Exam Name: UGC- NET / JRF Examination Subject: General Awareness or GK (Second Paper) 1. Which novel has a nameless narrator? (a) Moby Dick (b) Anna Karenina (c) Invisible Man (d) The Grapes of Wrath 2. Samuel Beckett wrote - (a) Volpone (b) Mother Courage and Her Children (c) A Doll’s House (d) Endgame 3. Which one of the following author-book pairs is correctly matched? (a) Elfride Jelinek - The Pianist (b) J.M. Coetzee- Shame (c) Saul Bellow - Herzog (d) Salman Rushdie - Disgrace
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“A history of criticism could be written solely on the basis of successive interpretations of salient passages from Aristotle’s ’Poetics’” (11). Today we tend to think of the work of art in terms of the artist‚ who‚ acting through his powers of imagination‚ willfully brings into being his creation. But this artist-centered interpretation of the text is really a more recent development‚ first seen in the early nineteenth century. As Abrams demonstrates in the "Orientation of Critical Theories" chapter
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crossed the Rubicon and marched on Rome at the head of his battle-hardened army‚ where he got through with ease. He also proved to be a good and fair victor by inviting some of his defeated rivals to join him in the government. Senators Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus used to be enemies‚ and became friends in conspiring to assassinate Caesar (Rinaldo112-117). They betrayed Caesar and assassinated him on the Ides of March (the 15th)‚ 44 B.C.
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Doğaç Hüseyin KUTLU Professor Metin TOPRAK 3. Class Evening 090112062 December 21‚ 2012 Ideas of Alexander Pope in Essay On Criticism 1. Introduction to Age of Enlightenment & Essay on Criticism The Age of Enlightenment was a widespread literary and intellectual movement took place in Europe and England. This age encouraged intellectual freedom as well as freedom from prejudice‚ religious beliefs‚ and politics. In that age‚ Neoclassical Movement which on literature and
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Author” written by Michael Foucault‚ he emphasizes on the idea that an author exists only as a function of a written work. The author’s name holds considerable power and serves as an anchor for interpreting a text. And “On the Sublime” written by Longinus‚ the writer states that the sublime implies that man can‚ in emotions and in language‚ transcend the limits of the human condition. This research paper consists in identifying the elements of literature by comparing two major pieces of work. In Frankenstein
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negative‚ both for the individual‚ as well as for surrounding parties. The excessive ambition and desire of characters in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Julius Caesar‚ led to their downfall. Character such as Julius Caesar‚ Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus obsessed over the end goal without care of how they got there and the consequences that follow. Julius Caesar is a man with an immense amount of desire and ambition for success but when this aspiration becomes tremendous‚ it leads to adversity
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The Ancients versus Modern Playwrights: | Dryden in his essay‚ An Essay on Dramatic Poesy‚ vindicated the Moderns. The case for the ‘Ancients’ is presented by Crites. In the controversy Dryden takes no extreme position and is sensible enough to give the Ancients their respect. Through his wit and shrewd analysis‚ he removes the difficulty which had confused the issue. He makes us see the achievement of the Ancients and the gratitude of the Moderns to them. Thus‚ he presents the comparative merits
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representation of the sublime and an emotion or feeling that is associated with it. Similarly‚ in Charles Batteux’s analysis‚ he makes it clear that sublimity has little or no place in fine art and also states that “sublimity should not dominate an artwork” (Longinus‚
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century up until the 18th century where it developed its concept as an aesthetic quality. “On the Sublime” or “Peri Hupsous” is a piece ascribed to Longinus that was published in the 1550’s but was supposed to have been written early on the first century A.D. It has been believed as the earliest study regarding the true value of the sublime. For Longinus the term Sublime modifies greatness or language in expression. It inspires wonder and adoration with larger convincing abilities. His persuasion regarding
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Cited: Nancy‚ Ferrel. "People and Events." American Experience. PBS. Web. 11 Mar 2013. . David‚ Steadly. "Gaius Cassius Longinus." Wikipedia . N.p.‚ 11 Mar 2013. Web. 11 Mar 2013. . William‚ Shakespeare. "The Life and Death of Julies Caesar."Shakespeare. N.p.. Web. 11 Mar 2013. . Chris‚ Trueman. "History Learning Site: Joseph Goebbels."History Learning Site. N.p.. Web. 2003
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