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MEGHALAYA

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SYLLABUS MANUAL

TRADITIONAL

PROGRAMME

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PROGRAMME CODE--- 714

Master of Arts in English (MAEN)

YEAR II

CODE SUBJECT CREDITS

MAEN21 Elementary Computer Applications 6

MAEN22 English Poetry: Chaucer To Pope 6

MAEN23 Fiction 6

MAEN24 Modern Drama 7

MAEN25 Poetry: From Romanticism To Modern Times 7

TOTAL CREDITS 32

MA ENGLISH

YEAR I

CODE SUBJECT CREDITS

MAEN11 Literary Criticism and Theories 6

MAEN12 English Drama From Shakespeare to Congrave 6

MAEN13 Elementary Linguistics & Modern English 6

MAEN14 English Poetry and Drama 7

MAEN15 Prose and Fiction 7

TOTAL CREDITS 32

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Detailed Syllabus

YEAR I

MAEN 11 --- LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORIES

UNIT 1 ARISTOTLE’S POETICS AND BHARAT’S NATYA SHASTRA

1.1 Literature: An Overview

1.1.1 Literary Theory and Criticism

1.2 Aristotle’s Poetics: An Overview

1.2.1 Aristotelian view of Mimesis

1.2.2 Different Genres: Epics, Tragedy and Comedy

1.3 The Six Elements of Tragedy

1.3.1 Plot or Mythos

1.3.2 Character or Ethos

1.3.3 Tragic Error or Hamartia

1.3.4 Thought or Dianoia

1.3.5 Language or Lexis

1.3.6 Musical Element or Melopoeia

1.3.7 Visual Element (Spectacle) or Opsis

1.4 Catharsis

1.5 Review of Aristotle’s Poetics

1.6 Natya Shastra and Natya Rasa

1.6.1 Dance and Music

1.6.2 Comparison with Aristotle’S Poetics

1.7 Summary

1.8 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress’

1.9 Self-Assessment Questions

1.10 Answers to ‘Self-Assessment Questions’

1.11 Suggested Reading/Endnotes

UNIT 2 ESSAYS: DRYDEN AND JOHNSON

2.1 About John Dryden

2.2 An Essay on Dramatic Poesy

2.2.1 Crites’ Viewpoint

2.2.2 Eugenius’ Viewpoint

2.2.3 Lisedius’ Viewpoint

2.2.4 Neander’s Viewpoint

2.2.5 Review

2.3 About Samuel Johnson

2.4 Preface to Shakespeare

2.4.1 Shakespeare’s Greatness: Plays a ‘Mirror to Life’

2.4.2 Defending Shakespearean mingling of Comedy and Tragedy

2.5 Summary




2.9 Suggested Reading

UNIT 3 COLERIDGE, WORDSWORTH AND ARNOLD

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3.1 The Romantic Age: Biographia Literaria

3.1.1 Role of Imagination in Romantic Poetry

3.2 Chapter 14 of Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria

3.2.1 Coleridge’s Notions of Poetry and the Poet

3.2.2 Superaddition of Rhyme to Poetry

3.3 Chapter 17 of Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria

3.3.1 Wordsworth’s Championing of Rustic Man’s Language and Coleridge’s Disagreement

3.3.2 Coleridge’s Views on Meter

3.3.3 Review

3.4 William Wordsworth: Preface to Lyrical Ballads

3.4.1 Four Essential Principles of Poetry

3.4.2 Wordsworth’s Definition of Poetry

3.4.3 Defining the Poet

3.4.4 The Value of Poetry

3.4.5 Poetic Diction

3.4.6 Review

3.5 Mathew Arnold

3.5.1 Mathew Arnold: The Study of Poetry

3.6 Summary





UNIT 4 ELIOT, SHOWALTER AND SAID

4.1 T.S. Eliot

4.1.1 Tradition and the Individual Talent

4.1.2 Review

4.2 Elaine Showalter

4.2.1 Toward a Feminist Poetics

4.2.2 The Three Phases of Literary Evolution

4.2.3 Review

4.3 Edward Said

4.3.1 Introduction to Orientalism

4.3.2 Review

4.4 Summary

4.5 Answers To ‘Check Your Progress’




UNIT 5 MODERN CRITICAL TRENDS

5.1 New Criticism: England

5.1.1 The American New Critics

5.2 Karl Marx: Marxism

5.2.1 Soviet Socialist Realism

5.2.2 Georg Lukács

5.2.3 Bertolt Brecht

5.2.4 The Frankfurt School

5.2.5 Structuralist Marxism: Goldmann, Althusser and Macherey

5.2.6 ‘New Left’ Marxism: Williams, Eagleton and Jameson

5.3 Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

5.3.1 Id, Ego and Superego

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5.4 Ferdinand De Dassure: Structuralism

