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Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
Assignment for the MA English Programme (Session 2024-25)

Session: 2024-25
Max. Marks: 30
Program Name: MA English
Course Code: MAEN 109 (N)
Course Title: Literary Criticism And Theories

Q. No. NOTE: Short answer type question (approx. 200 to 300 words)
1 What is difference between literary criticism and practical criticism?
2 What is literary theory?
3 What are the six elements of tragedy?
4 What is Aristotle’s concept of an ideal tragic hero?
5 What does the term Hamartia means?
6 What are the sources of sublimity in On The Sublime?

Q. No. NOTE: Long answer type question (approx. 500 to 800 words)
7 What are the approaches of literary criticism? Explain in detail.
OR
What is Indian Aesthetic theory?
8 What are the key features of Aristotle’s Poetics?
OR
What is the contribution of Longinus to English poetry?
9 Write an essay on Neo-classical criticism.
OR
What is primary and secondary Imagination? Discuss in detail.