MEG-05 Block-4 | Modern Criticism Explained |T. S. Eliot, I. A. Richards & Leavis | IGNOU MA English
📚 MEG-05 Block-4 | Modern Criticism | Full IGNOU Lecture This lecture explains Modern Literary Criticism as prescribed in IGNOU MA English (MEG-05). Block-4 marks a major shift in literary criticism — from emotion and morality to analysis, objectivity, and text-centred interpretation. This block is extremely important for IGNOU exams because questions are concept-based, direct, and frequently repeated. ✨ Topics Covered: ✔ What is Modern Criticism ✔ Reaction against Romantic & Victorian criticism ✔ T. S. Eliot’s concept of Tradition ✔ Impersonality of poetry ✔ Objective Correlative ✔ I. A. Richards and Practical Criticism ✔ Four kinds of meaning (sense, feeling, tone, intention) ✔ F. R. Leavis and moral seriousness ✔ The Great Tradition ✔ New Criticism: close reading & key concepts ✔ Limitations of Modern Criticism 📝 Expected Exam Questions (Very Important) 1️⃣ T. S. Eliot’s concept of tradition. 2️⃣ Explain the impersonality of poetry. 3️⃣ What is Objective Correlative? 4️⃣ I. A. Richards’ theory of Practical Criticism. 5️⃣ F. R. Leavis and moral seriousness in literature. 6️⃣ Features and limitations of Modern Criticism. (Questions from this block are repeatedly asked in IGNOU term-end exams.) 🎯 Useful For: – IGNOU MA English (MEG-05) students – UGC-NET English aspirants – English Honours students – Literary criticism & theory learners 📄 Notes will be uploaded soon. ▶ Next Lecture: *MEG-05 Block-5 — Structuralism & Post-Structuralism* 🎓 IGNOU English Made Simple — Exam Made Easy. meg05 block4, modern criticism ignou, t s eliot criticism, impersonality of poetry, objective correlative explained, i a richards practical criticism, f r leavis moral seriousness, new criticism ignou, ignou meg05 lectures, ma english literary criticism, modern literary theory ignou, close reading criticism, ignou criticism notes, ugc net english criticism #IGNOU #MEG05 #ModernCriticism #LiteraryTheory #TSEliot #IARichards #FRLeavis #MAEnglish #IGNOUMEG #UGCNETEnglish #EnglishLiterature #ExamPreparation
