Mahatma Gandhi University MEGHALAYA SYLLABUS MANUAL TRADITIONAL PROGRAMME

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1 Mahatma Gandhi University MEGHALAYA SYLLABUS MANUAL TRADITIONAL PROGRAMME 1 P a g e

2 PROGRAMME CODE Master of Arts in English (MAEN) 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 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 2 P a g e

3 Detailed Syllabus YEAR I MAEN LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORIES UNIT 1 ARISTOTLE S POETICS AND BHARAT S NATYA SHASTRA 1.1 Literature: An Overview Literary Theory and Criticism 1.2 Aristotle s Poetics: An Overview Aristotelian view of Mimesis Different Genres: Epics, Tragedy and Comedy 1.3 The Six Elements of Tragedy Plot or Mythos Character or Ethos Tragic Error or Hamartia Thought or Dianoia Language or Lexis Musical Element or Melopoeia Visual Element (Spectacle) or Opsis 1.4 Catharsis 1.5 Review of Aristotle s Poetics 1.6 Natya Shastra and Natya Rasa Dance and Music 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 Crites Viewpoint Eugenius Viewpoint Lisedius Viewpoint Neander s Viewpoint Review 2.3 About Samuel Johnson 2.4 Preface to Shakespeare Shakespeare s Greatness: Plays a Mirror to Life Defending Shakespearean mingling of Comedy and Tragedy 2.5 Summary 2.6 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.7 Self-Assessment Questions 2.8 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.9 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 COLERIDGE, WORDSWORTH AND ARNOLD 3 P a g e

4 3.1 The Romantic Age: Biographia Literaria Role of Imagination in Romantic Poetry 3.2 Chapter 14 of Coleridge s Biographia Literaria Coleridge s Notions of Poetry and the Poet Superaddition of Rhyme to Poetry 3.3 Chapter 17 of Coleridge s Biographia Literaria Wordsworth s Championing of Rustic Man s Language and Coleridge s Disagreement Coleridge s Views on Meter Review 3.4 William Wordsworth: Preface to Lyrical Ballads Four Essential Principles of Poetry Wordsworth s Definition of Poetry Defining the Poet The Value of Poetry Poetic Diction Review 3.5 Mathew Arnold Mathew Arnold: The Study of Poetry 3.6 Summary 3.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.8 Self-Assessment Questions 3.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 ELIOT, SHOWALTER AND SAID 4.1 T.S. Eliot Tradition and the Individual Talent Review 4.2 Elaine Showalter Toward a Feminist Poetics The Three Phases of Literary Evolution Review 4.3 Edward Said Introduction to Orientalism Review 4.4 Summary 4.5 Answers To Check Your Progress 4.6 Self-Assessment Questions 4.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 MODERN CRITICAL TRENDS 5.1 New Criticism: England The American New Critics 5.2 Karl Marx: Marxism Soviet Socialist Realism Georg Lukács Bertolt Brecht The Frankfurt School Structuralist Marxism: Goldmann, Althusser and Macherey New Left Marxism: Williams, Eagleton and Jameson 5.3 Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis Id, Ego and Superego 4 P a g e

5 5.4 Ferdinand De Dassure: Structuralism Langue and Parole Signifier and Signified Claude Levi-Strauss Roland Barthes Structuralist Narratology Structuralist Poetics 5.5 Post-Colonialism Edward Said Homi Bhabha Gayatri Chakraborty Spivak 5.6 Postmodernism Origin of Postmodernism and its Emergence Critics Viewpoint on Postmodernism Literary Postmodernism Theories and Derivatives on Postmodernism Post-Postmodernism Modernism versus Postmodernism: Grand Narrative-Lyotard Simulacrum Baudrillard Late Capitalism: Frederic Jameson Postmodernism and Literature 5.7 Feminism First-Wave Feminism Second-Wave Feminism: Anglo-American Feminists French Feminists 5.8 Summary 5.9 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.10 Self-Assessment Questions 5.11 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.12 Suggested Reading/Endnote MAEN 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 1.11 Self-Assessment Questions 1.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.13 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 DR. FAUSTUS, HAMLET, THE TEMPEST 5 P a g e

