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 - Poetic
Diction - Lyrical
Ballads - Metre (Also spelt metre)
- The
language of Poetry
