ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

MACBETH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The term ‘the Palliser Novels’ is used to describe the political novels of?
A
Charles Dickens
B
Anthony Trollope
C
W. H. White
D
B.Disraeli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A term used to describe the political novels of A. Trollope, which are: Can You Forgive Her?, Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister, and The Duke’s Children.

Detailed explanation-2: -Palliser novels, series of novels by Anthony Trollope. They are united by their concern with political and social issues and by the character Plantagenet Palliser, who appears in each, with other characters recurring periodically.

Detailed explanation-3: -Works of political fiction, such as political novels, often “directly criticize an existing society or present an alternative, even fantastic, reality". The political novel overlaps with the social novel, proletarian novel, and social science fiction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Can You Forgive Her? ( 1864) Phineas Finn (1869) The Eustace Diamonds (1873) Phineas Redux (1874) The Prime Minister (1876) The Duke’s Children (1879)

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