6 2.1 Scene-Wise Interpretation of Doctor Faustus 2.2 Chief Character Sketches Faustus 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 Chief Character Sketches Hamlet Horatio 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 2.15 Chief Character Sketches Prospero Miranda Caliban 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 2.20 Self-Assessment Questions 2.21 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.22 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 MACBETH, VOLPONE, THE DUCHESS OF MALFI 3.1 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Play 3.2 Chief Character Sketches Duncan Macbeth 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 3.8 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Play 3.9 Chief Character Sketches Volpone 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 6 P a g e

7 3.15 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Play 3.16 Chief Character Sketches 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 3.22 Self-Assessment Questions 3.23 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.24 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, THE WAY OF THE WORLD 4.1 Scene-wise Interpretation of the Play 4.2 Chief Character Sketches Joseph Surface 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 Chief Character Sketches Lady Wishfort Mirabell Mr. Fainall 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 4.15 Self-Assessment Questions 4.16 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.17 Suggested Reading 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 5.10 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.11 Self-Assessment Questions 5.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.13 Suggested Reading MAEN Elementary Linguistics & Modern English 7 P a g e

8 UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS 1.1 Communication: Definition Forms of Communication 1.2 Language: Definition and Forms Salient Features of Language 1.3 Phonetics and Phonology Branches of Phonetics IPA Symbols Organs of Speech 1.4 Phonemes 1.5 Allophones 1.6 Vowels 1.7 Diphthongs Types of Diphthongs 1.8 Consonants Consonant Clusters 1.9 Summary 1.10 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.11 Self-Assessment Questions 1.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.13 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 MORPHOLOGY 2.1 Morphology Morphemes Allomorphs Affixes Inflections Derivation 2.2 Word Formation Compounds Clipping Blend Acronym Phrases Phrasal Verbs Some more Phrases Idioms 2.3 Summary 2.4 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.5 Self-Assessment Questions 2.6 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.7 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 BASIC SENTENCE STRUTURE AND ITS CONSTITUENTS 3.1 Basic Sentence Structure and its Constituents Phrases Determiner Modification Some Important Adverbial Phrases Sentence Patterns Clause Types 3.2 Word Stress and Prosody 8 P a g e

9 3.2.1 Foot Metre Major Metrical Forms 3.3 Figures of Speech 3.4 Summary 3.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.6 Self-Assessment Questions 3.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.8 Suggested Reading 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 4.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.6 Self-Assessment Questions 4.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.8 Suggested Reading 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 5.8 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.9 Self-Assessment Questions 5.10 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.11 Suggested Reading MAEN 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 Anglo-Saxon Heroic Poetry Old English Elegiac and Lyrical Poetry Old English Prose Anglo-Saxon Prose 1.4 Elizabethan Period Prose and Poetry Drama 1.5 Neo-Classical Period Satire Pre-Romantics / Graveyard Poets Literary Criticism Novels 1.6 Summary 9 P a g e

10 1.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.8 Self-Assessment Questions 1.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 BASIC ELEMENTS OF POETRY 2.1 Prosody Alliteration Assonance Rhythm Meter Rhyme Internal rhyme Hard rhyme Soft Rhyme Poetic Diction Drilling Demonstration 2.2 Forms of Poetry Ode Lyric Haiku Tanka Jintishi Ghazal Rubai 2.3 Genres of Poetry Narrative Poetry Dramatic Poetry Satirical Poetry Lyric Poetry Prose Poetry 2.4 Summary 2.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.6 Self-Assessment Questions 2.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 READING ENGLISH POETRY 3.1 Edmund Spenser ( ) 3.2 William Wordsworth ( ) 3.3 John Donne ( ) 3.4 Henry Vaughan ( ) 3.5 William Shakespeare ( ) 3.6 John Milton ( ) 3.7 Alexander Pope ( ) 3.8 Andrew Marvell ( ) 3.9 John Dryden ( ) 3.10 John Keats ( ) 3.11 Summary 3.12 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.13 Self-Assessment Questions 3.14 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 10 P a g e

