S. P. Dubey English Studies

  Previous Year Solved Paper with Explanations UGC NET Exam July 2016 Set-3 This UGC-NET English Previous Year Solved Paper with Explanations  has been prepared to assist aspirants in understanding the actual examination pattern, question difficulty level, and thematic focus of the NTA UGC-NET English examination . Solved with clear and accurate explanations, the questions reflect key areas of English Literature, literary theory, criticism, linguistics, and cultural studies as prescribed in the official syllabus. Practising previous year question papers enables candidates to identify recurring topics, refine their answer-selection strategy, and improve time management under exam-oriented conditions. This set of the solved paper therefore serves as a reliable revision and self-assessment resource for candidates preparing for UGC-NET, SET, and Assistant Professor eligibility examinations .  1. Which novel of Doris Lessing ends with a projection forward in time after a dev...

UGC-NTA NET Exam | JRF | Assistant Professor Eligibility Paper II – English (Unit-wise Syllabus) Table of Contents Unit 1: Literary Theory Unit 2: English Literature (Chaucer to Present) Unit 3: American & Non-British Literatures Unit 4: European Literature Unit 5: Indian Writing in English Unit 6: Literary Criticism & History of English Language Unit 7: Cultural & Literary Theory Unit 8: Rhetoric, Prosody & Stylistics Unit 9: ELT & Linguistics Unit 10: Research Methodology & Teaching Aptitude Unit 1: Literary Theory Classical Criticism – Plato, Aristotle Neoclassical Criticism – Dryden, Pope, Johnson Romantic Criticism – Wordsworth, Coleridge Victorian Criticism – Matthew Arnold New Criticism Structuralism & Post-Structuralism Deconstruction Psychoanalytic Criticism – Freud, Jung, Lacan Marxist Criticism Feminist & Gender Studies New Historicism & Cultural Materialism ...

With Special Reference to the Second Edition of Lyrical Ballads (1800) Useful for UGC/NTA NET/ PGT/ Ph. D Entrance and PG Examinations  Table of Contents Introduction Historical Background Definition of Poetry Poetic Process Subject Matter of Poetry Language of Poetry Concept of the Poet Function of Poetry MCQs Answer Key I. Introduction William Wordsworth is regarded as one of the most influential literary critics of the Romantic age. His critical views are chiefly expressed in the Preface to the Second Edition of Lyrical Ballads (1800), which serves as a manifesto of Romantic literary theory. As a critic, Wordsworth reacted against the artificiality, rigid rules, and poetic diction of Neo-classical criticism. He emphasized emotion, imagination, simplicity, and a close relationship with nature as the true foundations of poetry. His ideas redefined the purpose, language, and subject matter of poetry, making him a pioneer of modern literar...

10 MCQs on Romantic Period – UGC NET / PG Level 10 MCQs on Romantic Period in English Literature Interactive MCQs suitable for UGC NET / PG level exams focusing on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron, and Keats. 1. Romanticism in England officially begins with the publication of: Prelude Lyrical Ballads Defence of Poetry Biographia Literaria Correct Answer: Lyrical Ballads 2. Wordsworth defines poetry as: Imitation of nature Product of reason Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings Ornamented language Correct Answer: Spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings 3. “Negative Capability” is associated with: Keats Shelley Coleridge Byron Correct Answer: Keats 4. “Primary and Secondary Imagination” appears in: The Prelude Defence of Poetry Prometheus Unbound Biographia Literaria Correct Answer: Biographia Literaria 5. Shelley calls poets: Makers of beauty Unacknowledged legislators of the world Prophets of...

Table of Contents Introduction Background of the Essay Eliot’s Concept of Tradition The Historical Sense Tradition and the European Literary Canon The Role of the Individual Talent Impersonality of Poetry The Theory of the Catalyst (Chemical Analogy) Eliot’s View of Poetic Creation Critical Evaluation of the Essay MCQs with Answers 1. Introduction T. S. Eliot’s essay Tradition and the Individual Talent (1919) is one of the most influential critical statements of the twentieth century. It reshaped modern literary criticism by redefining the relationship between the poet, tradition, and poetic creation. Eliot challenges the Romantic idea that poetry is primarily an expression of personal emotion and instead emphasizes discipline, impersonality, and historical consciousness. Go to Top 2. Background of the Essay The essay was first published in The Egoist in 1919 and later included in The Sacred Wood (1920). Written in the context ...