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 Q. The full name of Lord Byron was? Ans. Lord George Gordon Byron Q. Byron succeeded to the title of Lord after the death of? Ans. His uncle Q. Byron's parents were married in? Ans. 1785 Q. Byron was born in? Ans. 1788 Q. Byron's father was a? Ans. Guards Officer Q. Byron's father had? Ans. Eloped with his first wife Q. The earliest work of Byron was? Ans. Fugitive Pieces Q. Byron was married in? Ans. 1815 Q. The first two cantos of Don Juan by Byron were published in? Ans. 1819 Q. The Vision Of Judgement by Byron is? Ans. A satirical masterpiece Q. Byron died in? Ans. 1824 Q. Who wrote the poem I Would I Were A Careless Child? Ans. Byron Q. What did Byron join in Genoa? Ans. Terras Q. Complete the title of Byron's poem, So, We'll Go No More A______? Ans. Roving Q. The poem The Corsair has been written by? Ans. Byron Q. Byron completed The Corsair in? Ans. Ten days Q. How many copies of The Corsair were sold on the first day? Ans. Ten thousand Q. Who wrote A Select...

 When was Tennyson born? Ans. On August 6, 1809 Q. What name did the American poet Walt Whitman call Tennyson? Ans. The Boss Q. Tennyson's father was? Ans. A rector Q. Tennyson's two elder brothers were? Ans. Poets Q. Tennyson published with one of his brothers his volume of poems in? Ans. 1826 Q. What happened to Edward, one of Alfred Tennyson's brothers? Ans. Died in a private mental asylum Q. Tennyson attended? Ans. The Trinity College, Cambridge Q. At Trinity College, Tennyson became the center of? Ans. A group of intellectual friends Q. While at college, Tennyson won the chancellor's medal for his poem? Ans. Timbuctoo written in 1829 Q. Tennyson studied at the Youth Grammar School for? Ans. 5 years Q. Which book of Tennyson was received unfavorably? Ans. His third book entitled 'Poems' Q. Which two famous poems of Tennyson are there in the book entitled 'Poems'? Ans. Break, Break, Break and Ulysses Q. Whom did Tennyson marry? Ans. Emily Sellwood Q. ...

 Wordsworth was born at? Ans. Cockermouth in 1770 Q. Wordsworth's father's name was? Ans. John Wordsworth Q. Wordsworth spent his boyhood among? Ans. Shepherds Q. Wordsworth was the? Ans. Second son of his parents Q. When Wordsworth was eight years of age, his? Ans. Mother died Q. Wordsworth lost his father at the age of? Ans. 14 years Q. Wordsworth went to Cambridge to get his education at? Ans. St. John College Q. Wordsworth visited France? Ans. Twice Q. An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches were published by Wordsworth in? Ans. 1793 Q. In An Evening Walk and Descriptive Sketches Wordsworth used? Ans. Regular classic couplet Q. His poetic genius was stimulated by his friendship with? Ans. Coleridge Q. His friendship with Coleridge began in? Ans. 1796 Q. Lyrical Ballads were published in? Ans. 1798 Q. Lyrical Ballads were published with the help of? Ans. Coleridge Q. Wordsworth married in? Ans. 1802. He married Mary Hutchinson Q. Dorothy is? Ans. Wordsworth's sister Q. ...

 The full name of Walter Scott was? Ans. Walter Alva Scott Q. Which illness left Walter Scott lame in the right leg? Ans. Polio Q. Where did Walter Scott spend his early years? Ans. Sandyknowe Q. The first published work of Walter Scott was? Ans. "The Chase, and William and Helen" Q. Walter Scott’s last finished novel, The Siege of Malta, was first published in? Ans. 2008 Q. After _______Walter Scott wrote little poetry and turned to historical novel? Ans. 1815 Q. About whom did Walter Scott write, "What a pity such a gifted creature died so early"? Ans. Jane Austen Q. Walter Scott's literary interests were first formed by? Ans. Thomas Percy's Reliques Q. Who wrote the poem Marmion? Ans. Walter Scott Q. The full title of the poem Marmion by Walter Scott is? Ans. Marmion: A Tale Of Flodden Field Q. Which German ballad did Walter Scott translate? Ans. Lenore Q. Walter Scott was? Ans. Novelist, poet, historian, biographer and playwright Q. Walter Sc...

The novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy" is known for its unique structure and unconventional narrative style.The story   is considered as a non linear and fragmented style, open digressing   into various tangents and side stories. Tristram Shandy   is a satirical work   that mocks various aspects of society,including politics, religion and the conventions of novel writing itself.Stern humour and irony to critic those characters and expose their absurdities. But the excessive humor used in the novel is overshadowing the meaning, as it is considered as an autobiographical novel.   Tristram   Shandy's characters are eccentric and often exaggerated,Stern creates a range   of memorable characters,such as Uncle Toby,Corporal Trim and Walter Shandy,who have their unique quirks behaviour. The novel constantly reflects on the passage of time and its effect on characters. The most striking and formal characteristics of Tristram Shandy are its unconv...

 Term related to feminism:  1. Male gaze-Laura Mulneys 2.Androcentricism-C.P.Gilman 3.Gynocriticism-Elain showalter 4. Ecriture Feminine - Helene Cixous 5. Sexual politics-kate Millet 6. Sexual textual politics-Toril moi 7. Androgynous mind-virginia Woolf(in a room of her own) 8. Performative-Judith Butler(gender behaviour while performing) 9. Feminine mystique-Betty Friedan 10. Womanism - Alice Walker 11.The glass ceiling- Merilyn Loden 12. Feminism-charles Fourier 13. Gender Role-John Money SOME NOVELS THAT HAVE A SINGLE DAY AS THE TIME PERIOD. . 1.Ulysses _ James Joyce. 2.Mrs Dalloway Virginia Woolf. 3. The Hours __ Michael Cunningham. 4. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich___ Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 5. The Uncertain Hour___ Jesse Browner. 6. The Mezzanine _ Nicholson Baker.  7. Franny and Zooey _ JD Salinger. 8. After Dark _ Haruki Marukami. 9. Saturday __ Ian McEwan. 10. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? _ Philip K. Dick. 11. The Sun is also a Star. _ Nicola Y...

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