11 3.15 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 DRAMA AND THEATRE 4.1 Introduction to Theatre The Theatre of the Absurd Theatre of Cruelty Epic Theatre Feminist Theatre Street Theatre Poor Theatre Angry Young Man Ritual Drama 4.2 Genres Tragedy Comedy Tragi-comedy Farce Melodrama Masque One-act play Dramatic Monologue 4.3 Components of a Play Setting Plot Character Structure Style Theme Audience Dialogue 4.4 Drama as a Performing Art 4.5 Drama as a Tool for Social Criticism 4.6 Summary 4.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.8 Self-Assessment Questions 4.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 READING DRAMA 5.1 Background Information about William Shakespeare Shakespeare s Plays 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 The Subtitle The source of comedy in the play Performance Film Adaptations 5.5 Feste, The Fool 5.6 Some Themes in Twelfth Night Love and Its Various Manifestations Reality and Illusion 11 P a g e

12 5.7 SUMMARY 5.8 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.9 Self-Assessment Questions 5.10 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.11 Suggested Reading MAEN PROSE AND FICTION UNIT 1 PROSE FORMS 1.1 Fiction Definition Different Ages of Fiction 1.2 Short Story (1830) Definition Objectives Difference Between Short Story and Novel 1.3 Tales Kinds of Tales 1.4 Autobiography and Biography Autobiography Biography 1.5 Newspaper, Journal and Article Newspaper Journal Kinds of Journal Article Kinds of Article 1.6 Essays Essay Philosophical Essay Scientific Essay 1.7 Travelogue 1.8 Speech 1.9 Summary 1.10 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.11 Self-Assessment Questions 1.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.13 Suggested Reading 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 2.9 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.10 Self-Assessment Questions 2.11 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 12 P a g e

13 2.12 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 READING FICTION (SHORT STORY) 3.1 The Three Dancing Goats Reference to Context 3.2 The Fortune-Teller Summary and Analysis Reference to Context 3.3 Grief Summary and Analysis Reference to Context 3.4 The Doll s House Summary and Analysis Reference to Context 3.5 How Much Land Does A Man Need? Summary and Analysis Reference to Context 3.6 The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle Summary and Analysis Reference to Context 3.7 Summary 3.8 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.9 Self-Assessment Questions 3.10 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.11 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 ASPECTS OF NOVEL; FORMS OF NOVEL WRITING 4.1 Elements 4.2 Plot Sub-plot Plot Devices Conclusion 4.3 Theme Conclusion 4.4 Character Conclusion 4.5 Setting or Background Conclusion 4.6 Style 4.7 Dialogue Conclusion 4.8 The Rise of Novel 4.9 Genres of Novels 4.10 Post-Modern Trends in English Novel ( ) 4.11 Summary 4.12 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.13 Self-Assessment Questions 4.14 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.15 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 THE GUIDE 5.1 About the Author 13 P a g e

14 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 5.9 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.10 Self-Assessment Questions 5.11 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.12 Suggested Reading YEAR II MAEN Elementary Computer Applications UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER 1.1 Evolution and Generation of Computers 1.2 Types of Computers Micro, Mini, Mainframe and Super Computers 1.3 Architecture of a Computer System Central Processing Unit (CPU) ALU Memory: RAM, ROM Families Cache Memory 1.4 Input/Output Devices 1.5 Pointing Devices 1.6 Summary 1.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.8 Self-Assessment Questions 1.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 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 ASCII Codes EBCDIC 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 2.10 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.11 Self-Assessment Questions 2.12 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions UNIT 3 CONCEPT OF OPERATING SYSTEM 3.1 Need of Operating Systems Components of an Operating System 14 P a g e

