LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
EL 4956 - ESSAY
Date : 28-04-08
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
DM 44
Max. : 100 Marks
PART – A
Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 2000 words. (1x100 = 100 marks)
1. The modern man would be a person of no value in today’s society without Mass
Communication. Give reasons to support your stand.
2. Every author is the product of his age and Philosophy of his times. Give illustrations
from the texts of literature and philosophy.
3. Black Writing is the voice of the suppressed. Elaborate this statement with relevant
evidence from literary texts.
4. Neo-classical Age in English Literature is “an age of prose and Reason”. Illustrate this
statement with the texts you are familiar with.
5. Discuss Shakespeare as a master craftsman in both Tragedy and comedy through the
portrayal of his characters.
6. Discuss Twentieth Century American Literature.
7. Explain with illustrations Modernism and Postmodernism in Literature.
8. Discuss New Literatures in English.
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