MA ENGLISH PAPER III(NOVEL)
PUNJAB UNIVERSITY
(1) JANE AUSTEN (PRIDE & PREJUDICE
Q No.1: Jane Austen has used irony as a part of her narrative technique. Illustrate this from her novel Pride and prejudice. (2003)
Q No.2: “It was Jane Austen who first brought to light what was to be one of the principal themes of later 19th century novel: the predicament of the individual , particularly of the woman, who requires personal fulfillment in society, and finds that society imposes far more obstacles than opportunities for realizing the desire”. How far do you agree with this view in reference to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudices and her other major novels? (2002)
Q No.3: It is said that Jane Austin “brought the English novel as an art form, to its maturity, and the wide range which that form covered later in the 19th C owed much to the imaginative assurance which she had given it”. How far do you agree with this view (2000)
Q No 4: “I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uniformed female who ever dared to be an authoress.” Do you agree with this self-deprecating remark of Jane Austen, especially after reading her Pride and Prejudice? (1999)
Q No.5: It is said that Darcy, in Pride and Prejudice, through his learning experience, is reformed as a man, with the right sort of pride. How far do you agree with this assessment of Darcy’s character? (1997/98)
Q No.6: What makes Jane Austen such a great artist despite the proverbially limited range of her outlook and observation? (1996)
Q No.7:In spite of her capacity for harsh irony, the Romantic Spirit is very much alive in Jan Austen.” Discuss. (1995)
Q No.8: In Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth finds intricate characters amusing but does she understand them? Comment. (1994)
Q No.9: Darcy in Pride and Prejudice through learning experience is reformed a man with right sort of pride> Comment. (1993)
Q No.10: “William Collins in Pride and Prejudice is an ironical but ………..Unforgettable study in self-satisfied sycophancy (flattery) and pomposity.” Comment. (1992)
Q No.11: “In Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth Bennet’s learning experience works convincingly and accomplishes a change of heart.” Discuss.
Q No.12: “Jane Austen’s world is limited but her art is superb.” Explain. (1991)
Q No.13: How far is it correct to label Jane Austen a “Marxist before Marx”? (1990)
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(2) TROLLOPE (BARCHESTER TOWERS)
Q No1: “He is a male Jane Austen , cruder and more expansive, but equally secure in his knowledge of what he can do, and with the same clear determination not to transgress into worlds which he does not understand”. How fare does Trollope fall true to this critical observation of his works? (2003)
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(3) G.ELIOT (ADAM BEDE)
Q No.1: Discuss Adam’s education and growth to maturity through a process of suffering; as demonstrated in George Eliot’s novel Adam Bede. (2003)
Q No.2 Discuss the main characteristics of George Eliot’s writing that make her a ‘modern'. (2002)
Q No.3: George Eliot’s psychological insight into character makes her ‘modern’ novelists. Discuss. (2001)
Q No.4: Why is George Eliot considered a ‘modern novelist? Discuss this with reference to her novels you have read.
Q No.5: Why is George Eliot called a “modern novelist”? (1990)
Or: Why George Eliot considered a modern “novelist”? Discuss this with reference to her novels you have read. (1996)
Q No.6: George Eliot’s main interest in her novels is as much ethical as it is psychological. Do you agree? (1991)
(4) DICKENS (A TALE OF TWO CITIES)
Q No.1: “Among the English novelists, Dickens is neither the most consummate artist, nor the finest psychologist, nor the most accomplished realist, nor the most seductive of tale writers; best he is probably the most national, the most typical, and the greatest of them all”. How far do you agree with this evaluation of Dickens work? (2003)
Q No.2: Among the English novelists, Dickens is neither the most consummate artist, nor the finest psychologist, nor the most accomplished realist, nor the most seductive of tale writers; but he is probably the most national, the most typical and the greatest of them all.” Is this a true appraisal of Dickens’ work as a novelist?
Q No.3:Write a note on Dickens as a Social reformer.
Q No.4: Write an note on the Dickens technique of characterization of his humorous characters in particular from his David Copper field.
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(5) HARDY (THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE)
Q No.1: To what extent do you think are Fate and Chance an integral part of the tragedy in Hardy’s work The Return of the Native?. (2003)
Q No.2: Hardy’s pessimism is not only away of thinking, lived by his most instinctive sensibility, it imbibes all his visions, it is the very essence of his admirable poetry of nature”. Discuss. (2000)
Q No.3: Is life really as tragic as Hardy makes it out to be? Illustrate your answer with reference to his major works, especially the one prescribed in your course.
(6) GENERAL QUESTIONS FROM NOVEL
Q No.1: Of all the novelists that you have read, whick one appeals to you the most and for what literary and artistic reasons. (2003)
Q No.2: Write critical notes on any Two of the following subjects: (i) Novel in Victorian times (ii) Hardy’s Tragic Vision (iii) Jane Austen‘s position as a novelist in modern times (iv) Dickens’ position as the greatest literary writer of his times. (2003)
Q No.3: Write critical notes on any two of the following topics:
(i) Jane Austen’s universal popularity
(ii) Dickens as a representative Victorian novelist
(iii) Art and society in Victorian novels
Q No.4: The most massive achievement of English novel come between the years 1830 to 1880. Discuss the main novels that appeared during this period. (2001)
Q No.5: Write critical notes on any Two of the following topics: (2001)
(i) Conflilct between loe and duty in George Eliot.
(ii) Hardy’s tragic vision
(iii) Jane Austen’s narrative techniques
(iv) Dickens’ comic style
Q No.6: Write critical notes on any Two of the following: (2000)
(i) Novel as an art form
(ii) The origin of the Novel
(iii) Jane Austin’s place in the literature
(iv) Dickens’ comic characters
Q No.7: Write critical notes on any Two of the following subjects: (1999)
a) Flat and round characters.
b) Jane Austen’s appeal as a novelist
c) Hardy’s pessimism
d) George Eliot’s intellectualism
Q No.8: Do you agree with the view that ‘ the novel is a moral exploration of life.’? Discuss this subject in relevance to some great novels you have read. (1997/98)
Q No.9: Write exhaustive critical notes on any Two of the following subjects:- (1997/98)
a) Irony as a technique of the novelist.
b) Symbolism as used in Hard Times
c) Jane Austen’s place a novelist
Q No.10: “The one gift necessary to the great novelist is the capacity to create living character.” Discuss with reference to any two novelists in your course. (1996)
Q No.11: Write exhaustive notes on any Two of the following subjects: (1996)
a) A comic-epic in prose
b) Victorian novel
c) Hardy’s tragic vision
d) Conflict between love and duty in George Eliot
PREPARED BY M. SHAHEEN IQBAL