15 3.1.2 Functions of Operating Systems 3.2 Types of Operating Systems Single User Operating System Multi User Operating System Batch Processing Operating System Distributed and Time Shared Operating Systems Multitasking Operating Systems Parallel Operating Systems Distributed Operating Systems Real-Time Operating Systems 3.3 Functions of Operating System Process Management 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 Hardware Abstraction Layer Kernel NT Executive Protected Environment Subsystems 3.9 Features of Windows NT Server Extensibility Portability Security Compatibility Scalability Reliability Fault Tolerance High Performance Client Server Platform Built-in Backup GUI Management Tools Comparison between MS-OS 3.10 Windows NT Systems and their Simple Commands 3.11 Summary 3.12 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.13 Self-Assessment Questions 3.14 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions UNIT 4 INTERNET 4.1 Concept of Internet 4.2 Services World Wide Web Web Browsers Search Engine 4.3 Simple Programs in HTML Type of HTML Documents 4.4 Document Structure Element 4.5 Type and Character Formatting 4.6 Tables 4.7 Frames 15 P a g e

16 4.8 Forms 4.9 Word Processing Packages Standard Features of Tool Bar Word Wrap Text Formatting and Paragraph Formatting Effect To Text Mail Merge 4.10 Presentation Packages Slide Creation Adding Graphics Formatting and Customizing Slide Shows Printing 4.11 Computer Networking Bridges and Routers Gateway and Modem ISDN Leased Lines 4.12 Teleconferencing And Videoconferencing 4.13 Multimedia Technology Introducing Framework for Multimedia Devices Image Compression Standards JPEG MPEG MIDI Formats 4.14 Summary 4.15 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.16 Self-Assessment Questions 4.17 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 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 Insertion, Deletion and Updating of Records Modifying Structure Editing and Browsing of Records Searching the Records Retrieving the Records 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 Advantages of E-Business 5.7 Security Considerations 5.8 Hazards of Virus and other Security Risks Antivirus Software 5.9 Electronic Payment System 5.10 Summary 5.11 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.12 Self-Assessment Questions 5.13 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 16 P a g e

17 MAEN 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 To me fair, friend Shall I Compare Thee When in Disgrace with Fortune 1.7 John Donne The Good Morrow 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 1.14 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.15 Self-Assessment Questions 1.16 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.17 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 MEDIEVAL AND ELIZABETHAN POETS: CHAUCER TO SHAKESPEARE 2.1 Geoffrey Chaucer The General Prologue 2.2 Thomas Wyatt I Find No Peace: Text and Explanation 2.3 Edmund Spenser The Faerie Queene 2.4 Michael Drayton Love s Farewell: Text and Explanation Love s Farewell as a Sonnet 2.5 William Shakespeare A Madrigal: Text and Explanation Shakespeare s Sonnet To Me, Fair Friend: Text and Explanation Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer s Day: Text and Explanation When in Disgrace with Fortune: Text and Explanation 2.6 Summary 2.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.8 Self-Assessment Questions 2.9 Answers to Self Assessment Questions 2.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 THE METAPHYSICAL POETS DONNE TO COWLEY 3.1 John Donne The Good Morrow The Canonization A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning 17 P a g e

18 3.1.4 At the Round Earth s Imagined Corners A Lecture Upon The Shadow 3.2 Henry Vaughan The Retreat Critical Analysis 3.3 Andrew Marvell Thoughts in a Garden 3.4 John Milton Paradise Lost Book Thomas Carew The True Beauty 3.6 Robert Herrick Counsel To Girls (To Virgins, To Make Much of Time) 3.7 Abraham Cowley A Supplication 3.8 Summary 3.9 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.10 Self-Assessment Questions 3.11 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.12 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 THE AUGUSTAN POETS DRYDEN TO POPE 4.1 John Dryden Mac Flecknoe: Text and Interpretation 4.2 Thomas Gray Elegy written in the Country Churchyard: Text and Interpretation 4.3 Alexander Pope Rape of the Lock: Text and Interpretation 4.4 William Cowper The Poplar Field: Text and Interpretation 4.5 William Collins Ode to Evening: Text and Interpretation 4.6 Summary 4.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.8 Self-Assessment Questions 4.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND 5.1 Fourteenth Century Edmund Spenser The Life of Shakespeare 5.2 Seventeenth Century John Donne 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 5.9 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.10 Self-Assessment Questions 18 P a g e

