ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

20TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following writers did not come from Ireland?
A
W. B. Yeats
B
James Joyce
C
Seamus Heaney
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The outstanding modernist prose writer in Irish was Máirtín Ó Cadhain, and prominent poets included Caitlín Maude, Máirtín Ó Direáin, Seán Ó Ríordáin and Máire Mhac an tSaoi. Prominent bilingual writers included Brendan Behan (who wrote poetry and a play in Irish) and Flann O’Brien.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which period of English literature came first? The first historical period of English Literature is the Old English Period or The Anglo-Saxon Period (450-1066).

Detailed explanation-3: -“English literature MCQs” is the set of frequently asked Multiple Choice questions and these MCQs are asked in different test in the past in different test. Here, we are presenting those MCQs in a different style.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Laws of Aethelberht I of Kent, written at the turn of the 7th century, are the earliest surviving English prose work.

There is 1 question to complete.