TYBA SEM. 5 Core Course in English (CCE 15) - Course Title: Literary Criticism – 2 - Semester end examination

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Semester end examination material for TYBA Semester 5 Core Course in English (CCE 15), Literary Criticism - 2. Covers Unit 1: Text The Making of Literature with guidance on chapters 16 to 26, focusing on classic and romantic, inspiration, thematic imagination, and major critics and movements. Includes the question pattern for five long-answer prompts and short notes on chapter XXV and XXVI, alongside a detailed response describing definitions, origins, characteristics, and differences between classicism and romanticism and their historical development.

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Unit 1: Text: The Making of Literature

Chapters 16-26 (Classic and Romantic to Expressionism)

Semester end examination

Long Answer Questions (Q1-Q4)

Short Notes Questions (Q5A-Q5B)

English Paper : 15 ====================================================================== TYBA SEM. 5 Core Course in English (CCE 15) | Course Title: Literary Criticism – 2 | | --- | | Course content:
Unit 1: Text: The Making of Literature – R.A. Scott-James Publishers: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi. 1988
The following Chapters to Teach and to Ask in Examination:
1. Chapter 16. CLASSIC AND ROMANTIC 160
2. Chapter 18. INSPIRATION 193
3. Chapter 19. THE ROARING FURNACES 200
4. Chapter 20 . THE ESEMPLASTIC IMAGINATION 215
5. Chapter 21 . COLERIDGE AND GOETHE 234
6. Chapter 22 . THE METHOD OF SAINTE-BEUVE 246
7. Chapter 23 . MATTHEW ARNOLD 262
8. Chapter 24 . ART AND MORALITY 283
9. Chapter 25 . WALTER PATER 294
10. Chapter 26 . EXPRESSIONISM 316 | Semester end examination: Q. 1 Long Answer Question (Chapters XVI, XVIII) (1/2) 14 Marks Q. 2 Long Answer Question (Chapters XIX, XX) (1/2) 14 Marks Q. 3 Long Answer Question (Chapters XXI, XXII) (1/2) 14Marks Q. 4 Long Answer Question (Chapters XXIII, XXIV) (1/2) 14 Marks Q. 5 (A) Short Notes Question (Chapter XXV) (1/2) 07 Marks Q. 5 (B) Short Notes Question (Chapter XXVI) (1/2) 07 Marks ====================================================================== Q. 1. Discuss Classic and Romantic in Length. OR Define classicism and romanticism and differentiate between the two. (SU-2021) Ans. There are two distinctive tendencies in the history of literatureclassic and romantic. At some period in the history of literature one tendency dominates, and then it is followed by the predominance of the other tendency and in this manner they appear alternately, one following the other. Classicism and Romanticism are artistic movements that have influenced the literature, visual art, music and architecture of the western world over many centuries. With its origin in the ancient Greek and Roman societies, classicism defines beauty as that which demonstrates balance and order. Romanticism developed in the 18th century-partially as a reaction against the ideals of classicism and expresses beauty through imagination and powerful emotions. According to Scott-James, the style, mental attitude and achievement of Jean Jacques Rousseau entitle him to be described as the first striking literary phenomenon in what is called the Romantic Movement. Rousseau challenged not literature but society. His life and writings were a protest, not against classical literary standards, but against the stereotyped order of the world. He demands not the freedom of the artist, but the freedom of man. He says, "Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains." His romanticism challenged societies' law, religion, customs and conventions. He also advocated the rights of Man, the freedom of the individual etc. The name "Classical" was given to the Greeks and Romans retroactively by artists, thinkers and writers of the Renaissance. In literature, classicism may value traditional forms and structures. It also follows balance, order and emotional restraint. Romanticism be a somewhat confusing term, since modern English speakers tend to associate the word, "romance" with a particular variety of love. In addition to emotion, romantic artists valued the search for beauty and meaning in all aspects of life. They saw imagination, rather than reason, as the route to truth. The treatment of emotion is one of the primary ways in which classicism and Romanticism differ. The Romantics placed a higher value on the expression of strong emotion than on technical perfection. Classicists did not shy away from describing emotionally charged scenes, but typically did so in a more distance manners. To study the journey of classicism to Romanticism, it is interesting to note that Europe was dominated by the Roman Cathelic Church and the Feudal System in the Medieval period. As the transition period began, the king, the aristocrat, the plutocard and the privileged per

FAQs

Which chapters are included for the exam in Literary Criticism – 2?

Chapters 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26 are listed for teaching and exam preparation within Unit 1.

How is the semester end examination structured for this course?

It includes four long-answer questions (Q1-Q4) and two short notes questions (Q5 A and Q5 B), each tied to specific chapter pairs.

What is the main theme of the long-answer question on classic and romantic?

It asks students to discuss Classic and Romantic by defining classicism and romanticism, differentiating them, and explaining their historical alternation and characteristics in literature.

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