Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr Yearbook (Bryn Mawr, PA)

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ENGLISH SALLY TEASDALE ATWOOD GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINA- TION IN ENGLISH LITERATURE, MAY 1948. 1. Heoroweard, Swerting, Ecgtheow, Heorot, Hiya-sailor, Grendel ' s Dam, Hrunting, Hear- ban. Which of these is: 1 ) a race horse 2) a hall 3) a beard 4) a sword 5) a swearword (or mother)? 2. Estimate the literary dimensions of the Anglo- Saxon poets by critical evaluation of Lengeth, Widsith, and Heighet. 3. With attention to their graduated importance in English literature, string together the Runic Charms, the Pearl, and the Venerable Bead. 4. At 10:00 o ' clock the monitor will lead the class in a half hour of responsive reading in Middle English. 5. What am I better For all my learning, if I love a dunce, A handsome dunce? To what use serves my reading? John Fletcher, The Wild Goose Chase, Act III, Scene 1—1652 Discuss in relation to changes in thought since the Elizabethan era. CAROLINE NICHOLS BAKER MARY BLABON JOAN BREST

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HARRIET MORSE VITKIN SHIRLEY MERRIWETHER WOOD ISET ' n N WOli ' l ' II M OLIVE BAGLEY VAN DYKE JOAN RUTH ZIMMERMAN ::,

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6. Pass lightly over the whole suhject of Ro- mantic Melancholy, omitting Gothic ruins. 7. Identify the following characters: ANNE WILLARD HENRY 8. Report your findings on the Lost Generation. 9. What effect has the English language had on American literature? 10. Allot one hour to detailed discussion of one of the quotations below : a) Ye, hasel-wode! — Chaucer h ) Hewgh ! — Shakespeare c) Out, out Hyaena! — Milton d) Ha, ha, he! — Blake e) Sweet Flower! — Wordsworth f ) Zounds ! — Byron g) Twit twit twit — Eliot ELLEN HARRIMAN WINIFRED CADBURY PRISCILLA TROTH GROSS