C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2021 [CC-1]

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 2021

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 1

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-A

(History of English Literature)

Section- I

1. Answer the following:       1 x5

(a) Name an Old English epic poem.

(b) Who is the author of Ashtrophel and Stella?

(c) Who wrote The Spanish Tragedy?

(d) Name a play by William Congreve.

(e) Name the author of Tristram Shandy.

2. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Old English Prose.

(b)  Write a short essay on the distinctive feature of the Comedy of Humours with special reference to the works of Ben Jonson.

(c)   Write a short essay on the rise of the novel in the 18th century with reference to any two novelists.

3. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):    5 x 1

(a)  Write a short note on Chaucer's The Canterbury tales.

(b)  Write a short note on the University Wits.

(c)   Briefly mention the distinct characteristics of the Restoration Comedy of Manners.

Section - II

4. Answer the following:   1 x 5

(a)  Name a book by William Blake.

(b)  Who is the author of David Copperfield.

(c)   Name a work by Joseph Conrad.

(d)  Who wrote A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?

(e)   Name the author of The Waste Land. 

5. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Romantic Non-Fiction with reference to any two writers.

(b) Estimate the contribution of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with reference to any two poets.

(c) Assess the contribution of Virginia Woolf in English Literature.

6. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):   5 x 1

(a) Show your acquaintance with Charles Dickens.

(b)  Briefly assess the importance of the Bronte sisters.

(c) Write a short note on Look Back in Anger.

Group - B

(Philology)

Section - I

7. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Make an estimate of the Latin influence on the English language during the Renaissance.

(b)  Examine the nature and account of the Scandinavian influence on the English language. 

(c) Assess the importance of the French influence on English vocabulary.

Section - II

8. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Comment on the Verne's Law in English language.

(b) Discuss any two word formation processes in English.

9. Write a short note on any one of the following:  5 x 1

(a) Hybridism

(b) Free and Fixed compounds

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C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2020 [CC-2]

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   2020

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 2

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-B

(Answer within 600 words)

1. (a)  How is the interplay between gods and men depicted in the first two books of The Iliad ?                                                                                                                                                                            15

Or,

(b) Elaborate on the theme of war and man's honour in the second book of The Iliad.              15

2. (a) Is King Oedipus a victim of fate or a victim of his own actions? Substantiate your answer with textual illustrations.

Or,

(b) Write an essay on the role of the Chorus in Sophocles' Oedipus the King.                                    15

Group-C

(Answer within 600 words)

3. (a) Transgression is a major theme in Ovid's Metamorphoses -- Justify this statement with special reference to the birth of Bacchus in Book 3.                                                                               15

Or,

(b) Narrate the story of Cadmus' search of Europa, ending with the founding of Thebes.         15

4. (a) What are some of the social messages in Plautus' Pot of Gold? Substantiate your answer with textual references.                                                                                                                               15

Or,

(b) What is the role of the slaves in Plautus' Pot of Gold?                                                                15

Or,

(c) How are Horace's views on the principles of poetry applied to his own Satires? Discuss this with reference to Satires I:IV.                                                                                                                 15

Or,                     

(d) What does Horace say about his father's contribution in his life, in his 'Satires I:IV' ?                 15

5. Answer the following questions :                      1x5

(a) Whose murder has to be avenged to end the plague in Thebes?

(b) What news did Creon bring from the Oracle at Delphi?

(c) Why does Juno want to punish her husband?

(d) How is Actaeon transformed?

(e) How did Euclio get the pot of gold?

Or,

(f) What, according to Horace, is the starting point for the production of good poetry?

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C.U. English Honours First Semester Question Paper 2020 [CC-1]

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 2020

 ENGLISH-HONOURS

Paper : CC - 1

Full Marks- 65

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.

 Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.

Group-A

(History of English Literature)

Section- I

1. Answer the following:       1 x5

(a) Who was Aelfric?

(b) Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?

(c) Which English dramatist is closely associated with the Comedy of Humours?

(d) Name one dramatist who belonged to the group of 'University Wits'.

(e) Name a novel by Samuel Richardson.

2. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Old English Heroic poetry.

(b)  Give a critical account of the growth and development of the Elizabethan sonnet.

(c)   Write a short essay on the Restoration Comedy of Manners with special reference to any two playwrights.

3. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):    5 x 1

(a)  Write a short note on King Alfred's contribution to the development of Old English prose.

(b)  Show your acquaintance with Christopher Marlowe.

(c)   Assess the importance of Henry Fielding in the rise of the Eighteenth century English novel.

Section - II

4. Answer the following:   1 x 5

(a)  Name one writer of Romantic Non-Fiction prose.

(b)  Name one founder of the 'Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood'.

(c)   Name the author of "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard".

(d)  Who wrote Heart of Darkness?

(e)   Who wrote Waiting for Godot? 

5. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Write a short essay on Pre-Romantic poetry with special reference to any two poets.

(b) Give an account of the works of any two major Victorian novelists.

(c) Assess the contribution of T.S. Eliot to 20th Century English poetry.

6. Answer any one question from the following (within 200 words):   5 x 1

(a) Write a short note on the Essays of Elia.

