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    BEGC - 102

    BA (English Major) Programme


    (BAFEG)

    ASSIGNMENT

    (For January & July 2024 Sessions)

    BA English Major Compulsory Course

    (BEGC 102)
    European Classical Literature

    School of Humanities
    Indira Gandhi National Open University
    Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110 068
    Compulsory Course of BA English (Major) – BEGC 102
    European Classical Literature (BEGC–102)

    Programme: BA English (Major)


    Course Code: BEGC-102/2024
    Dear Student

    You are required to do one assignment for the BA English Major Course titled European Classical
    Literature Code BEGC-102, which will be a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and will carry 100 marks.
    It will be based on blocks 1 to 4.

    Aims: This assignment is concerned mainly with assessing your application and your understanding of
    the course material. You are not to reproduce chunks of information from the course material but to
    use the skills of critical appreciation that you may have acquired during the course of study. This
    assignment aims to teach as well as to assess your performance.

    Guidelines: There are two sections – Section A, & B, you are required to attempt all questions in your
    own words and hand written Assignments should be submitted on time.

    Instructions: Before attempting the questions please read the following instructions carefully.

    As in day-to-day life, planning is important in attempting the assignment as well. Read the
    assignment carefully; go through the units on which the questions are based; jot down some points
    regarding each question and then re-arrange them in a logical order. In the essay-type answer, pay
    attention to your introduction and conclusion. The introduction must tell you how to interpret the
    given topic and how you propose to develop it. The conclusion must summarize your views on the
    topic. Once you are satisfied with your answers, you can write down the final version for submission,
    writing each answer neatly and underlining the points you wish to emphasize. You should submit the
    assignment in your own handwriting.

    Make sure that your answer:


    a) is logical
    b) is written in simple and correct English
    c) does not exceed the number of words indicated in your questions
    d) is written neatly and clearly.

    Please remember that it is compulsory to submit your assignment before you can take the Term
    End Examination. Also remember to keep a copy of your assignment with you and to take a receipt
    from your Study Centre when you submit the assignment.

    1. Write your Enrolment Number, Name, Full Address and Date on the top right corner of the
    first page of your response sheet(s).

    3. Write the Course Title and the Name of the Study Centre you are attached to in the centre of
    the first page of your response sheet(s).

    The top of the first page of your response sheet should look like this:
    ENROLMENT NO: ………………………
    NAME: …………………………………..

    ADDRESS: ………………………………

    …………………………………………….
    COURSE TITLE: ………………………..
    STUDY CENTRE: ……………………… DATE:…………………………………….

    4. Use A 4 size paper for your response and tag all the pages carefully.

    5. Write the relevant question number with each answer.

    Last Date for Submission of Assignment:

    For December 2024 Examination: 30th September 2024


    For June 2025 Examination: 31st March 2025

    Good Luck!
    BEGC-102
    European Classical Literature
    Assignment January and July 2024 Sessions
    (Based on Blocks 1 - 4)
    Max. Marks: 100

    Answer all questions.

    Section A

    1. Write short notes in about 100 words each: 2 × 5 = 10

    (i) Iliad
    (ii) Roman Comedy

    2. Reference to the Context in about 100 words each: 2 X 5 = 10

    (i) “…Here, as Pentheus profanely spied on the sacred rituals,


    Who saw him first? Who rushed on him first in maniacal frenzy?
    And who first launched her thyrsus to savage her own dear son?
    His mother Agave. ‘watch me, sisters,’ she shouted, ‘both of you!
    Look at this huge wild boar there wandering over our meadow.”
    (ii) “The family I have now protected for year…
    He left behind a son, the one who lives here now,
    And he’s as bad as dad and granddad were before,
    And yet his only daughter daily worships me.”

    Section B
    Answer the following in about 350 words each: 4 X 20 = 80

    Do you agree with Plato’s criticism that the Iliad offers no morals? Give a detailed answer.

    Examine Oedipus Rex as a Greek Tragedy.

    Would you agree that Pot of Gold is a comedy discuss keeping in mind the dramatis personae of Lar
    Familiaris.

    Discuss the relationship between Horace and his father basing your answer on “Satire 1:4”.

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