*MSF16* ME (F) 16 M.A. (Final) Examination‚ May/June 2011 (DE Scheme (SIM)) ENGLISH (Course VI) Twentieth Century English Literature Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 90 Notes :1) Answer five questions choosing at least one from each Section. 2) All questions carry equal marks. 3) Do not omit any Section. SECTION A 1. Critically comment on the salient features of twentieth century poetry. 2. a) Attempt an essay on the mother-son relationship in Sons and Lovers. OR b) Comment on the role of
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Explain how animals in art can reflect cultural values. Throughout the centuries‚ animals have appeared in works of art. The animals are often linked to cultural values. Cultural values are what is accepted or believed to be right in a culture. Cultural values differ between places and times‚ for example the Old Stone Age cave paintings at Lascaux in France(15 000-10 000 BC)‚ give us an insight into the importance of the animals to the existence of the people at that time. While in Surprise‚ painted
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The English language had almost no prestige abroad at the beginning of the sixteenth century. One of the earliest sixteenth-century works of English literature‚ Thomas More’s Utopia‚ was written in Latin for an international intellectual community. It was only translated into English during the 1550s‚ nearly a half-century after its original publication in Britain. By 1600‚ though English remained somewhat peripheral on the continent‚ it had been transformed into an immensely powerful expressive
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China during the Late Classical Period was a very extraordinary region. The Chinese surpassed all others during that time period with their advanced cultural and political aspects. During the Late Classical Period which was between 100 C.E. and 589 C.E.‚ political and cultural changes in East Asia occurred due to the pressure from bordering nomadic tribes like the Hsiung-nu that were trying to invade China. Also‚ there was a decline of interest in Confucian tradition as Buddhism started to spread
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San Antonio Missions and Assimilation In the following paper I will discuss the sources of Chapter 3; The Challenges of Spanish Colonization: Struggles and Accommodation in the Eighteenth Century‚ in the book Major problems in Texas History. The essay “Self-Sufficiency and the San Antonio Missions” by Gilberto Hinojosa‚ is the secondary source. This source differs from the primary sources in the chapter in that the author disagrees with what they say was the primary goal of the Franciscans. To elaborate
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HISTORIC & CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF ENGLAND IN THE 18TH CENTURY The Silver Age of the European Renaissance 1. There was a sense of relief and escape‚ relief from the strain of living in a mysterious universe and escape from the ignorance and barbarism of the Gothic centuries –not referring only to Gothic literature. The dark period provokes that people want to change and improve their lifestyle when they entered the 18th century. There was a general desire to emancipate from the dark aspects of rural
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During the late eighteenth century there were many problems that the governments in France had to face this is extremely precedent when looking at the directory. This is apparent due to the fact that Napoléon was able to correct the challenges such as stopping the corruption‚ fixing the financial problems that France was facing‚ dealing with opposition that were trying to take over France and using the army for only military rather than using it as his own personal guard. All these things are problems
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Our Theatrical Roots Pre-Spanish Period There was no proof that the ancient Filipinos has stage presentation during the pre-hispanic times. The ancient Filipinos have performances such as ritual rites and ceromonies which were tagged theatrical. The roots of the Philippine theater may be traced to early religious and social rituals of the natives. To this day‚ some of these traditional rites and ceremonies are still practiced by the ethnic tribes. Religious
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Art of the 20th century (by: Chiara Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany)
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