Bankura University English Hons MJC 6 Question Paper 2025 | British Romantic Literature

 

BANKURA UNIVERSITY

B.A. 4th Semester (Major) Examination, 2025

ENGLISH

Course Code: A/ENG-402/MJC-6 | Course ID: 40312

British Romantic Literature

(NEP)

Time: 2 Hours

Full Marks: 40

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Answer all the questions.

1. Answer any one of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10)

1. Analyse how Coleridge employs the traditional Gothic motifs in 'Christabel'.
2. How does Shelley represent the West Wind as both a destructive and regenerative force in his poem 'Ode to the West Wind'?

2. Answer any one of the following questions: (1 × 10 = 10)

1. How far is Nightmare Abbey a parody of Gothic narratives?
2. Explore the themes of nostalgia and loss in Charles Lamb's essay 'Dream Children: A Reverie'.

3. Write short notes on any two of the following: (2 × 5 = 10)

1. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads
2. Walter Scott
3. Personal essay of the Romantic period
4. Pride and Prejudice

4. Answer any five of the following questions: (5 × 2 = 10)

1. What does Tom Dacre dream about in William Blake's 'Chimney Sweeper' (Songs of Innocence)?
2. Who are referred to as the "blessed creatures" in William Wordsworth's 'Immortality Ode' and why?
3. Who is the "damsel" that Christabel meets in the woods in the middle of the night? How did she come to be there?
4. "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" — Comment briefly.
5. "For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!" — Why does the speaker say so?
6. What are the names of Charles Lamb's dream children? Why are they called 'dream children'?
7. What does the term "Old China" stand for in Charles Lamb's essay?
8. Who is Mr Listless and what does he represent in Nightmare Abbey?
9. Who is Christopher Glowry? What is his relation with Scythrop?
10. Who are the occasional guests frequenting Nightmare Abbey?