5.4.1 Langue and Parole

5.4.2 Signifier and Signified

5.4.3 Claude Levi-Strauss

5.4.4 Roland Barthes

5.4.5 Structuralist Narratology

5.4.6 Structuralist Poetics

5.5 Post-Colonialism

5.5.1 Edward Said

5.5.2 Homi Bhabha

5.5.3 Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak

5.6 Postmodernism

5.6.1 Origin of Postmodernism and its Emergence

5.6.2 Critics Viewpoint on Postmodernism

5.6.3 Literary Postmodernism

5.6.4 Theories and Derivatives on Postmodernism

5.6.5 Post-Postmodernism

5.6.6 Modernism versus Postmodernism: Grand Narrative-Lyotard

5.6.7 Simulacrum—Baudrillard

5.6.8 Late Capitalism: Frederic Jameson

5.6.9 Postmodernism and Literature

5.7 Feminism

5.7.1 First-Wave Feminism

5.7.2 Second-Wave Feminism: Anglo-American Feminists

5.7.3 French Feminists

5.8 Summary




5.12 Suggested Reading/Endnote

MAEN12 --- English Drama from Shakespeare to Congrave

UNIT 1 PASSAGES FOR EXPLANATION WITH REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

1.1 Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe

1.2 Hamlet – William Shakespeare

1.3 The Tempest – William Shakespeare

1.4 Macbeth – William Shakespeare

1.5 Volpone – Ben Jonson

1.6 The Duchess of Malfi – John Webster

1.7 The School For Scandal – Richard Brinsely Sheridan

1.8 The Way of The World – William Congreve

1.9 Summary

1.10 Answers to ‘Check Your Progress Questions’


1.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions


UNIT 2 DR. FAUSTUS, HAMLET, THE TEMPEST

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2.1 Scene-Wise Interpretation of Doctor Faustus

2.2 Chief Character Sketches

2.2.1 Faustus

2.2.2 Mephistopheles

2.3 Autobiographical Element in ‘Doctor Faustus’

2.4 ‘Doctor Faustus’ as a Morality Play

2.5 AllegoriCal Symbolism in ‘Doctor Faustus’

2.6 Summary

2.7 Introduction to Hamlet

2.8 Scene-wise Interpretation of the play


2.9.1 Hamlet

2.9.2 Horatio

2.9.3 Gertrude

2.10 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy

2.11 Dramatic use of the Supernatural In ‘Hamlet’

2.12 Summary

2.13 Introduction to the Tempest

2.14 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Tempest


2.5.1 Prospero

2.5.2 Miranda

2.5.3 Caliban

2.5.4 Ariel

2.16 Treatment of supernatural Elements in the play

2.17 Mingling of Romance and realism in the play

2.18 Summary

2.19 Answers to Check Your Progress




UNIT 3 MACBETH, VOLPONE, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI

3.1 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Play


3.2.1 Duncan

3.2.2 Macbeth

3.2.3 Lady Macbeth

3.3 Characteristics of Shakespearean Tragedy in the Light of ‘Macbeth’

3.4 Use of the Supernatural in ‘Macbeth’

3.5 ‘Macbeth’ as a tragedy of Ambition and Imagination

3.6 Summary

3.7 Introduction to Volpone



3.9.1 Volpone

3.9.2 Mosca

3.10 Ben Jonson as a Master of Dramatic Structure

3.11 ‘Volpone’ Ascomedy of Humours

3.12 Dramatic Irony in the Play ‘Volpone’

3.13 Summary

3.14 Introduction to Duchess of Malfi

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3.16.1 The Duchess of Malfi

3.17 Merits and Demerits of ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ as Tragedy

3.18 Machiavellian Spirit in the Play

3.19 Senecan influence on webster in the light of the Play

3.20 Summary

3.21 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions




UNIT 4 THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, THE WAY OF THE WORLD



