NTA NET REVISION | SESSION 2

Added: 2026-05-27

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[00:00:53]Yes. Right. So, welcome again. Welcome, welcome to our NTNET revision session number two.

[00:01:05]And as I told you all this week, we will be revising British literature.

[00:01:12]So we are back with our new session of NTNET British literature revision.

[00:01:20]Let's get started now.

[00:01:22]Okay. Here is the first question for tonight.

[00:01:28]In his work, an apology for poetry, Sir Philip Sydney classifies poets into which three distinct categories?

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[00:01:43]Yes. Right.

[00:01:48]Tell me the answer.

[00:01:52]What would it be?

[00:01:57]Say yes.

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[00:02:09]Yes. So in his work an apology for poetry.

[00:02:13]So it's a work of Elizabethan literary criticism by Sir Philip Sydney and it was written in reaction to what to Stephen Gosson's school of abuse published in 1579 where he attacked the institution of poetry. He called the poets as liars and that work was dedicated to Sir Philip Sydney without inspir Philip Sydney wrote an apology for poetry or defense of poy and it is considered as a work which inaugurated the genre of literary criticism in Elizabeth in England.

[00:03:01]This work was published postumously that is after Sydney's death in 1595 and here when discussing the uses of poetry and all Sydney classifies poets into three categories and these three categories are religious, philosophical and right poets. Religious, philosophical and right poets. Okay. So please remember sir Philip Sydney's an apology for poetry the major work of Elizabethan literary criticism published posumously in 1595 and it was written in response against Stephen Gosen school of abuse published in 1579.

[00:03:50]All right very good next.

[00:03:56]Which of the following is true in relation to the publication of Milton's Paradise Lost?

[00:04:04]Paradise Lost. It's a literary epic by Milton in blank verse.

[00:04:11]Right. Tell me which statement would be true here about Milton's Paradise Lost.

[00:04:22]Say What would be the correct answer?

[00:04:34]You know this. It's not difficult.

[00:04:38]Yes.

[00:04:42]The first edition of Paradise Lost which came out in 1667.

[00:04:49]It was organized into 10 books and we also know that the second edition of Paradise Lost which came out in 1674 had 12 books.

[00:05:06]So here it is correct that the first edition of Paradise Lost which came out in 1667 had 10 books had 10 books and Paradise Lost was initially conceived as a tragedy by Milton.

[00:05:22]It was called as Adam unparaded.

[00:05:26]Adam unparaded.

[00:05:29]Okay. And please remember the second edition of Paradise Lost was published in 1674 and it had 12 books and this is about the first edition.

[00:05:41]All right. I hope all of you are following right. Next Milton's use of in media's race at the beginning of Paradise Lost that is starting the action with the fallen angels in hell. In media's race means in the middle. In the middle. So we see that Milton's paradise lost starts from the middle as well. It starts with the action with the fallen angels in hell.

[00:06:14]This convention of beginning literary epics in in media's race means from the middle is borrowed from which classical epic poet.

[00:06:26]This convention of starting epics in in media's rays means in the middle. This convention of epic was borrowed by Milton from which classical epic poet?

[00:06:42]Yes, Homer. Very good. This epic convention was borrowed by Milton from none other than Homer. Homer's epic Iliad that begins in in medias race means in the middle. It starts from the middle of action. From the middle of action. Very good.

[00:07:09]Next. How many years of service does Mephostophilis promise to give Fosters in exchange for his soul?

[00:07:18]It's a question from Dr. Fosters. Yes.

[00:07:23]Dr. Fosters is a tragedy by Marlo. Marlo was a university wit who is famous for his tragedies in blank verse. He has written many tragedies like Tambulin the great the Jew of Malta. Right? And Dr. Fosters is another great tragedy of Marlo. Here we see that Dr. Fosters sells his soul to the devil.

[00:07:49]Meistophilis in exchange for knowledge.

[00:07:55]He sold his soul to the devil. And the devil metophalis said that I would serve you for 24 years and then your soul will be mine for 24 years. All of your wishes will be fulfilled by me. I will be at your service for 24 years and then I will take your soul. And that's what happens by the end of the play when he is dragged into the hell. When Dr. Fosters is dragged into the hill, right?

[00:08:29]Yes. Very good.

[00:08:33]Next. In which act of William Wirley is the country wife does the famous China scene happen betweener and lady Fijet again we know that a restoration comedy of manners will be very important right so the country wife it's a famous comedy of manners the country wife it's a famous comedy of manners by wirly a major playwright of the time. So in this scene or in this play we see thater this man is pretending to be important so that he can get easy access to the to others wives. Honer is pretending to be important so that he gets easy access to others wives.

[00:09:25]Right? And here in this play there is this famous China scene. Cyana scene.

[00:09:31]It's a very sexually vulgar scene, right? And it's there in act four of this play.

[00:09:37]It's there in act four of this play.

[00:09:41]Correct?

[00:09:43]Yes. All of you please like the session only. Seven likes. Why?

[00:09:49]Okay. Next.

