Bankura University English Hons Suggestion 2025 MJC-5
UNIT I – Prose
Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels (Books I & II)
1. Critically analyze Gulliver’s experiences in Lilliput as a satire on British politics.
2. Discuss the theme of human pride and moral corruption in Gulliver’s Travels Book II.
3. How does Swift use irony and satire in Gulliver’s Travels to critique 18th-century society?
Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
5. Discuss The Interesting Narrative as an early text of slave literature and personal freedom.
6. What is the significance of Olaudah Equiano’s conversion to Christianity in his autobiography?
7. How does Equiano’s narrative challenge the assumptions of European superiority in the 18th century?
UNIT II – Poetry
Samuel Johnson: “London”
8. Write a critical appreciation of Johnson’s poem “London” as an imitation of Juvenal.
9. How does Samuel Johnson express his political and social discontent in “London”?
10. Discuss the use of satire and classical references in Johnson’s poem “London”.
Thomas Gray: “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”
11. Explain how Gray’s “Elegy” reflects the theme of death and the transience of life.
12. Discuss “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” as a pre-Romantic poem.
13. Analyze the treatment of the poor and humble rural folk in Gray’s elegy.
UNIT III – History of English Literature (18th Century)
The Eighteenth Century
2.Give an account of the origin and development of English Periodical Essay in the eighteenth century.
3. How does Jonathan Swift use satire in his works? Illustrate with examples.
4. Give an account of Gothic Romance .
5. Write an account of the Sentimental Comedy.
6. Development of English novel in the eighteenth century.
7. Write a note on Alexander Pope/ Dryden /Dr. Samuel Johnson as an Augustan poet.
8. Discuss the major characteristics of 18th-century English literature with reference to any two authors.
9. Write a note on the rise of the novel in the 18th century.
10. Comment on the importance of satire in 18th-century English literature.
11. Give an account of the contribution of periodical essays to 18th-century English prose.
12. How did the Augustan Age reflect classical ideals in literature?
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