MEG-5 EM 2026-27 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Description

MEG – 05 Literary Criticism & Theory
ASSIGNMENT
2026-2027
Based on Blocks (1 – 8)
Answer all questions.
Max. Marks: 100
1. Discuss Aristotle’s theory of tragedy with particular reference to his concepts of plot and catharsis.  
2. Examine T.S. Eliot’s concepts of ‘tradition’ and the ‘impersonal theory of poetry’ as set out in “Tradition and the Individual Talent”.  
3. Write short notes on the following:  
a) Dhvani
b) Vakrokti
c) Intertextuality
d) Patriarchy
4. What is deconstruction? Discuss with reference to Derrida’s “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”.  
5. Discuss Elaine Showalter’s concept of ‘gynocriticism’ and the phases she identifies in the tradition of women’s writing.