Syllabus: Semester IV
SEMESTER IV
ELECTIVE PAPERS
GROUP A: FICTION
PAPER XIII
ELEMENTS, ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF
PROSE FICTION
Full
Marks: 100
Topics
for Study:
1. Elements of Fiction-
Character
Plot
Setting
Style
Philosophy
Narrative Modes
2. Origin and growth of English novels up to the 18th
Century
3. Fiction in the 18th Century
4. Fiction in the Romantic Age
5. Trends in the Victorian novel
6. 19th Century women novelists
7. Trends in 20th century novel
8. Development of the English Short Story
9. Types of Novel:
Sentimental Novel
Realistic Novel
Gothic Novel
Psychological Novel and
Stream of Consciousness technique
Prophetic Novel
Allegorical Novel
Political Novel
Autobiographical Novel
Colonial Novel
Postcolonial Novel
Detective Fiction
Science Fiction
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of eight to be set - 4
X 20= 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XIV
REPRESENTATIVE ENGLISH NOVELISTS
(1740-1900)
Full Marks:
100
The
following novels are prescribed:
1.
Richardson: Pamela
2.
Sterne: Tristram Shandy
3.
Thackeray:
Vanity Fair
4.
Hardy: Jude the Obscure
5.
Charlotte
Bronte: Jane Eyre
6.
George
Meredith: The Egoist
7.
Conrad: Lord Jim
8.
George
Eliot: Mill
on the Floss
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions on each novel to be
set- 4 X 20= 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignment through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XV
REPRESENTATIVE ENGLISH NOVELISTS IN THE
20TH AND 21ST CENTURY
Full
Marks: 100
1. S Maugham : The
Razor’s Edge
2. James Joyce : Ulysses
3. Graham Greene : Brighton
Rock
4. George Orwell : Nineteen
Eighty Four
5. Paul Scott : The
Alien Sky
6. Iris Murdoch : The
Bell
7. Salman Rushdie: Shalimar
the Clown
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3Hours) (Marks: 80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
novel- 4 X 20= 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XVI
THEORY OF THE NOVEL
Full
Marks: 100
The
following books are prescribed:
- E.M. Forster : Aspects
of the Novel
- Edwin Muir: Structure
of the Novel
- Robert Liddell : A
Treatise on the Novel
- Len Edel : Psychological
Novel
- Percy Lubbock : The
Craft of Fiction
- F.R. Leavis : The
Great Tradition
- J.W. Beach : The
Twentieth Century Novel
- Wayne Booth : Rhetoric
of Fiction
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) (Marks: 80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
book 4
X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes 5
GROUP B
DRAMA
PAPER XIII
ELEMENTS, ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF DRAMA
Full
Marks: 100
A
detailed study of the following topics:
- Nature and elements of drama – Plot, Character,
Setting, Dialogue, Stage
- Greek Drama
- Origin and growth of English Drama
- Pre Shakespearean Drama
- Elements and features of Shakespearean tragedy
- Elements and features of Shakespearean comedy
- Jacobean Drama
- Restoration Drama
- English Drama in the 18th century
- English Drama in the 19th century
- English Drama in the 20th century
- Radio and television play
- Drama and Cinema
Distribution of Marks for Semester Examination:
(Duration: 3 Hours) (Marks: 80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of seven to be set from the prescribed topics 4 X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XIV
COMEDY
Full
Marks: 100
The
following plays are prescribed:
- Aristophanes: The
Frogs
- Ben Jonson: Volpone
- Congreve: Love
for Love
- Sheridan: School
for Scandal
- Oscar Wilde: The
Importance of Being Earnest
- G.B. Shaw: Candida
- J.M. Synge: The
Playboy of the Western World
Distribution of Marks foe Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
text - 4 X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XV
TRAGEDY
Full
Marks: 100
The
following plays are prescribed:
- Aeschylus: Prometheus
Unbound
- Sophocles: Oedipus
- Euripides: Electra
- Kyd: The
Spanish Tragedy
- Ibsen: Ghosts
- Eugene O’Neil: Mourning
Becomes Electra
- G.B. Shaw: St
Joan
- Galsworthy: Strife
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
text- 4 X 20 =
80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XVI
SHAKESPEARE
Full
Marks: 100
The
following plays of Shakespeare are prescribed:
- Twelfth Night
- Measure for Measure
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Julius Caesar
- Macbeth
- Henry Part I
- Winter’s Tale
- Romeo and Juliet
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set
on each text 4
x 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
GROUP C
POETRY
PAPER: XIII