4.2.1 Joseph Surface

4.2.2 Sir Peter Teazle

4.3 Construction of Plot in ‘The School for Scandal’

4.4 ‘The School For Scandal’ as a Masterpiece of Artificial Comedy

4.5 Characterization in the Play ‘The School for Scandal’

4.6 Summary

4.7 Introduction

4.8 Act-Wise View of the Play


4.9.1 Lady Wishfort

4.9.2 Mirabell

4.9.3 Mr. Fainall

4.9.4 Mrs. Marwood

4.10 ‘The Way of the World’ as a Comedy of Manners

4.11 ‘Marriage’ as the Central Theme in ‘The Way of the World’

4.12 The Over-ingenious Plot of ‘The Way of the World’

4.13 Summary

4.14 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions




UNIT 5 LITERARY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE PLAYS

5.1 Doctor Faustus

5.2 Hamlet

5.3 The Tempest

5.4 Macbeth

5.5 Duchess of Malfi

5.6 Volpone

5.7 The School for Scandal

5.8 The Way of the World

5.9 Summary





MAEN13 --- Elementary Linguistics & Modern English

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UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS

1.1 Communication: Definition

1.1.1 Forms of Communication

1.2 Language: Definition and Forms

1.2.1 Salient Features of Language

1.3 Phonetics and Phonology

1.3.1 Branches of Phonetics

1.3.2 IPA Symbols

1.3.3 Organs of Speech

1.4 Phonemes

1.5 Allophones

1.6 Vowels

1.7 Diphthongs

1.7.1 Types of Diphthongs

1.8 Consonants

1.8.1 Consonant Clusters

1.9 Summary





UNIT 2 MORPHOLOGY

2.1 Morphology

2.1.1 Morphemes

2.1.2 Allomorphs

2.1.3 Affixes

2.1.4 Inflections

2.1.5 Derivation

2.2 Word Formation

2.2.1 Compounds

2.2.2 Clipping

2.2.3 Blend

2.2.4 Acronym

2.2.5 Phrases

2.2.6 Phrasal Verbs

2.2.7 Some more Phrases

2.2.8 Idioms

2.3 Summary





UNIT 3 BASIC SENTENCE STRUTURE AND ITS CONSTITUENTS

3.1 Basic Sentence Structure and its Constituents

3.1.1 Phrases

3.1.2 Determiner

3.1.3 Modification

3.1.4 Some Important Adverbial Phrases

3.1.5 Sentence Patterns

3.1.6 Clause Types

3.2 Word Stress and Prosody

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3.2.1 Foot

3.2.2 Metre

3.2.3 Major Metrical Forms

3.3 Figures of Speech

3.4 Summary





UNIT 4 PRACTICAL LITERARY APPRECIATION

4.1 Guidelines for Literary Comprehension

4.2 Literary Appreciation of a Poem

4.3 Literary Appreciation of a Prose Passage

4.4 Summary





UNIT 5 ESSAY WRITING ON A GENERAL OR LITERARY/ARTISTIC TOPIC

5.1 Effective Writing Skills

5.2 Characteristics of a Good Essay

5.3 Essay and its Types

5.4 Parts of an Essay

5.5 Hints on Essay Writing

5.6 Selected Essays

5.7 Summary





MAEN14 --- English Poetry and Drama

UNIT 1 LITERARY HISTORY

1.1 Origin of Language

1.2 Indo-European Family of Languages

1.3 Characteristic Features of Old English

1.3.1 Anglo-Saxon Heroic Poetry

1.3.2 Old English Elegiac and Lyrical Poetry

1.3.3 Old English Prose

1.3.4 Anglo-Saxon Prose

1.4 Elizabethan Period

1.4.1 Prose and Poetry

1.4.2 Drama

1.5 Neo-Classical Period

1.5.1 Satire

1.5.2 Pre-Romantics / Graveyard Poets

1.5.3 Literary Criticism

1.5.4 Novels

1.6 Summary

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UNIT 2 BASIC ELEMENTS OF POETRY

2.1 Prosody

2.1.1 Alliteration

2.1.2 Assonance

2.1.3 Rhythm

2.1.4 Meter

2.1.5 Rhyme

2.1.6 Internal rhyme

2.1.7 Hard rhyme

2.1.8 Soft Rhyme

2.1.9 Poetic Diction

2.1.10 Drilling

2.1.11 Demonstration

2.2 Forms of Poetry

2.2.1 Ode

2.2.2 Lyric

2.3.3 Haiku

2.2.4 Tanka

2.2.5 Jintishi

2.2.6 Ghazal

2.2.7 Rubai

2.3 Genres of Poetry

2.3.1 Narrative Poetry

2.3.2 Dramatic Poetry

2.3.3 Satirical Poetry

2.3.4 Lyric Poetry

2.3.5 Prose Poetry

2.4 Summary





UNIT 3 READING ENGLISH POETRY

3.1 Edmund Spenser (1552–1599)

3.2 William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

3.3 John Donne (1572–1631)

3.4 Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)

