Continental Literature Past Papers
Subject: Continental Literature
Time Allowed: 3 Hour
Total Marks: 60
NOTE: ATTEMPT THIS (SUBJECTIVE) ON THE SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET PROVIDED
Part-I Give short answers, each question carries equal marks. (15)
Q#1: Briefly discuss the theme of ESCAPE in “The Balcony” by Jean Genet.
Q#2: The story “Ward NO.6” engages in the theme of CLASS STRUGGLE through various characters. Give short answer.
Q#3: What is the CENTRAL IDEA of “Song from the Highest Tower” by Arthur Rimbaud.
Part-II Give detailed answers, each question carries equal marks. (45)
Q#1: “Man is condemned to be free,” observes Jean Paul Sartre. Discuss his novel Nausea in the light of this statement.
Q#2: Delineate the symbolic significance of Gregor’s METAMORPHOSIS into an insect in “Metamorphosis” by Kafka.
Q#3: Trace the elements of CLASSICAL GREEK TRAGEDY in Strindberg’s Miss Julie.