Survey of British Literature (LITA2101)
English - ENG
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
FACULTY OF ARTS
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
DEPAPARTMENT:
ENGLISH
COURSE INSTRUCTORS:
MBUH/ NTAM/ AWOH
MONTH:
APRIL
COURSE CODE:
LITT 201
YEAR:
2016
COURSE TITLE:
SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE
TIME ALLOWED: 3
HOURS
CREDIT VALUE:
6
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION.
SECTION A:
1.
What were the political and literary factors that influenced the development of
literature in the Restoration and Neo-Classical periods in England?
2.
With reference to Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, bring out the typical
characteristics of the 18
th
century English novel.
3.
"An age of paradox". Discuss the validity of this statement with regards to the
Victorian period.
SECTION B:
1.
it seems a reasonable thing to say
What their condition was, the full array
Of each of them, as it appeared to me
According to profession and degree
And what apparel they were riding in.
With reference to three (03) pilgrims from The General Prologue, discuss the extent
to which Chaucer succeeded in bringing out realistic portraits of his characters.
2.
With concrete examples, discuss the evolution of English drama during the
Medieval and Renaissance periods.
SECTION C:
1.
The survey of British literature reveals to us the manner in which cultures or
civilisations came together, and either dominated or suppressed others. How
relevant is this statement to the periods you have studied? Use as many examples
as possible.
2.
The Anglo-Saxons were an indigenous people whose worldview was gradually
transformed by Christian ideology. Justify this assertion with evidence from two
Old English poems.
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