Suggestions For Honours 3rd Year Introduction to Literary Criticism

Suggestions For Honours 3rd Year
Introduction to
Literary Criticism

জাতীয় বিশ্ব-বিদ্যালয়ে ভালো রেজাল্টের জন্য নিয়মিত পড়ার কোন বিকল্প নাই। আপিনি যতবেশি পড়বেন ততবেশি জানবেন এবং শিখবেন। ইংরেজি বিভাগের শিক্ষার্থীদের বেশির ভাগই ভয় পায় এবং ফেল করে এমন কিছু বিষয় রয়েছে তার মধ্যে Introduction to Literary Criticism একটি। এই বিষয়ে অনেক আলোচনা ও যাচাই-বাচাই করে ২০২১ অনার্স ৩য় বর্ষের শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য তৈরি করলাম গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটা সাজেশন । আশাকরি পরীক্ষায় আপনারা কমপক্ষে ৬/৭ টি ছোট প্রশ্ন এবং ৬/৭ টা বড় প্রশ্ন কমন পাবেন।

Part-B, (Short Questions)

Poetics

• What is
  imitation? [Page-24]
• Analyze
  Aristotle's definition of tragedy? [Page 271
• What are the requirements of tragedy in the view of Aristotle? [Page-27]
• What is
  plot? What are the kinds of plot? [Page 28]
• What kind of
  plot does Aristotle recommend for tragedy? How far is it accepted? [Page-301
• What is
  poetic truth? [Page-32]
• What is
  catharsis? [Page-33]
• What are the
  different theories of catharsis? Page-33]
• What are
  the essentials of characterisation? [Page -341
• What is
  Hamartia? [Page-35]
• What are
  the differences between epic and tragedy? [Page-38]
• Why is
  tragedy superior to epic? [Page-38]
• Describe
  the elements of tragedy.[Page-32]

An Apology for Poetry

• What is the
  most antique form of art? [Page-102]
• Discuss the
  moving power of poetry. [Page-104]
• What does
  Sidney say about the condition of English drama in his time? [Page-108]
• How is
  English language better suited to the use of versification and rhyme? [Page-110]
• What are the
  four objections raised against poetry in 'An Apology for Poetry"? [Page-110]
• Why did
  Sydney write "An Apology for Poetry"? [Page-101)
• What is the
  role of verse or rhyme in poetry? [Page-111
• What is
  Sidney's assessment of English poetry of his time? [Page-105]
• How,
  according to Sydney, is a poet superior to a philosopher? [Page-104]

Preface to
Shakespeare

• Evaluate Dr.
  Johnson as a critic of Shakespeare. [Page-164]
• Shakespeare's dramas, according to Dr. Johnson, 'lack in moral purpose. Do you
  agree? [Page-164]
• Why is
  Shakespeare called "the poet of nature" by Johnson? [Page-165]
• Write a
  short note on Johnson's edition of Shakespeare's plays. [Page-167]
• What does
  Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of the unities? [Page-170]
• Write a
  short note on Neo-classicism. [Page-184]
• What does
  Dr. Johnson say about Shakespeare's violation of historical chronology? [Page-170]

Preface to
Lyrical Ballads

• What was the
  aim of Wordsworth in writing Preface to the Lyrical Ballads? [Page-2311
• According to
  Wordsworth, what is the connection between good poetry and feelings? [Page-1
• Why was
  Wordsworth revolt against the 18 century poetry? [Page-233]
• Why does
  Wordsworth select rustic materials for his poetry? [Page-2341
• Why did
  Wordsworth speak of a selection of language to be used in poetry? [Page-236]
• How does
  Wordsworth justify metre in Poetry? [Page-2381
• How is
  Wordsworth's conception of a poet different from that of the neo-classicists?
  [Page-240]
• What is
  Wordsworth's view on Poetic Diction? [Page-236]

Biographia
Literaria

• What is 'Fancy"
  and "Imagination"? Describe Coleridge's views on Fancy and
  Imagination.[Page-297
• How did
  Coleridge define a poem. [Page-300]
• How does
  Coleridge differentiate a poem from poetry? [Page-301]
• What is the
  role of metre or rhyme in the composition of poetry? [Page-3011
• How does
  Coleridge objects of Wordsworth's practice in poetry? What is Coleridge's
  objection to Wordsworth's selection of characters in his poems?[Page-304]
• How does
  Coleridge find faults or defects with Wordsworth's theory of language or pactic
  dictions?
• What objections
  does Coleridge have against Wordsworth's theory of poetry? [Page -305)
• What is
  meant by "Willing suspension of disbelief? [Page-308)
• How does
  Coleridge distinguish between primary and secondary imagination? [Page-3071
• How does
  Coleridge oppose Wordsworth's idea of using metre and rhyme in poetry? [Page-302]

Part: C, (Broad Questions)

Poetics

• Critically
  discuss Aristotle's theory of mimesis with reference to his Poetics. [Page-65]
• What is Aristotle's view about an ideal tragic
  hero? [Page-66]
• Why does
  Aristotle prefer complex plot to simple plot for tragedy? [Page-75]
• Write a note on Aristotle's concept of unity of action
  with reference to his theory. Did Aristotle insist on three unities of drama?
  [Page-67] 
• Critically
  discuss Aristotle's definition of tragedy? [Page-63]
• Why does
  Aristotle mention plot as 'The soul of a tragedy"? Discuss in the light of
  Poetics. [Page-72]

An Apology for
Poetry

• Discuss
  Sydney's view on the antiquity and universality of poetry. [Page-128]
• Give your
  comment on Sydney's view on the functions of poetry? [Page-132]
• What charges
  are brought against poetry and how does Sydney defend those?
  [ Page-135]

 

Preface to
Shakespeare

• What are the
  merits of Shakespeare for which Johnson admires him so much? Shakespeare as a
  poet of nature [Page-189]
• How does
  Johnson defend Shakespeare's mixing of comic and tragic elements? [Page-196]
• Give your
  comment on Johnson as a critic of Shakespeare? [Page-198] 
• What, according to Shakespeare, are the faults of Shakespeare [Page-19119 
• Are you convinced with Dr. Johnson's opinion about the
  faults of Shakespeare? Elaborate your answer with reference from 'The Preface to
  Shakespeare'. [Page-193]

Preface to
Lyrical Ballads

• What does
  Wordsworth say about the language of poetry in Preface to Lyrical Ballads? [Page-2621
• How does
  Wordsworth appear as a poet of common man in his "Preface to Lyrical
  Ballads"? [Page-265]
• Why is
  Wordsworth's "Prefece to Lyrical Ballads" considered the manifesto to
  the Romantic Movement? [Page -2721
• Discuss in
  detail about Wordsworth's views on the choice of the language and
  the subject of poetry. [Page-275]

Biographia
Literaria

• What are the
  major objections of Coleridge to Wordsworth's poetry? [Page
  -319]
• Elucidate
  Coleridge's theory of poetry. [Page 334
• What are
  Coleridge's major objections to Wordsworth's language of poetry? [Page -335]

Short Notes

• Tragedy 
• Comedy
• Tragic Flaw
• Sidney's
  Opinion on The antiquity of Poetry
• Platonic
  influence on Sidney's
  Apologie for Poetrie
• Sidney's
  Observation on Chaucer
• Johnson and
  the unities
• Johnson on
  Shakespeare's tragedies
• The
  Significance of Prefaceto Lyrical
  Ballads
• Wordsworth's Definition of Poetry
• Poetic
  Diction
• Lyrical
  Ballads
• Metre (Also spelt metre)
• The
  language of Poetry