3.5 William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

3.6 John Milton (1608-1674)

3.7 Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

3.8 Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)

3.9 John Dryden (1631–1700)

3.10 John Keats (1795–1821)

3.11 Summary




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UNIT 4 DRAMA AND THEATRE

4.1 Introduction to Theatre

4.1.1 The Theatre of the Absurd

4.1.2 Theatre of Cruelty

4.1.3 Epic Theatre

4.1.4 Feminist Theatre

4.1.5 Street Theatre

4.1.6 Poor Theatre

4.1.7 Angry Young Man

4.1.8 Ritual Drama

4.2 Genres

4.2.1 Tragedy

4.2.2 Comedy

4.2.3 Tragi-comedy

4.2.4 Farce

4.2.5 Melodrama

4.2.6 Masque

4.2.7 One-act play

4.2.8 Dramatic Monologue

4.3 Components of a Play

4.3.1 Setting

4.3.2 Plot

4.3.3 Character

4.3.4 Structure

4.3.5 Style

4.3.6 Theme

4.3.7 Audience

4.3.8 Dialogue

4.4 Drama as a Performing Art

4.5 Drama as a Tool for Social Criticism

4.6 Summary





UNIT 5 READING DRAMA

5.1 Background Information about William Shakespeare

5.1.1 Shakespeare’s Plays

5.1.2 Drama In England

5.2 Twelfth Night, or What you will: Synopsis with Annotations

5.3 Characters in Twelfth Night

5.4 About the Play

5.4.1 The Subtitle

5.4.2 The source of comedy in the play

5.4.3 Performance

5.4.4 Film Adaptations

5.5 Feste, The Fool

5.6 Some Themes in Twelfth Night

5.6.1 Love and Its Various Manifestations

5.6.2 Reality and Illusion

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5.7 SUMMARY





MAEN15 --- PROSE AND FICTION

UNIT 1 PROSE FORMS

1.1 Fiction

1.1.1 Definition

1.1.2 Different Ages of Fiction

1.2 Short Story (1830)

1.2.1 Definition

1.2.2 Objectives

1.2.3 Difference Between Short Story and Novel

1.3 Tales

1.3.1 Kinds of Tales

1.4 Autobiography and Biography

1.4.1 Autobiography

1.4.2 Biography

1.5 Newspaper, Journal and Article

1.5.1 Newspaper

1.5.2 Journal

1.5.3 Kinds of Journal

1.5.4 Article

1.5.5 Kinds of Article

1.6 Essays

1.6.1 Essay

1.6.2 Philosophical Essay

1.6.3 Scientific Essay

1.7 Travelogue

1.8 Speech

1.9 Summary





UNIT 2 READING PROSE

2.1 Nehru the Democrat

2.2 Bores

2.3 Freedom

2.4 What I Require from Life

2.5 Student Mobs

2.6 The Essentials of Education

2.7 Non-Violence

2.8 Summary




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UNIT 3 READING FICTION (SHORT STORY)

