MA ENGLISH LITERATURE NOTES PART 1

Ø  Important Questions Part 1

Ø  Literary Forms And Movements, Short Answers

Ø  Literary Periods Of English Literature

Ø  Literary Movements And Periods 

Ø  Brief history of english literature...!

Ø  Romantic Age (1798-1824)

Ø  Literature constantly evolves as new movements emerge to speakto the concerns of different groups of people an historical periods.

                LITERARY AGES SHORT QUESTION ANSWERS

POETRY 1 

Ø  Geoffrey Chaucer, 1340-1400

Ø  Chaucer: The Prologue To The Centerbury Tales 

Ø The_prologue_of_canterbury_tales_by_geoffrey_chaucer"summary"

Ø  Chaucer As A Modern Poet

Ø  Main Points That We Discuss UnderArt Of Characterization

Geoffrey Chaucer: IronyTHE PARDONER,  THE PROLOGUE TO THE CANTERBURY TALESThe Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer General points

Prose Past Paper 2nd Annual Solved ( 2017 )MA English Annual System University of Sargodha

DONNE : LOVE N DIVINE POEMS 

Ø  Donne As A Love Poet 

Ø  Donne Use Of Wit

Ø  Context Of John Donne

Ø  Donne Attitude Towards Women

Ø  John Donne Past Papers

THE SUN RISING by John Donne

TWICKNAM GARDEN

Ø  Alexander Pope's "The Rape Of The Lock"

Ø  A short and simple summary of alexander pope's classic mock epic poem "the rape of the lock"

Ø  Rape of the lock points toremember for reference to context 

Ø  Satire 

Ø  The rape of the lock is a"page torn from the petty pleasure-seeking life of a fashionablebeauty." discuss.

PARADISE LOST

Ø  Rape Of The Lock Past Papers

Ø  Paradise Lost By John Milton Reference To Context 

Ø  Paradise Lost As A Tragedy

Ø  Paradise Lost short Questions 

THOMAS WYATT

Ø  Thomas Wyatt Reference To Context

Ø  (Wyatt And Surrey)
   Past Papers

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POETRY 

Ø  Points For Part 1

DRAMA 

Dr Faustus By Marlow 

Ø  Marlow Contribution To TheDevelopment Of English Drama

Ø  Characteristics Of Renaissance InDr.Faustus 

Ø  Certain Aspects Of The Drama CanBe Used To Support An Interpretation Of Faustus As Renaissance Hero And OtherAspects Suggest He Is A Medieval Hero

Ø  The show of seven deadly sins ispresented to please doctor Faustus and remove his internal conflict between thegood and the bad.

Ø  Helen And The Trojan War

Ø  Dr Faustus ,Past Papers

DoctorFaustus: Metaphor Analysis AND REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

OTHELLO BY SHAKESPEARE 

Ø  Othello : Summary

Ø  Dramaticirony In Othello

Ø  Othello As A Tragic Hero

Ø  Othello: Shakespeare'sAristotelian Tragedy

Ø  Othello : Background

Ø  Shakespearean Tragedy

Ø  Othello By Shakespear Past Papers

OEDIPUS REX BY SOPHOCLES 

Ø  “Sophocles shows his dramatictalent in presenting Oedipus in the act of learning about his guilt, ratherthan in the act of committing it. The tragedy lies in the hero’s knowledge ofthe guilt rather than the guilt itself.” Discuss.

Ø  Oedipus Not A Puppet, But A FreeAgent In His Actions On The Stage

Ø  Is oedipus ‘worst of men’ as hecalls himse

Oedipus Rex: The Three Types Of Irony 

IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 

characters 

Ø  John (Jack) Worthing A Young,Eligible Bachelor About Town

Ø  “Lady bracknell is a character whotranscends in her rumbling fury all the rest of wilde’s dramatic creations.”How far do you agree with this opinion ?

Ø  Explanation With Rtc: TheImportance Of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde

Ø  Importance Of Being Earnest ByOscar Wilde Past Papers

Ø  Contexts Of Drama DrFaustus,Oedipus Rex N Importance Of Being Earnest

NOVEL 
HARDY THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
THOMAS HARDY Quotes 

 ADAM BEDE 

Ø  Multiple Themes In Eliot's AdamBede

Ø   Study Of Female Protagonist InEliot's Adam Bede

Ø  Interpret The Downfall Of HettySorrel

Ø  Image And Symbols In Eliot's AdamBede

Ø  Characters In The Novel: Adam Bede

Ø  Hetty lives simply by the coercivemorality of the community and when this is broken, she is destroyed. Discuss.(p.u. 2006)