19 5.11 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.12 Suggested Reading MAEN Fiction UNIT 1 EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FICTION 1.1 Daniel Defoe: Life and Works Moll Flanders: Summary Moll Flanders: Themes Moll Flanders:Characters 1.2 Jane Austen: Life and Works Emma: Summary Emma: Themes Emma: Characters 1.3 Henry Fielding: Life and Works Joseph Andrews: Summary Joseph Andrews: Themes Joseph Andrews: Characters 1.4 Summary 1.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.6 Self-Assessment Questions 1.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 NINETEENTH CENTURY FICTION 2.1 Charles Dickens: Life and Works Great Expectations: Summary Great Expectations: Themes Great Expectations: Characters 2.2 Thomas Hardy: Life and Works The Return of the Native: Summary The Return of the Native: Themes The Return of the Native: Characters 2.3 George Eliot: Life and Works The Mill on the Floss: Summary The Mill on the Floss: Themes The Mill on the Floss: Characters 2.4 Summary 2.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.6 Self-Assessment Questions 2.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 TWENTIETH CENTURY FICTION 3.1 Graham Greene: Life and Works The Power and the Glory: Summary The Power and the Glory: Themes The Power and the Glory: Characters 3.2 Henry James: Life and Works The Portrait of a Lady: Summary The Portrait of a Lady: Themes The Portrait of a Lady: Characters 19 P a g e

20 3.3 D.H.Lawrence: Life and Works Sons and Lovers: Summary Sons and Lovers: Themes Sons and Lovers: Characters 3.4 Summary 3.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.6 Self-Assessment Questions 3.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 TWENTIETH CENTURY FICTION PART II 4.1 Alice Walker: Life and Works The Color Purple: Summary The Color Purple: Themes The Color Purple: Characters 4.2 Iris Murdoch: Life and Works The Severed Head: Summary The Severed Head: Themes The Severed Head: Characters 4.3 E.M.Foster: Life and Works Howards End: Summary Howards End: Themes Howards End: Characters 4.4 Summary 4.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.6 Self-Assessment Questions 4.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND 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 Elements Plot Theme Character Setting or Background Style Dialogue The Rise of Novel Genres of Novels Post-Modern Trends in English Novel ( ) 5.6 Summary 5.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.8 Self-Assessment Questions 5.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.10 Suggested Reading MAEN Modern Drama 20 P a g e

21 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 1.11 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.12 Self-Assessment Questions 1.13 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.14 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 IBSEN, SHAW AND BECKETT 2.1 Introduction: A Doll s House Life of Henrik Ibsen Plot Dramatic Technique Characters Theme 2.2 Introduction: Devil s Disciple Life of George Bernard Shaw Plot Dramatic Technique Characters Theme 2.3 Introduction: Waiting for Godot Life of Samuel Beckett Plot Dramatic Technique Characters Theme 2.4 Summary 2.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.6 Self-Assessment Questions 2.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 SYNGE, ELIOT AND PINTER 3.1 Introduction: The Playboy of the Western World Life of Synge Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters Themes 3.2 Introduction: Murder in the Cathedral Life of Eliot Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters 21 P a g e