3.1 The Three Dancing Goats

3.1.1 Reference to Context

3.2 The Fortune-Teller

3.2.1 Summary and Analysis


3.3 Grief



3.4 The Doll’s House



3.5 How Much Land Does A Man Need?



3.6 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle



3.7 Summary





UNIT 4 ASPECTS OF NOVEL; FORMS OF NOVEL WRITING

4.1 Elements

4.2 Plot

4.2.1 Sub-plot

4.2.2 Plot Devices

4.2.3 Conclusion

4.3 Theme

4.3.1 Conclusion

4.4 Character

4.4.1 Conclusion

4.5 Setting or Background

4.5.1 Conclusion

4.6 Style

4.7 Dialogue

4.7.1 Conclusion

4.8 The Rise of Novel

4.9 Genres of Novels

4.10 Post-Modern Trends in English Novel (1950-2000)

4.11 Summary





UNIT 5 THE GUIDE

5.1 About the Author

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5.2 Narayan’s Style

5.3 Index Of Characters and Places

5.4 Characters

5.5 Setting, Plot, Structure

5.6 Theme and Technique

5.7 Reference to Context

5.8 Summary





YEAR II

MAEN21 --- Elementary Computer Applications

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER

1.1 Evolution and Generation of Computers

1.2 Types of Computers

1.2.1 Micro, Mini, Mainframe and Super Computers

1.3 Architecture of a Computer System

1.3.1 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

1.3.2 ALU

1.3.3 Memory: RAM, ROM Families

1.3.4 Cache Memory

1.4 Input/Output Devices

1.5 Pointing Devices

1.6 Summary




UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION TO NUMBER SYSTEM

2.1 Binary and Decimal Numbers

2.2 Octal and Hexadecimal Numbers

2.3 Inter Conversions of Numbers

2.4 Character Codes

2.4.1 ASCII Codes

2.4.2 EBCDIC

2.4.3 Unicode

2.5 Logic Gates

2.6 Boolean Algebra

2.7 Machine, Assembly and High Level Languages

2.8 3GL and IV GL

2.9 Summary




UNIT 3 CONCEPT OF OPERATING SYSTEM

3.1 Need of Operating Systems

3.1.1 Components of an Operating System

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3.1.2 Functions of Operating Systems

3.2 Types of Operating Systems

3.2.1 Single User Operating System

3.2.2 Multi User Operating System

3.2.3 Batch Processing Operating System

3.2.4 Distributed and Time Shared Operating Systems

3.2.5 Multitasking Operating Systems

3.2.6 Parallel Operating Systems

3.2.7 Distributed Operating Systems

3.2.8 Real-Time Operating Systems

3.3 Functions of Operating System

3.3.1 Process Management

3.3.2 Memory Management

3.4 Introducing UNIX

3.5 Introducing Linux

3.6 Windows

3.7 Introduction to Windows NT Server

3.8 Windows NT Server Architecture

3.8.1 Hardware Abstraction Layer

3.8.2 Kernel

3.8.3 NT Executive

3.8.4 Protected Environment Subsystems

3.9 Features of Windows NT Server

3.9.1 Extensibility

3.9.2 Portability

3.9.3 Security

3.9.4 Compatibility

3.9.5 Scalability

3.9.6 Reliability

3.9.7 Fault Tolerance

3.9.8 High Performance Client–Server Platform

3.9.9 Built-in Backup

3.9.10 GUI Management Tools

3.9.11 Comparison between MS-OS

3.10 Windows NT Systems and their Simple Commands

3.11 Summary




UNIT 4 INTERNET

4.1 Concept of Internet

4.2 E-Mail Services

4.2.1 World Wide Web

4.2.2 Web Browsers

4.2.3 Search Engine

4.3 Simple Programs in HTML

4.3.1 Type of HTML Documents

4.4 Document Structure Element

4.5 Type and Character Formatting

4.6 Tables

4.7 Frames

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4.8 Forms

4.9 Word Processing Packages

4.9.1 Standard Features of Tool Bar

4.9.2 Word Wrap

4.9.3 Text Formatting and Paragraph Formatting

4.9.4 Effect To Text

4.9.5 Mail Merge

4.10 Presentation Packages

4.10.1 Slide Creation

4.10.2 Adding Graphics

4.10.3 Formatting and Customizing

4.10.4 Slide Shows

4.10.5 Printing

4.11 Computer Networking

4.11.1 Bridges and Routers

4.11.2 Gateway and Modem

4.11.3 ISDN

4.11.4 Leased Lines

4.12 Teleconferencing And Videoconferencing

4.13 Multimedia Technology

4.13.1 Introducing Framework for Multimedia Devices

4.13.2 Image Compression Standards

4.13.3 JPEG

4.13.4 MPEG

4.13.5 MIDI Formats

4.14 Summary




UNIT 5 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND E-COMMERCE

5.1 Data, Field and Records

5.2 Information Database

5.3 Creation of a Database File

5.3.1 Insertion, Deletion and Updating of Records

5.3.2 Modifying Structure

5.3.3 Editing and Browsing of Records

5.3.4 Searching the Records

5.3.5 Retrieving the Records

5.3.6 Sorting, Indexing and Report Generation

5.4 Data Processing in Government Organizations

5.5 Concept of E-commerce

5.6 Benefits and Growth of E-Commerce

5.6.1 Advantages of E-Business

5.7 Security Considerations

5.8 Hazards of Virus and other Security Risks

5.8.1 Antivirus Software

5.9 Electronic Payment System

5.10 Summary




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MAEN22 --- English Poetry: Chaucer To Pope

