PCP Topics_Dec 2024_CDOE PG Sem I PDF
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2024
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This document provides a list of topics for the PCP sessions, including specific works by famous writers; it is likely a study guide for a postgraduate course. It is a guide to the question pattern for the exam.
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These are some of the topics that were discussed during PCP sessions. This is provided in order to give an idea regarding question pattern. Kindly note, that this is not an exhaustive list. It is suggested that students should follow the syllabus, read the texts carefully, and refer to the previous...
These are some of the topics that were discussed during PCP sessions. This is provided in order to give an idea regarding question pattern. Kindly note, that this is not an exhaustive list. It is suggested that students should follow the syllabus, read the texts carefully, and refer to the previous years’ question papers as well. Paper/Course Topic Pattern of Questions 101 The Faerie Queene, Pictorial quality; Romantic epic; women characters; Book-I political satire An Apology for Poetry Idea of tragedy and comedy; Sidney as a critic of poetry; poetry better than history or philosophy Doctor Faustus Morality play; Plot structure; as a tragedy Bacon’s Essays Utilitarianism; Renaissance qualities; CA of the (selected ones as essays mentioned in the syllabus) 102 Hamlet Theme of delay in Hamlet; revenge tragedy; question of madness; political play Measure for Measure As a dark comedy; problem play; women characters The Tempest Role of magic and the supernatural; relationship between Prospero and Caliban; title of the play Antony and Cleopatra Character of Antony; role of power; women characters 103 Samson Agonistes As a Christian tragedy; analysis of temptations; Samson as a Christian martyr The Duchess of Malfi Revenge tragedy; character of Duchess; decadent society All for Love Deviation from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra; women characters 104 The Way of the World Treatment of love and marriage; title; women characters Gulliver’s Travels Analysis of Gulliver’s visit to the land of Lilliput and Brobdingnag; as a satire; transformation of Gulliver Preface to Merits of Shakespeare according to Shakespeare Johnson;Johnson as a neo-classical critic of Shakespeare; Johnson on the other editors of Shakeapeare.
