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ASSIGNMENT
(For July 2023 and January 2024 Sessions)
A Survey Course in 20th Century
Canadian Literature
MEG-12
Questions and answer each question in approximately 500 words.
1 What are the different stages of Canadian history from the First Settlers to the present age?
Elaborate on it. 10 2 What makes 1967 a key year in the development of indigenous Canadian drama? What gives
George Ryga a special place in Canadian drama? 10
3 What is the general Canadian attitude to ‘Nature” especially in the early years of its existence as a
nation? 10
4 What are the chief characteristics of 20″ century Canadian poetry? 10
5 Comment on the overall thematic thrust of Surfacing. Structurally, what are the three broad
sections into which Surfacing can be divided? 10
6 Comment on the thematic side of The Tin Flute. 10
7 Who are the main characters in The English Patient. Give a brief account of their life together in
the Italian Villa? 10
8 Comment on the thematic side of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe. 10
9 Discuss the narrative technique Swimming Lessons.” 10
10 What are the various types of criticism that Frye talks about in Anatomy of Criticism? 10
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