UNIT 1 PASSAGES FOR EXPLANATION WITH REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

1.1 Tracing the History: Middle English Literature

1.2 Geoffrey Chaucer: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

1.3 Sir Thomas Wyatt: I Find No Peace

1.4 Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene

1.5 Michael Drayton: Love’s Farewell

1.6 Shakespeare’s Sonnets

1.6.1 To me fair, friend

1.6.2 Shall I Compare Thee

1.6.3 When in Disgrace with Fortune

1.7 John Donne

1.7.1 The Good Morrow

1.7.2 At The Round Earth’s Imagined Corners

1.8 Henry Vaughan: The Retreat

1.9 Andrew Marvell: Thoughts in a Garden

1.10 John Milton: Paradise Lost

1.11 John Dryden: Mac Flecknoe

1.12 Alexander Pope: Rape of the Lock

1.13 Summary





UNIT 2 MEDIEVAL AND ELIZABETHAN POETS: CHAUCER TO SHAKESPEARE

2.1 Geoffrey Chaucer

2.1.1 The General Prologue

2.2 Thomas Wyatt

2.2.1 I Find No Peace: Text and Explanation

2.3 Edmund Spenser

2.3.1 The Faerie Queene

2.4 Michael Drayton

2.4.1 Love’s Farewell: Text and Explanation

2.4.2 Love’s Farewell as a Sonnet

2.5 William Shakespeare

2.5.1 A Madrigal: Text and Explanation

2.5.2 Shakespeare’s Sonnet—To Me, Fair Friend: Text and Explanation

2.5.3 Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day: Text and Explanation

2.5.4 When in Disgrace with Fortune: Text and Explanation

2.6 Summary



2.9 Answers to ‘Self Assessment Questions’


UNIT 3 THE METAPHYSICAL POETS—DONNE TO COWLEY

3.1 John Donne

3.1.1 The Good Morrow

3.1.2 The Canonization

3.1.3 A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

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3.1.4 At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners

