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MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH
Term-End Examination

June, 2005

MEG-8 : NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 100

1. What does the Canadian enterprise of nationhood signify ? Discuss with reference to Canada's literary tradition. (20)
OR
Discuss the main features of Caribbean identity with reference to Caribbean fiction and poetry.

2. Discuss Ngugi's attitude to the British colonial rule in Kenya as reflected in A Grain of Wheat. (20)
OR
Write a critical note on the structure of A Dance of the Forests.

3. "Naipaul's ambivalence towards India originates from his diasporic status." Do you agree ? Give reasons in support of your answer. (20)
OR
To what extent can Ice-Condy Man be called an example of post-colonial writing ? Discuss.

4. Discuss the confessional element in Derek Walcott's ''Midsummer". (20)
OR
Compare Brathwaite's analysis of Jamaican society in "Wings of A Dove" with Walcott's representation of Trinidadian society in "The Spoiler's Return.

5. Discuss the theme of human isolation in The Solid Mandala. (20)
OR
"The Stone Angel is permeated with a quest to know, more to understand better." How far is it a true assessment of the novel ?