Ø  Being superior to hetty both inyears and in experience of the world, arthur’s responsibility is much greaterfor the suffering and tragedy of poor hetty. Discuss. (p.u. 2006)

Ø  Adam Bede : Adam’s Growth ToMaturity Through suffering

Ø  Plot-construction and the organicwhole of the novel “adam bede”

Ø  Adam Bede Past Paper Questions ByPu

PRIDE N PREJUDICE 

Ø  Theme Of Mercenary In Pride AndPrejudice

Ø  Themes In Pride And Prejudice IsParenthood

Ø  Return Of The Native By ThomasHardy

Ø  To What Extent Is Character AndFate Responsible For Tragedy In Return Of The Native

Ø  Hardy's minor characters aregrouped together without being fully individualized". Discuss.

JOSEPH  ANDREWS
Joseph Andrews as aPicaresque Novel:

PROSE 

•             PAST PAPER PROSE 2017/S
•             PAST PAPER  PROSE 2017/A N SUPPLEMENTARY 2017
•             PROSE     PU LAHORE SPECIAL EXAM RIYADH 2017

BACON ESSAYS 

Ø  Bacon essay, “of marriage andsingle life”

Ø  Bacon Essays Short QuestionAnswers

Ø  Bacon: As An Essayist

Ø  of all the prose writers includedin your syllabus, whom do you like most? Give solid reasons for your choice. <2017> 

     Bacon’s “Essays”: A Reflection of the Renaissance Spirit
         Why does Sir Francis Bacon use the word "Of" at the start of every essay?

Ø  Edward Said's Prose Style
Ø   Culture And Imperialism" By Edward Said Past Papers 

Ø  Gulliver’s Travels is primarily an adventure story and a fanciful account of strange and wonderful lands, and therein lies its real charm”. Elaborate and illustrate.
Why Jonathan Swift wanted to ‘vex the world’ with Gulliver’s Travels?
Ø  Bertrarnd russell.

Ø  Examine the ideas expressed byrussell in his essay, philosophy and politics.

Ø  The Redress Of Poetry” By Seamus Heaney Past Papers 

RUSSEL 

Past paper of Prose Bertrand Russell PU UOS 2003 to 2018

AMERICAN LITERATURE 

for whom the bell tolls by earnest hemingway 

Ø  Discuss jordan's relationship withmaria. Do you find maria a convincing character?

Ø  Hemingway’s Concept Of Hero AndCode Hero

Ø  In hemingway there is no morality,only ritual ; and for whom the bell tolls admirably illustrates this.” Support,modify or contradict this statement.

Ø  For Whom The Bell Tolls : War - AGreat Cause Of Disillusionment

Ø  Hemingway’s Contribution To TheArt Of The Novel

Ø  For Whom The Bell : Plot Overview

Ø  Hemingway’s Nihilism Or LostGeneration Or Theme Of War

Ø  “For Whom The Bell Tolls” Is AModern Tragedy

Ø  Mainthemes In For Whom The BellTolls

Ø  PAST PAPERS 'FOR WHOM THE BELLTOLLS'

Ø  Mourning Becomes Electra

Ø  Mourning Becomes Electra Theme OfFate

Ø  Mourning Becomes Electra AsPsychological Play

Ø  Symbolism In Mourning BecomesElectra

Ø  Attack On Puritanism In MourningBecomes Electra

Ø  Themes Of Mourning Becomes Electra

Ø  Mourning Becomes Electra” : ATragedy In Modern Sense

Ø  In Mourning Becomes Electra PastIs Synonymous With Fate

Ø  The crucible"

Ø  Symbolic Importance Of The Title"The Crucible"

Mourning becomes Electra past papers preparation 2012 to 2018

JOHN ASHBURY AMERICAN POET 

Ø   Discuss major themes in ashbury’spoetry with reference to the poems in syllabus?

Ø  Melodic Trains" By John Ashbery"The Painter" By John Ashbery

ADRIENNE RICH 

Ø  Aunt Jennifer’s Tiger sadrienneRich [1929] Relevant Background

SYLVIA PLATH 

Ø  Sylvia plath's poem"you’re"

Ø  Sylvia plath's poem "thebee-meeting"

Ø  Sylvia Plath past Papers

    
    THE CRUCIBLE
     

Q: Discuss Salem, Witchcraft, Puritanism and the Puritans in The Crucible. Also discuss the title of the play.

Q: Discuss how the play “The Crucible” Presents the Real Characters from Real American Society.

Q: Discuss major themes in the play and The Corruption of Justice.

Mourning Becomes Electra.

Bring out the theme of death in Mourning Becomes Electra.

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