. How does Eliot praise Donne’s ability to unify the intellectual thoughts and sensation of feelings? Elucidate.  [NU. 2017, 2021] ★★★
6. How does Eliot refute Johnson’s remark on the poets whom he classified as metaphysical? [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★

Introduction to Culture and Imperialism

7. According to Edward Said, in what sense is Conrad both imperialist and anti-imperialist? [NU. 2018, 2020] ★★★
8. What nature of Western Imperialism is highlighted by Edward Sard in his “Introduction to Culture and Imperialism?” [NU. 2019] 
9. Explain and illustrate the influence of post-colonialism on Edward Said.  [NU. 2017, 2021] ★★★

The Rise of English

10. What are Eagleton’s Views on ‘Romanticism’? [NU. 2018, 2021] ★★★
11. Discuss the evolution of English from the 18th century to the present time with reference to Terry Eagleton’s “The Rise of English.” [NU. 2019, 2021]
12. “The rise of English is connected with the growth and consolidation of imperialism,” Explain.  [NU. 2017, 2019, 2021] ★★★