ELEMENTS, DEVELOPMENT & TRENDS IN
ENGLISH POETRY
Full
Marks: 100
Topics
for study:
- Definition & Elements of Poetry, Forms of
Poetry, Ballad, Elegy, Ode, Narrative Poetry & kinds of poetry;
Literary concepts and terms; Different verse and stanza forms with textual
support
- Critical history of English Poetry with emphasis
on social and political background, movements and forms:
Old English Poetry
Middle English Poetry
Poetry in the Age of Chaucer
15th Century Poetry
16th Century Poetry
Cavalier Poets
Metaphysical Poetry
Puritan Poetry
Neo Classical Poetry
Poetry in the Age of Transition
Romantic Poetry
Victorian Poetry
Modern Poetry
Post Modern Poetry
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks: 80)
Three
questions to be attempted out of seven questions to be set - 3
X 20 = 60
Two
small poems/two stanzas from a long poem out of three for critical analysis - 2 X 10 = 20
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XIV
ENGLISH POETRY (CHAUCER TO POPE)
Full
Marks: 100
The
following poems are prescribed:
- Chaucer: The
Nun Priest’s Tale
- Shakespeare: Sonnets
No. 19, 20, 29, 33, 46, 55, 60, 75, 115, 116, 123, 129, 144 and 150
- Metaphysical Poetry (eds.) Herbert, J C Grierson
The following poems are prescribed:
a. John Donne:
Love Poems:
The
Good Morrow
The
Sun Rising
Lover’s
Infiniteness
Song
Sweetest
Love
The
Extasie
Divine Poems:
Thou
Hast Made Me
Death
Be Not Proud
Batter
My Heart
A
Hymn to Christ
A
Hymn to God the Father
b. George Herbert:
Redemption
Affliction
Virtue
The Collar
Discipline
Love
c. Andrew Marvell:
To His Coy Mistress
The Definition of Love
The Fair Singer
The Garden
d. Henry Vaughan:
Regeneration
The Retreat
Man
The Night
- John Milton: Samson
Agonistes
- Dryden: Mac
Flecknoe
- Pope: The
Rape of the Lock
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
author with reference to the prescribed text
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
Paper XV
ENGLISH POETRY FROM DR JOHNSON TO
TENNYSON
Full
Marks: 100
The
following poets/poems are prescribed:
- Dr. Johnson: The
Vanity of Human Wishes
- Blake: Songs
of Innocence
- Wordsworth: Resolution
and Independence
Ode:
Intimations of Immorality
- Coleridge: The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Keats: The
Eve of St Agnes
- Tennyson: Enoch
Arden
- Browning: Following
poems from Robert Browning (OUP 1932)
The
Lost Mistress
Meeting
at Night
A
Grammarian’s Funeral
Home
Thoughts from Abroad
By
The Fire Side
My
Last Duchess
Rabbi
Ben Ezra
- Arnold: Sohrab
and Rustum
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
poet with reference to the prescribed work(s) - 4
X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
PAPER XVI
ENGLISH POETRY FROM 1900 TO THE PRESENT
Full
Marks: 100
The
following poems from Faber Book of Modern Verse (Ed.) Michael Roberts are
prescribed:
- Hopkins: Pied
Beauty
The Windhover
Felix Randal
- W.B. Yeats: Easter
1916
The Second Coming
A Dialogue with Self and Soul
Coat
- Wilfred Owen: From
My Diary
Greater Love
Futility
Anthem for Doomed Youth
Strange Meeting
- W.H. Auden: Prologue
Watch Any Day
Consider This
Sir, No Man’s Enemy
In Memory of W B Yeats
- Dylan Thomas: The
Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives
The Flower
After the Funeral
Poem in October
- Edwin Muir: The
Three Mirrors
The Labyrinth
The Horses
The Island
- T S Eliot: Ash
Wednesday
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted out of two alternative questions to be set on each
poet with reference to the poems prescribed - 4
X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
GROUP D
COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE
PAPER XIII
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Full
Marks: 100
The
following books are prescribed:
Section
A
- Paranjape (Ed.): Indian
Poetry in English, Macmillan
- Tagore: Gitanjali
Section
B
- R.K. Narayan: The
Guide
- Raja Rao: The
Serpent and the Rope
- Anita Desai: Bye
Bye Black Bird
- Rohinton Mistry: Family
Matters
- Aravind Adiga: The
White Tiger
Section
C
- Asif Currimbhoy: Inquilab
- G.V. Desani: Hali
Distribution of Marks for Semester
Examination: (Duration: 3 Hours) - (Marks:
80)
Four
questions to be attempted – at least one from each section – out of two
alternative questions to be set on each text - 4
X 20 = 80
Internal Assessment: (20 Marks)
On
the basis of Written Assignments through the term - 15
On
the basis of the student’s performance at extra-curricular activities, general
behavior and conduct, performance at seminars and regularity in attending
classes - 5
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