(b)  Briefly assess the importance of Charles Dickens.

(c) Show your acquaintance with Harold Pinter.

Group - B

(Philology)

Section - I

7. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):   10 x 1

(a) Discuss the Latin influence on the English language in different historical periods.

(b)  Examine the nature and extent of the French influence on the English language.

(c) Assess the importance of Americanism in English language.

Section - II

8. Answer any one question from the following (within 400 words):  10 x 1

(a) Write a note on the Consonant Shift.

(b) Discuss any two word-formation processes in English.

9. Write a short note on any one of the following:  5 x 1

(a) Malapropism

(b) "ing" formation

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Critically evaluate Homer's Iliad as a primary epic - CU English Honours Notes

Iliad as a primary epic

An epic has been generally described as a long narrative poem, on a grand scale, about the deeds of warriors and heroes, kings and Gods. It is majestic both in theme and style. It is a polygonal heroic story incorporating myth, legend, folktale, religion, and historical events of national or universal significance, involving action of broad sweep and grandeur. Epics are mostly of national significance in the sense that they embody the history and aspirations of a nation in a lofty or grandiose manner. An epic is a cultural mirror with a fixed ideological stance, often reflecting the best and the noblest principles of a nation’s ethos.

“The Iliad” is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet Homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy. Written in the mid-8th Century BC, “The Iliad” is usually considered to be the earliest work in the whole Western literary tradition, and one of the best known and loved stories of all time. Through its portrayal of the epic subject matter of the Trojan War, the stirring scenes of bloody battle, the wrath of Achilles and the constant interventions of the gods, it explores themes of glory, wrath, homecoming and fate, and has provided subjects and stories for many other later Greek, Roman and Renaissance writings.

Epic poetry falls into two distinct categories: primary and secondary epic. The Iliad belongs to the former. A primary epic begins in medias res. In Medias Res is Latin for "it begins in the middle of things" and then has flashbacks to explain action leading up to that point. In The Iliad, for example, the story begins after the war between the combined forces of Greece and the forces of the walled city of Troy and their allies has been in progress for nearly ten years.

Like other primary epics, The Iliad also begins with an invocation to a god or gods. The poet, who in those days would have been reciting the epic to an audience, say, at a banquet, began by calling for a blessing--for a god or gods to attend this effort of his. They probably literally believed that the called upon god or muse came into them and, therefore, that it was not the poet who recited, but the god in the poet's body. Poet's, then, were considered very sacred, for they could call down a god and have the god in them, at least temporarily. We continue to have remnants of this belief, of course. We often think of poets or of any true artist as being different or touched by a special hand. In the case of the beginning of THE ILIAD, the poet says something like

"Sing, goddess of epic poetry, the story of the anger of Achilles."

In a primary epic the theme is usually stated at the beginning of the epic, because these poems are so long and so complex, although the basic stories would have been familiar to the audiences, the poet would begin with announcing what the recitation was to be about. The theme or central interest of The Iliad is the wrath of Achilles, which is stated at the beginning of the poem.

A primary epic usually has many epithets. These epithets are re-namings of the characters, gods, or things by stock phrases. An example is the re-naming of Agamemnon and Menelaus as "Atreus' two sons" or "the twin eagles." It is important for us to notice these epithets, first, because they add description, and second, because we get confused about who is doing what if do not recognize the epithets as well as the names.

In a primary epic, there are catalogues of things and characters; there are many lists, both long and short. Just as the Old Testament has catalogues of genealogies--you remember all those begets--just so do ancient epics keep track of the lists of history. In one book of THE ILIAD, for example, there is a list of the ships that sailed from Greece to Troy.

There are long and formal speeches by many characters. You will not have any trouble spotting these. Sometimes they happen in the heat of battle and other seemingly inappropriate times, but more often they occur at various kinds of meetings, as in an assembly of the chieftains.

In a primary epic, Gods intervene in the affairs of human beings in these stories. For example, in Book I of THE ILIAD, Achilles, getting very angry at Agamemnon, starts to pull out his dagger to kill him. Suddenly, a goddess rushes to the side of Achilles to warn him not to be so hasty.

The setting of an epic is vast. The setting of The Iliad is also vast encompassing both the Greek and Trojan islands.  

Epics use the epic simile. An epic simile is a long comparison of two things that are in different classes. They make vivid an image and describe or clarify. An example can be found in the long comparison of Paris Alexander, a Trojan prince, to a fine horse that has been manger fed a long time in a stable. When released to pasture, it races out with quick, sure strides, neck arched, knees high, mane flowing, proud it its beauty and strength, to race to drink from a clear flowing stream. So Paris ran to battle.

The heroes embody the values of their civilization. The physical strength and stamina of Achilles, for example, is made much of. The lifting of the latch of the door of his stockade requires the strength of three soldiers, but Achilles lifts it with one hand. His spear, thrown so lightly, is eighteen feet long. He is a power machine. Today, we all know, a tiny female can have more killing power than Achilles ever dreamed of. We have created compensations--weapons.

Thus, we see that as an epic The Iliad fulfills almost all the requirements of a primary epic.

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