Subject-English (Hons) (c)Explain Hardy’s philosophy of life with reference to Far from the

Madding Crowd.
FM-100 Duration-4 hrs
Or,
GROUP-A
Bring out the tragic elements in Hardy’s Far from the Madding
1. Answer any four of the following: 4x5=20 Crowd.
a) Briefly comment on the factors behind the popularity of novel in GROUP-C
18th century.
3. Attempt any three of the following: 3x10=30
b) Define epistolary/picaresque novel with reference to any one
novelist and one of his novels. a) How does Arnold substantiate the modernity of the ancients in his
essay Modern Elements in Literature?
c) Write a short note on Gothic Fiction.
b) How does Cardinal Newman narrate his concept of knowledge
d) Comment on Scott’s contribution to historical novel. and its characteristics?
e) Write a short note on the contribution of any one Victorian c) Comment on Addison’s prose style with reference to his essay
woman novelist. The Scope of Satire.
GROUP-B d) How much would you agree to call Charles Lamb a personal
essayist? Substantiate.
2. Answer two questions from the following: 2x15=30
GROUP-D
a) Will you call Darcy the real hero of Pride and Prejudice?
4. Write short notes on five literary terms: 5x4=20
Or,
a) stock character b) point of view c) narrative style
How does Austen use irony as a staple device in Pride and
d) bildungsroman e) epic novel f) setting g) subplot
prejudice?
b) Briefly sketch the character of Uriah Heep.
Or,
Comment on Dickens’s use of humour in David Copperfield