3.1.5 A Lecture Upon The Shadow

3.2 Henry Vaughan

3.2.1 The Retreat

3.2.2 Critical Analysis

3.3 Andrew Marvell

3.3.1 Thoughts in a Garden

3.4 John Milton

3.4.1 Paradise Lost Book 1

3.5 Thomas Carew

3.5.1 The True Beauty

3.6 Robert Herrick

3.6.1 Counsel To Girls (To Virgins, To Make Much of Time)

3.7 Abraham Cowley

3.7.1 A Supplication

3.8 Summary





UNIT 4 THE AUGUSTAN POETS—DRYDEN TO POPE

4.1 John Dryden

4.1.1 Mac Flecknoe: Text and Interpretation

4.2 Thomas Gray

4.2.1 Elegy written in the Country Churchyard: Text and Interpretation

4.3 Alexander Pope

4.3.1 Rape of the Lock: Text and Interpretation

4.4 William Cowper

4.4.1 The Poplar Field: Text and Interpretation

4.5 William Collins

4.5.1 Ode to Evening: Text and Interpretation

4.6 Summary





UNIT 5 SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND

5.1 Fourteenth Century

5.1.1 Edmund Spenser

5.1.2 The Life of Shakespeare

5.2 Seventeenth Century

5.2.1 John Donne

5.2.2 John Milton

5.3 Eighteenth Century

5.4 Aspects of Poetry

5.5 Poetic Forms

5.6 Figurative/Connotative Devices

5.7 Basic Principles of Writing Poetry

5.8 Summary



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MAEN23 --- Fiction

UNIT 1 EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FICTION

1.1 Daniel Defoe: Life and Works

1.1.1 Moll Flanders: Summary

1.1.2 Moll Flanders: Themes

1.1.3 Moll Flanders:Characters

1.2 Jane Austen: Life and Works

1.2.1 Emma: Summary

1.2.2 Emma: Themes

1.2.3 Emma: Characters

1.3 Henry Fielding: Life and Works

1.3.1 Joseph Andrews: Summary

1.3.2 Joseph Andrews: Themes

1.3.3 Joseph Andrews: Characters

1.4 Summary





UNIT 2 NINETEENTH CENTURY FICTION

2.1 Charles Dickens: Life and Works

2.1.1 Great Expectations: Summary

2.1.2 Great Expectations: Themes

2.1.3 Great Expectations: Characters

2.2 Thomas Hardy: Life and Works

2.2.1 The Return of the Native: Summary

2.2.2 The Return of the Native: Themes

2.2.3 The Return of the Native: Characters

2.3 George Eliot: Life and Works

2.3.1 The Mill on the Floss: Summary

2.3.2 The Mill on the Floss: Themes

2.3.3 The Mill on the Floss: Characters

2.4 Summary





UNIT 3 TWENTIETH CENTURY FICTION

3.1 Graham Greene: Life and Works

3.1.1 The Power and the Glory: Summary

3.1.2 The Power and the Glory: Themes

3.1.3 The Power and the Glory: Characters

3.2 Henry James: Life and Works

3.2.1 The Portrait of a Lady: Summary

3.2.2 The Portrait of a Lady: Themes

3.2.3 The Portrait of a Lady: Characters

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3.3 D.H.Lawrence: Life and Works

3.3.1 Sons and Lovers: Summary

3.3.2 Sons and Lovers: Themes

3.3.3 Sons and Lovers: Characters

3.4 Summary





UNIT 4 TWENTIETH CENTURY FICTION – PART II

4.1 Alice Walker: Life and Works

4.1.1 The Color Purple: Summary

4.1.2 The Color Purple: Themes

4.1.3 The Color Purple: Characters

4.2 Iris Murdoch: Life and Works

4.2.1 The Severed Head: Summary

4.2.2 The Severed Head: Themes

4.2.3 The Severed Head: Characters

4.3 E.M.Foster: Life and Works

4.3.1 Howards End: Summary

4.3.2 Howards End: Themes

4.3.3 Howards End: Characters

4.4 Summary






5.1 The Eighteenth Century

5.2 The Nineteenth Century

5.3 The Twentieth Century

5.4 Black Fiction

5.5 Aspects of Novel Writing

5.5.1 Elements

5.5.2 Plot

5.5.3 Theme

5.5.4 Character

5.5.5 Setting or Background

5.5.6 Style

5.5.7 Dialogue

5.5.8 The Rise of Novel

5.5.9 Genres of Novels

5.5.10 Post-Modern Trends in English Novel (1950-2000)

5.6 Summary





MAEN24 --- Modern Drama

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UNIT 1 EXPLANATION WITH REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

1.1 A Doll’s House

1.2 Devil’s Disciple

1.3 Waiting for Godot

1.4 Playboy of the Western World

1.5 Murder in the Cathedral

1.6 The Birthday Party

1.7 Look Back in Anger

1.8 All My Sons

1.9 Life of Galileo

1.10 Summary





UNIT 2 IBSEN, SHAW AND BECKETT

2.1 Introduction: A Doll’s House

2.1.1 Life of Henrik Ibsen

2.1.2 Plot

2.1.3 Dramatic Technique

2.1.4 Characters

2.1.5 Theme

2.2 Introduction: Devil’s Disciple

2.2.1 Life of George Bernard Shaw

2.2.2 Plot


2.2.4 Characters

2.2.5 Theme

2.3 Introduction: Waiting for Godot

2.3.1 Life of Samuel Beckett

2.3.2 Plot


2.3.4 Characters

2.3.5 Theme

2.4 Summary





UNIT 3 SYNGE, ELIOT AND PINTER

3.1 Introduction: The Playboy of the Western World

3.1.1 Life of Synge

3.1.2 Plot

3.1.3 Dramatic Techniques

3.1.4 Characters

3.1.5 Themes

3.2 Introduction: Murder in the Cathedral

3.2.1 Life of Eliot

3.2.2 Plot


3.2.4 Characters

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3.2.5 Themes

3.3 Introduction: The Birthday Party

3.3.1 Life of Pinter

3.3.2 Plot


3.3.4 Characters

3.3.5 Themes

3.4 Summary





UNIT 4 OSBORNE, MILLER AND BRECHT

4.1 Introduction: Look Back in Anger

4.1.1 Life of Osborne

4.1.2 Plot


4.1.4 Characters

4.1.5 Themes

4.2 Introduction: All My Sons

4.2.1 Life of Miller

4.2.2 Plot


4.2.4 Characters

4.2.5 Themes

4.3 Introduction: Life of Galileo

4.3.1 Life of Brecht

4.3.2 Plot


4.3.4 Characters

4.3.5 Themes

4.4 Summary





UNIT 5 SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND OF MODERN DRAMA

5.1 Evolution of Drama

5.2 Forms of Drama

5.3 Western Drama from Ancient to Modern

5.3.1 Greek Drama

5.3.2 Roman Drama

5.3.3 Medieval Drama

5.3.4 Elizabethan Drama

5.3.5 Jacobean Drama

5.3.6 Restoration Drama

5.3.7 Modern Drama

5.4 Movements and Forms in Modern European Drama

5.5 Summary



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MAEN25 --- Poetry: From Romanticism To Modern Times

