NTA UGC NET/JRF Exam. December 2022 ENGLISH (Shift-I)

Combination of the plays : The Hairy Ape, The Emperor Jones, Rapid Transit, The Adding Machine is the correct combination which made significant use of expressionistic techniques. Expressionism in literature arose as a reaction against materialism complacent bourgeois prosperity rapid mechanization and urbanization. The two main principles are therefore: there are no laws and laws should not be imposed by anyone, more is painted from the feeling (the child) than from the ration (intelligence) in short, within expressionism the artist tries to shape his feelings his experiences by distorting/simplifying reality. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

Apart from Bertolt Brecht others who have influenced epic theatre are 'Erwin Piscator and Max Reinhardt'. Epic theatre is now most often associated with the dramatic theory and practice evolved by the playwright-director Bertolt Brecht in Germany from the 1920s onward. Erwin Piscator is a theatrical producer and director famed for his ingenious expressionistic staging techniques. He was the originator of the epic theatre style later developed by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Max Reinhardt, an eclectic as a director, broke with those who favoured realism and influenced Epic theatre and tried his hand at Symbolic drama.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

The theological treatise Ecclesiastical Polity was written by Richard Hooker, who began to write his major work of the laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, a critique of the puritans and their attacks on the church of England and particularly the book of common prayer. Richard Hooker sets out to expand the Anglican philosophy of government, in both civil and spiritual matters. The essence of Anglicanism lays in the state establishment of the supreme authority of the monarch. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

Isaac Walton wrote the popular instruction manual for fishermen titled The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, first published in 1653. A much enlarged edition appeared in 1655 and the last edition supervised by the author, published in 1676, included additional material by Charles Cotton.
This literary and Nature classic was created by a Condoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any anger could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse song and folklore, moral reflection, and timeless wisdom. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

Matthew Arnold implied Moral education by the term "Hebraism" in his work Culture and Anarchy. Hebraism is the lexical item usage or trait characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension, it is often applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology or culture. Finally, the word Hebraism describes a quality, character, nature, or method of thought or system of religion attributed to the Hebrew people.
Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first, published in Cornhill Magazine (1867-68) and collected as a book in 1869. The preface was added in 1869. Hence, option (a) is correct answer.

F.R. Leavis (Frank Raymond Leavis) is the founder of the Journal Scrutiny in 1932. Scrutiny was a quarterly journal of criticism that published until 1953 and is regarded by many as his greatest contribution to English letters. Always expressing his opinions with severity, Leavis believed that literature should be closely related to criticism of life, therefore a literary eritic's duty to assess works according to the authors and the moral position of society moral position. Hence, option (b) is correct answer.

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) was an English diarist, and naval administrator, celebrated for his Diary (first published in 1825) which gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life of restoration London from January 1, 1660 to May 31, 1669. Pepys' Diary is one of the most important pieces of literature in the history of England because it tells descriptive information about the coronation of King Charles II, detailed crucial events in history and outlined how people lived in mid-17th century England.

Dr. Primrose is a famous character in Anglo-Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield (1766). Dr. Primrose, is a rich man who lives in quiet neighbourhood with his family. He and his wife, Deborah, have two daughters, Olivia and Sophia, as well as four sons George, Bill, Moses and Dick. Hence, option (c) is correct answer.

These above lines have been taken from Tess' written by Thomas Hardy in 1979. A pure woman is faithfully presented in this novel, it initially appeared in censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper. Tess, attractive and innocent, is seduced by dissolute Alec' D'Urberville and secretly bears a child Sorrow, who dies in infancy. Later working as a dairymaid, she meets and marries Angel Clare, an idealistic gentleman who rejects Tess after listening of her past on their wedding night. Hence, option (b) is correct answer.

Among the given novels, The Vivisector is written by Patrick White, published in 1970.
• The novel enlightens the lifelong creative journey of fictional artists/painter Hurtle Duffield.
• Cry, the Béloved Couñtry (1948) is a novel by South African writer Alan Paton.
• The Handmaid's Tale (1985) is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
• The Stone Angel (1964) is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Laurence.
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).