English Literature Guide

Examine A Tale of Two Cities, a blend of history and fiction. Two what extent  A Tale Of Two  Cities,   a blend of history and fiction.                                                            OR Examine ATale of Two Cities , a blend of history and fiction. Answer :-History is fact and novel is fictitious. The historical novel is an attempt to recreate life and times of particular and build up fictitious stories on the backdrop of a particular period. A Tale of Two Cities is aptly called a tale than a novel. It is also because there is more fiction than facts.                                                 Dickens A tale of two cities is a historical novel without much history. Dickens also does not portray the entire drama of French revolution, in fact, he has focused on a few causes and effects of the revolution; the reign of terror, a group of private individuals who are influenced by the turn of events against their will, the Bastille and the guillotine are the

Write a note on the development of the English novel during the 18th century. Answer :-Before 1700 novel did not exist in a literary form, then Denial Defoe who is considered as the father of English novel, made novel came to existence through his novel Robinson Crusoe . The early 18 th century is the rich following of the modern novel and a number of factors contributed to the development of the novel during the 18 th century. By the time of the restoration English, the drama had grown unnatural artificial and immortal. It had lost its appeal by the 18 th century. Some other form of entertainment was headed to take its place and novel made the way for it. Role of the periodical in the development of novel :-The periodical press played an important role in bringing about the novel. The periodical press served to fashion arose style suitable for the novel. The novel requires an everyday flexible prose style and this was fashioned by Addison and Steel along with other through pe

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1. Discuss Addison’s prose style with reference to the essay, Sir Roger in London. Answer:-Joseph Addison ,a stylist essayist ,a great moralist,a scholarly critic,a judicious journalist and a great literary figure od 18 th century,is regarded as one if the most famous founders of modern prose style.He was agreat critic and ing about social reformer who wished to bring a change in the life of contemporary people through his contribution to  The Spectator                                     Addison develop a style along with his friend Steel which was became known as the middle style which  ha dbecome famous as the middee style, a stlye that is familiar but not course  and elegant but not ostentatios,a style that is always easy,without glowing words or pointed sentence.   The first and foremost feature of Addison prose style is clarity and lucidity of expression . He expresses his thoughts and ideas in simple and ordinary language without complexity and ambiguity without obscu

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1   1. Present a critical assessment of William Makepeace Thackeray as a Victorian novelist. Answer:-   William Makepeace Thackera y was a British novelist. He began writing articles and send them to a newspaper that would print theme. Thackeray began to contribute regularly to Fraser’s Magazine Morning Chronicle and The Times . His first writing attracted in Punch, where he satirized English Snobbery.As a Victorian, he knew the chaos and problem of Victorian society.He presents the problems of Victorian society in a satirical manner.                                                             While he was struggling to earn money from magazines, he wrote Henry Esmond (1852).As a realist, he shows not the pride and pomp of war, which are largely delusions, but its brutality and barbarism which are all too real, painting the generals and leaders not as the newspaper heroes, but as intrigues, pretty jealous and selfish ambitions which were common in Victorian society.        

Comment critically on the contribution of   Thomas Hardy to the English novel.                                                                                 Or The contribution of   Thomas  Hardy to the development of the English Novel.   Answer:- Thomas Hardy (2June1840-11January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself as a poet but his first collection of poetry was not published(1898). Therefore he published some of his popular novels such as Far from the Madding Crowd( 1874), The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), Tess of the d’Urbervills (1891) and Jude the Obscure (1895). Many of his novel concerns tragic characters struggling against their passion and social circumstance and they are often set semi-fictional region of  Wessex ; initially based on the medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom.                                 In style, Hardy is direct and simple, aiming at realism in all things. In his novels , Hardy makes m

4th sem  Question paper of Dibrugarh University BA English Major (4th semester)2015 1.(a)4th semester 2015,401 For all paper click the link https://drive.google.com/open?id=1T8QDF5zm5BIX3b8Xb-YzUGkZoqq-lNhv (b)4th semester 2015,402 For all paper click the link https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ncWBofkADla2K9tViS6kkuMtV5w2Ji30