UNIT 1 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT

1.1 William Wordsworth

1.2 P.B. Shelley

1.3 John Keats

1.4 Lord Alfred Tennyson

1.5 Robert Browning

1.6 Mathew Arnold

1.7 G.M. Hopkins

1.8 W.B. Yeats

1.9 T.S. Eliot

1.10 W.H. Auden

1.11 Sylvia Plath

1.12 Summary





UNIT 2 WORDSWORTH, SHELLEY AND KEATS

2.1 William Wordsworth: Life and Works

2.1.1 It is a Beauteous Evening: Text and Interpretation

2.1.2 Ode: Intimations of Immortality: Text and Interpretation

2.1.3 The French Revolution: Text and Interpretation

2.1.4 The Afflictions of Margaret: Text and Interpretation

2.1.5 To the Skylark: Text and Interpretation

2.1.6 The Inner Vision: Text and Interpretation

2.2 P.B. Shelley: Life and Works

2.2.1 To a Skylark: Text and Interpretation

2.2.2 Ode to the Westwind: Text and Interpretation

2.2.3 Love’s Philosophy: Text and Interpretation

2.2.4 The Poet’s Dream: Text and Interpretation

2.2.5 Ozymandias: Text and Interpretation

2.2.6 The Flight of Love: Text and Explanation

2.3 John Keats: Life and Works

2.3.1 Ode to a Nightingale: Text and Interpretation

2.3.2 Ode to Autumn: Text and Interpretation

2.3.3 The Human Seasons: Text and Interpretation

2.3.4 The Realm of Fancy: Text and Interpretation

2.4 Summary





UNIT 3 TENNYSON, BROWNING AND ARNOLD

3.1 Alfred Lord Tennyson: Life and Works

3.1.1 The Lotos Eaters: Text and Interpretation

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3.1.2 Ulysses: Text and Interpretation

3.1.3 The Eagle: Text and Interpretation

3.1.4 Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal: Text and Interpretation

3.2 Robert Browning: Life and Works

3.2.1 The Last Ride Together: Text and Interpretation

3.2.2 The Flower’s Name: Text and Interpretation

3.2.3 Confessions: Text and Interpretation

3.2.4 My Last Duchess: Text and Interpretation

3.2.5 Browning as a Poet of Dramatic Monologues

3.3 Matthew Arnold: Life and Works

3.3.1 Dover Beach: Text and Interpretation

3.3.2 To Marguerite: Text and Interpretation

3.3.3 The Last Word: Text and Interpretation

3.4 Summary





UNIT 4 HOPKINS, YEATS, ELIOT, AUDEN AND PLATH

4.1 G.M. Hopkins: Life and Works

4.1.1 The Windhover: Text and Interpretation

4.1.2 Pied Beauty: Text and Interpretation

4.1.3 Gods Grandeur: Text and Interpretation

4.2 W.B. Yeats: Life and Works

4.2.1 Wild Swans at Coole: Text and Interpretation

4.2.2 The Second Coming: Text and Interpretation

4.2.3 Sailing to Byzantium: Text and Interpretation

4.3 T.S. Eliot: Life and Works

4.3.1 The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: Text and Interpretation

4.3.2 The Waste Land: Text and Interpretation

4.4 W.H. Auden: Life and Works

4.4.1 Warm Are the Still and Lucky Miles: Text and Interpretation

4.4.2 Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love: Text and Interpretation

4.4.3 September 1, 1939: Text and Interpretation

4.5 Sylvia Plath: Life and Works

4.5.1 Cut: Text and Interpretation

4.5.2 You’re: Text and Interpretation

4.5.3 Edge: Text and Interpretation

4.6 Summary






5.1 The Romantic Age

5.2 Victorian Age

5.3 The Modern Age

5.4 Summary




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