English Fiction (1st semester), Αγγλική Πεζογραφία

Χειμερινό 2021, Διδάσκων: κ. Παναγόπουλος

Answer 2 questions in essays of 400 words each.

1)How does Defoe's ''The Cons of Marriage'' reflect changes in gender relations brought on by capitalism?

2)By focusing on the character of the protagonist/narrator of Gulliver's Travels, discuss Swift's critique of modern literature and culture.

3)Explore Great Expectations as Bildungsroman .What are the faults of the protagonist at the beginning  of the novel and what does he learn during the course of the novel.

4)Analyze James Joyce's ''Araby'' as an allegory of the artist's coming-of-age.

5)Explore the significance of the title of Lawrence's ''Odour of Chrysanthemums'' and they way the various symbols used to convey the main themes of this short story.

6)The title of ''Shooting an Elephant'' suggests a hunting adventure like the ones the English public loved to read at the height of Britain's colonial power. How does George Orwell disappoint such expectations?

Φλεβάρη 2021, Κλιμάκιο: ΚΑΥ-ΠΑΠ, Διδάσκουσα: κα. Μαρκίδου

Select and answer 2 question. There is no limit.

1)Based on the following excerpt from E.M short ''The road to Colonus'' analyze irony and it's crucial theme role.

2)Read the following excerpt from Katherine Mansfield's short story ''Miss Brill'' and by way of textual analysis, discuss it's tone and it's association with the main theme of particular text.

3)Based on the following excerpt of Charles Dickens ''Great Expectation'' , analyze the ways in which setting constitutes a means of highlighting Wemmick's characterization.

4) Analyze ''Great Expectation as Bildungsroman''

Φλεβάρη 2022, Κλιμάκιο: ΚΑΥ-ΠΑΠ, Διδάσκουσα: κα. Μαρκίδου

Select 2 questions. No word limit.

1. Based on the following excerpt from James Joyce's short story title ''Araby'', analyze it's use of imagery and it's significance within the specific literary text.
2. What is the style in ''Odour of Chrysanthemums'' ?
3. What is the symbolism in Araby?
4. Focusing on the following excerpt from ''Great expectations'' analyze as fully as possible Dicken's characterization. Through which means does the author present and reveal Pip's character and what do these reveal to the reader about the novel's main character?
5. How Charles Dickens reveal and present Pip's character.
6. Discuss the following excerpt from Jonathan Swift's ''Gulliver's Travels''. Which is the genre is it drawing on and to what effect.

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