Bar Chester Towers

1. Discuss the manner in which Anthony Trollope contextualizes the

broad historical, technological and social concerns of his times in
Bar Chester Towers. 2004
2. Write a detailed comment on Anthony Trollope's art of
characterization in the light of R.H. Hutton's observation that ----
'Everybody in Mr. Trollope is more or less under pressure swayed
lither and thither by opposite attractions assailed on this side and
that by the strategy of rivals.' 2004
3. Trollope preferred to describe his characters before showing them
in action and sometimes his initial descriptions of them are more
interesting than their own subsequent bahaviour. Discuss. 2005
4. Mr. Slope is a cunning and ruthless opportunist loyal to none but
himself. Discuss with special reference to Barchester Towers.
2006
5. With her seductive charms Signora Neroni loves to put the male
romanticism to shame. Discuss with special reference to
Barchester Towers. 2007
6. Why is Trollope known as Male Jane Austen? Explain 2008
7. Critically analyze Trollope's humour and style in Barchester
Towers. 2009
8. "Trollope's Barchester Towers is a picture of common life
enlivened by humour and sweetened by pathos." Substantiate.
2010
9. Discuss Trollope's presentation of character and setting in
Barchester Towers. 2011
10. Trollope's there in Barchester Towers is "The world and the
way of the world". Discuss. 2012
11. "The major theme of Barchester Towers by Trollope is the
ongoing struggle between the conservative and liberal. Discuss
with reference to characterization and setting. 2013
12. Discuss the significance of the fact that Trollope's novel
BARCHESTER TOWERS is told from the third person omniscient
point of view. 2014
13. "Power and ambition are the key-notes in the novel
"Barchester Towers". How far do you agree with this point of
view? 2015
Critical notes Novels
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following subjects:
(i) Novel in Victorian Times
(ii) Hardy's Tragic Vision
(iii) Jane Austen's Position as a Novelist in Modern Times
(iv) Dickens Position as the Greatest Literary Writer of His Times
2003

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:

(i) Nature as a Backdrop in Hardy's Novels
(ii) Jane Austen's Stylistic Technique
(iii) A Tale of Two Cites as Historical Fiction
(iv) George Eliot's Narrative Technique 2004

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:

(i) Jane Austen's Limited Range
(ii) Trollope's Art of Characterization
(iii) Edgon Heath symbolizes the whole cosmic order in which man is
but an insignificant particle
(iv) There was a revolution in the life of Dickens which corresponds to
the external revolution. 2005

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:

(i) Jane Austen's Art of Characterization
(ii) The Role of Fate and Destiny in Hardy's Novels
(iii) Symbolism in A Tale of Two Cities
(iv) George Eliot's Art of Narration 2006

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:

(i) George Eliot's Art of Characterization
(ii) Trollope's Humour and Style
(iii) Jane Austen as a Moralist
(iv) Tragic Element in A Tale of Two Cities 2007
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following topics:
(i) Trollope's Art of Characterization
(ii) Jane Austen's Humour and Style
(iii) George Eliot's Art of Novel Writing
(iv) Autobiographical Element in A Tale of Two Cities 2008
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) The Element of Chance in Hardy's Return of the Native
(ii) George Eliot's Realism in Adam Bede
(iii) Dickens' Humour and Pathos in A Tale of Two Cities
(iv) Jane Austen's Male Characters in Pride and Prejudice 2009
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) Revival of Twentieth Century Interest in Trollope
(ii) The Rendering of Male Characters in Jane Austen's Pride and
Prejudice
(iii) Hardy's Pessimism
(iv) Dickens' Narrative Style 2010
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) Hardy's Fatalism
(ii) A Character Sketch of Elizabeth Bennet
(iii) Characterization in Trollope
(iv) Dickens' Humour 2011

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:

(i) Trollope - The True Successor to Fielding
(ii) Jane Austen's Heroine in Pride and Prejudice
(iii) George Eliot's Vision
(iv) Dickens' Narrative Style 2012

Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:

(i) George Eliot's Intimate Knowledge of Country Life and Interests
(ii) Dickens' Novels Live Through His Characterization
(iii) Public and Society Activity in Trollope's Barchester Towers
(iv) Element of Satire in Austen's Pride and Prejudice 2013
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) Methodism in Adam Bede
(ii) Jane Austen's Morality
(iii) Thomas Hardy's Concept of Tragedy
(iv) Objects and Places in Barchester Towers 2014
Write critical notes on any TWO of the following:
(i) The Role of Nature in Hardy's "The Return of the Native"
(ii) The Role of Women in "Barchester Towers"
(iii) George Eliot's Morality
(iv) Theme of Social Justice in "A Tale of Two Cities" 2015