18th Century Literature — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

Important Instructions Candidates have to answer ALL the questions from Part A and ANY THREE questions from Part B. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks each and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. 1. Identify, contextualize, explain, and critically comment on the following: a) I'll give you your Revenge another time...'d no more play with a Man that slighted his ill Fortune, than I'd make Love to a Woman who undervalu'd the Loss of her Reputation.' OR b) Discuss Olivia's character in the novel. 2. Write a short note on:-a) The Grand Academy of Lagado OR b) The nature of the Yahoos. 3. Identify, contextualize, explain, and critically comment on the following: "Not louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast...". a) Describe the situation. b) Why is it a comic? c) What is being exaggerated? d) Comment on satire. Write a note on Sylphs and Gnomes 4. Discuss The Rape of the Lock as a satire of consumer culture and vanity. Analyze the poem's use of epic conventions in a trivial context. Critically examine The Vicar of Wakefield as a domestic novel. Discuss the role of misfortune and redemption in the novel. 6. Evaluate Gulliver's Travels as a critique of Enlightenment rationality. Discuss the theme of human corruption and moral decline. 7. A) Discuss how 18th-century writers explore human nature and moral values. What tensions emerge between virtue and vice? (b) Examine how literary texts critique moral corruption and ethical weakness in society.