LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ENGLISH LITERATURE
THIRD SEMESTER – April 2009
OL 05
SO 3101 / 3100 - SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE
Date & Time: 17/04/2009 / 1:00 - 4:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION A
(10 × 2 = 20 Marks)
Answer ALL questions in 30 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
01. Define culture.
02. What is symbolic interactionism?
03. Explain literary structuralism.
04. Write a brief note on the origin of formalism.
05. ‘Practicality of thought and thoughtfulness of practice’- Explain this text and its context.
06. Mention any two limitations of Marx’ ideas on literature.
07. What do cultural studies deal with, according to Stuart Mill?
08. State the views of Raymond Williams on individual and culture.
09. Name any four pioneering contributors to Gujarati literature.
10. List any four individuals and sabhas, which spearheaded the reform movement in Gujarat.
SECTION B
(5 × 8 = 40 Marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in 300 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
11. Is literature an odd to primary social relationships? Explain.
12. Point out the shortcomings of social system perspective.
13. Highlight the features of semiology.
14. Explain linguistic and mystic structuralism with examples.
15. Highlight Sartre’s concept of totalisation.
16. Delineate the scope of cultural analysis.
17. Briefly discuss the ‘New Ethics’ mentioned in Shah’s work.
SECTION C
(2 × 20 = 40 Marks)
Answer any TWO questions in 1200 words each. All questions carry equal marks.
18. Discuss Ruth and Wolff’s framework of sociology of literature.
19. Examine Marx’ ideas on literature.
20. Evaluate the usefulness of hermeneutics as an approach to literature.
21. Present a descriptive view of American and British contributions to culturology.
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