Wednesday 29 October 2008

Part II English - INTERNAL MARK STATEMENT..:

Dear Students,
Please click on the respective links given below to access your internal mark statements for Semester I/III [June - Nov] 2008.
For I BSc Pbt/Zoo (Reg) - CLICK HERE
For II BA Tam/Phil - CLICK HERE
Regards,
Rufus

Saturday 25 October 2008

Announcement for I MA English Students:-

Dear Students of I MA English,
In view of the two holidays declared due to rains, 28, 29 November will be working days (III, IV D.O). So, we will have our special class on Tuesday, 28 November, at 11.30 am after Dr.K.G's class.
Regards, Rufus





Friday 24 October 2008

Model Question Paper - Prac.Intro to Litt.,

Model Question Paper
Title of the Paper: Practical Introduction to Literature
Semester III

I. Write a note on any FIVE in about 100 words: 5x8=40)
1. The Short Story – its Features
2. The Novel
3. Poetic License
4. Symbolism
5. Sonnet
6. Poetic Justice
7. Stream of Consciousness Technique
8. Comedy
9. Lyric

Attempt all questions:
II. a.) Beauty is truth. Truth beauty.’ How does the urn become a living symbol of this axiom? OR
b.) How is “God’s Grandeur” a sonnet of hope?

III. a.) In what way is “Dream Children: A Reverie” both an autobiography and a figment of Lamb’s imagination?
OR
b.) Attempt a rhetorical analysis of “Gettysburg Address”

IV. a.) Give a critical comment on the structure of “The Nightingale and the Rose”
OR
b.) Bring out the humour and irony in “Ransom of Red Chief”

V. a.) “A man can be destroyed but not defeated,” says the old man after the first shark
Attack. At the end of the story, is the old man defeated? Why or why not?
OR
b.) What is the role of the sea in The Old Man and the Sea

VI. a.) How well does Shakespeare’s The Tempest follow the three classical unities?
OR
b.) Write a critical appreciation of The Tempest with reference to i.) Colonization
ii).Civilization

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Thursday 23 October 2008

II BA Assignment Marks - Victorian Age

Dear Students of II BA English,

The following are your marks for the Assignment on the Paper "VICTORIAN AGE."

1. Ankita – 74

4. Ebarish – 80

07. Nadhiya – 78

10. Riyukta – 78

19. Ajit Daniel –84

22. Arunan – 76

25. Dayananth – 76

31. Karthik, J.R - 78

34. Mainar – 74

36. Prabhuraj – 72

38. Roshan – 78

OSLE-INDIA STUDY CIRCLE INVITES ECO ENTHUSIASTS...:

Organisation for Studies in Literature and Environment-India(OSLE-India) has initiated a Study Circle, which will hold monthly (First Fridays of all months at 05.00 p.m.) discussion sessions on various ecocriticism-related topics. This week's additional study Circle will be held at 04: 00 pm instead of 05: 00 pm as per the speaker's request.
OSLE-India invites you to the 19th Study Circle
Date: 24th Oct, 2008 (Friday)
Time: 04.00 p.m
Venue: Bishop Hall (Guest Room), Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Speaker: Ms. Allison Zimmer
Topic: Annie Dillard Prays With her Eyes Open: Nature and Minutiae
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About the speaker: Ms. Allison Zimmer is a third-year student at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where she studies English. At Brown she is involved in Issues, a literary magazine on campus, Post-, an entertainment, weekly newspaper, and she also volunteers at the Providence Children's Museum. She likes walking her dog and doing arts and crafts!

Tuesday 21 October 2008

III BA English - Notes of Lesson - Reg:

Dear Students of III BA English,
A Critical Summary of Mahasweta Devi and her writings
has been given in the link below: CLICK HERE. All the very best for your exams. Regards, Rufus

Friday 17 October 2008

Internal Marks - Reg..:

Dear Students,
Your internal marks will be displayed shortly in this, our academic blog.
Regards,
Rufus