European Classical Literature — DU B. A. (Hons) English Previous Year Question Papers

Unique Paper Codc : 2032101102 Nome of the Paper : Europcan Classical Litcrature Candidates have to ansiver ALL the questions in Part A and ANY THREE questions in Part B. 4. Questions in Part A carry 10 marks cach and questions in Part B carry 20 marks each. Write short notes / RTCs 1. (a) Epic Similes (b) "Lord of Thebes, I and the boy have come together, Hand in hand. Two see with the eyes of one... So the blind must go, with a guide to lead the way." Identify the speaker and explain. J. (n) The magistrate in Aps/strata (b) The Onth 4. (a) Wherens the Iliad primrily dents with war and bloodshed, in the Odyssey, Homer has come up with a familial plot which is full of adventures and superntural interventions. Elucidate. (b) In what ways, does the Odyssey complicate the traditional Greck idea of nosios by presenting homecoming not only as physical return but also as moral, emotional, and social reintegration? 5. (a) Critically comment on the growing tension between duty and desire which motivates the action of the play. Discuss with reference to at least two characters from Antigone. (b) Discuss in detail the role of the Chorus in Sophocles' Antigone with reference to at least tio choric odes in the play. (a) Discuss the reversals by which Aristophanes subverts the traditional gender hierarchies in Lysistrala. (b) Do you agree that women's rebellion in Lysistrata is temporary, since their aim is only to restore pre-war normality? •. (a) Discuss the depiction of women in Greek drama with reference to Lysistrata and Antigone. (b) What are the key differences between tragedy and epic poetry according to Aristotle's Poelics. Why does Aristotle consider tragedy as superior? Discuss with reference to the two texts in your course.