Questions for CCE Dec. 2022: MA English Sem I; Paper III (Fiction); Govt. P.G. College Satna

Shandal S Anshu


MA I Sem English
Paper III (Fiction): Questions for CCE Dec. 2022

Note: Attempt any two of the following Questions:

1. Discuss Don Quixote as a parody of chivalric romance.
2. Discuss Tom Jones as a picaresque novel.
3. Discuss Charles Dickens as a social reformer with special reference to Great Expectations.
4. Discuss Kenilworth as a historical romance.
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