[00:09:53]Which of the following statements is correct regarding the publication of Shakespeare's sonets? Tell me.

[00:10:01]Shakespeare wrote plays. He wrote sonnets. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets.

[00:10:09]Right. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets.

[00:10:13]So which statement here is correct about the publication of Shakespeare's sonets?

[00:10:29]What is true that the majority of the sets of Shakespeare were published in609 by Thomas Thorp.

[00:10:43]Okay.

[00:10:45]The majority of the sonnetss of Shakespeare were published in609 by Thomas Thor. Option B A clear.

[00:11:00]Will you all remember that the majority of the sets of Shakespeare were published in609 by Thomas Thorp? Okay. Right. Yeah.

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[00:11:49]Chal, what is the only physical change to the setting in act two compared to act one of waiting for Godo? So waiting for Godo, a tragic comedy in two acts.

[00:12:06]Waiting for Godo, a tragic comedy in two acts. It's an absurd drama by Samuel Beckett.

[00:12:15]It's an absurd drama by Samuel Beckett and it's a tragic comedy or we can say it's a absurd drama in two acts.

[00:12:28]So there is a change which happens in the setting from act one to act two.

[00:12:39]Yes, the tree in act two has grown a few leaves which symbolizes hope, renewal, fertility, right? Yes, the tree has grown a few leaves. Very good.

[00:12:59]I hear I forgot to give the question separately and the answer separately but okay let's discuss this.

[00:13:09]In which two of the following plays does the character fall stuff appear? Paul Stuff appears in which plays of Shakespeare?

[00:13:20]Paul Stuff appears in Henry for part one and the merry wives of winer.

[00:13:27]Okay, it's a very important question that false stuff appears in which plays of Shakespeare? Capiers in Henry 4 part one and the merry wives of wirer.

[00:13:40]Tell me Puritan is a character in which play?

[00:13:45]Not Puritan. Malvolio is a Puritan character in which play? Tell me.

[00:13:51]Malvolio is a Puritan character in which play?

[00:14:00]Tell me. Melvolio is a Puritan character in which play?

[00:14:06]In 12th Night or what you will? In 12th Night or what you will? It's a mature romantic comedy by Shakespeare.

[00:14:18]Forest of Erden is the setting of which play? Forest of Erden is the setting of which play?

[00:14:27]As you like it. As you like it is a pastoral romantic comedy by Shakespeare.

[00:14:35]As you like it is a pastoral romantic comedy by Shakespeare.

[00:14:42]Okay. Right. Very good.

[00:14:48]Okay.

[00:14:50]Can I ask you all some questions orally?

[00:14:53]Will you answer?

[00:14:55]If I ask you some questions orally. Let me ask you some questions orally. Okay.

[00:15:03]Yes. Tell me who are the four wills of the English novel? Who are the four wills of the English novel?

[00:15:14]Who are the four wills of the English novel?

[00:15:19]Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Tobias Smlet, and Lawrence Stern. Lawrence Stern.

[00:15:33]Okay. Who coined the phrase four wills of English novel? Who coined the phrase four wills of English novel?

[00:15:42]George Sainsbury. George Sainsbury. The same person who coined the phrase university wits. University wits. Tell me which university wit wrote the first picarisk novel in English. Which university wit wrote the first picarisk novel in English?

[00:16:08]Thomas Nash Thomas Nash wrote the first picarisk novel in English.

[00:16:16]Okay. Okay.

[00:16:20]Next. Tell me which novel of 18th century is very postmodernist in its sensibilities.

[00:16:30]Which novel of the 18th century is very postmodernist in its sensibilities?

[00:16:40]Lawrence Sterns. Tristram Shandi.

[00:16:44]Lawrence Stern's Tristram Shandi.

[00:16:49]Okay. Tristram Shandi by Lawrence Stern who wrote novels like Eveina.

[00:17:00]Eveina is a novel by Fanny Bernie or Francis Bernie. Francis Bernie.

[00:17:09]Francis Bernie was a major novelist of the 18th century.

[00:17:14]Napoleon is a monster in which work?

[00:17:17]Napoleon is a monster in which work?

[00:17:21]The Pilgrim's Progress by John Banyan.

[00:17:24]The Pilgrim's Progress by John Banyan.

[00:17:27]It's a religious allegory. It's a religious allegory.

[00:17:33]Okay. Correct. Correct.

[00:17:37]Last question to you. Tell me Samuel Pepees and John Eveine. They were diarists of which period? Samuel Pepees and John Eveine. They were diarists of which period?

[00:17:54]They were diarists of the restoration period.

[00:17:59]Restoration period.

[00:18:03]Okay, got it. So I hope you all like the session.

[00:18:09]I hope you all enjoyed answering the questions, right?

[00:18:15]Okay.

[00:18:16]So I will see you all again tomorrow at 9:30 and tomorrow I will bring more questions. Okay. Tomorrow I will bring more questions.

[00:18:27]All right. Great then. So please take care and we will meet again tomorrow.

[00:18:34]Okay. Bye.