22 3.2.5 Themes 3.3 Introduction: The Birthday Party Life of Pinter Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters Themes 3.4 Summary 3.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.6 Self-Assessment Questions 3.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 OSBORNE, MILLER AND BRECHT 4.1 Introduction: Look Back in Anger Life of Osborne Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters Themes 4.2 Introduction: All My Sons Life of Miller Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters Themes 4.3 Introduction: Life of Galileo Life of Brecht Plot Dramatic Techniques Characters Themes 4.4 Summary 4.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.6 Self-Assessment Questions 4.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.8 Suggested Reading 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 Greek Drama Roman Drama Medieval Drama Elizabethan Drama Jacobean Drama Restoration Drama Modern Drama 5.4 Movements and Forms in Modern European Drama 5.5 Summary 5.6 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.7 Self-Assessment Questions 22 P a g e

23 5.8 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 5.9 Suggested Reading MAEN 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 1.13 Answers to Check Your Progress 1.14 Self-Assessment Questions 1.15 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 1.16 Suggested Reading UNIT 2 WORDSWORTH, SHELLEY AND KEATS 2.1 William Wordsworth: Life and Works It is a Beauteous Evening: Text and Interpretation Ode: Intimations of Immortality: Text and Interpretation The French Revolution: Text and Interpretation The Afflictions of Margaret: Text and Interpretation To the Skylark: Text and Interpretation The Inner Vision: Text and Interpretation 2.2 P.B. Shelley: Life and Works To a Skylark: Text and Interpretation Ode to the Westwind: Text and Interpretation Love s Philosophy: Text and Interpretation The Poet s Dream: Text and Interpretation Ozymandias: Text and Interpretation The Flight of Love: Text and Explanation 2.3 John Keats: Life and Works Ode to a Nightingale: Text and Interpretation Ode to Autumn: Text and Interpretation The Human Seasons: Text and Interpretation The Realm of Fancy: Text and Interpretation 2.4 Summary 2.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 2.6 Self-Assessment Questions 2.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 2.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 3 TENNYSON, BROWNING AND ARNOLD 3.1 Alfred Lord Tennyson: Life and Works The Lotos Eaters: Text and Interpretation 23 P a g e

24 3.1.2 Ulysses: Text and Interpretation The Eagle: Text and Interpretation Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal: Text and Interpretation 3.2 Robert Browning: Life and Works The Last Ride Together: Text and Interpretation The Flower s Name: Text and Interpretation Confessions: Text and Interpretation My Last Duchess: Text and Interpretation Browning as a Poet of Dramatic Monologues 3.3 Matthew Arnold: Life and Works Dover Beach: Text and Interpretation To Marguerite: Text and Interpretation The Last Word: Text and Interpretation 3.4 Summary 3.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 3.6 Self-Assessment Questions 3.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 3.8 Suggested Reading UNIT 4 HOPKINS, YEATS, ELIOT, AUDEN AND PLATH 4.1 G.M. Hopkins: Life and Works The Windhover: Text and Interpretation Pied Beauty: Text and Interpretation Gods Grandeur: Text and Interpretation 4.2 W.B. Yeats: Life and Works Wild Swans at Coole: Text and Interpretation The Second Coming: Text and Interpretation Sailing to Byzantium: Text and Interpretation 4.3 T.S. Eliot: Life and Works The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: Text and Interpretation The Waste Land: Text and Interpretation 4.4 W.H. Auden: Life and Works Warm Are the Still and Lucky Miles: Text and Interpretation Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love: Text and Interpretation September 1, 1939: Text and Interpretation 4.5 Sylvia Plath: Life and Works Cut: Text and Interpretation You re: Text and Interpretation Edge: Text and Interpretation 4.6 Summary 4.7 Answers to Check Your Progress 4.8 Self-Assessment Questions 4.9 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 4.10 Suggested Reading UNIT 5 SOCIO-CULTURAL AND LITERARY BACKGROUND 5.1 The Romantic Age 5.2 Victorian Age 5.3 The Modern Age 5.4 Summary 5.5 Answers to Check Your Progress 5.6 Self-Assessment Questions 5.7 Answers to Self-Assessment Questions 24 P a g e

25 5.8 Suggested Reading 25 P a g e