Past Paper Literature in English Around the World 2005 | M.A. English Part II (PU) | Eureka Study Aids

Attempt any FOUR questions in all. You have to attempt at least ONE question from each section. 

SECTION I - DRAMA

1. Discuss in detail how Lorca presents the oppressive world of the female characters in The House of Alba.
2. Write a critical evaluation of the characterization in Brain Friel's play Translations.

SECTION II - NOVEL

3. Discuss the thematic concerns of Ngugi's The River, Between.
4. One Day in the Life of Denis Ivanovich is an indictment of the tyrannical system in the Gulag. Discuss with reference to the text.

SECTION III - POETRY

5. Make a critical evaluation of the stylistic features of Alamgir Hashimi's Autumnal and But Where is the Sky.
6. Select two poems from the African poets you have studied and write a detailed critical evaluation on their themes and stylistic features.
7. Discuss the use of imagery in Taufiq Rafat's poetry.