VINOBA
BHAVE UNIVERSITY, HAZARIBAG.
COURSES
OF STUDY FOR ENGLISH HONOURS
(PART- I, II AND III)
(PART- I, II AND III)
BA PART-I ENGLISH HONOURS
PAPER-I
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
1.
Reading Fiction:
Group A: Definition and Nature of
Fiction, Narrative Forms; How it is different from Romance, Novella, Drama and
Short Stories; The Elements of Novel-
Theme, Plot, Characters and their types; Modes of Characterization; Narrative
Art; Setting; Technique; Style; Range of the Novel; its kinds- Epic Romance,
Gothic Novel, Picaresque Novel, Realistic Novel, Historical Novel, Political
Novel, Satirical Novel, Stream of Consciousness Novel, Science Fiction,
Regional Novel, Biographical Novel, Autobiographical Novel, Short Story and its
elements.
Group B:
Textual Study:
1. George Eliot: Silas Marner
2. E.M.Forster: Where Angels Fear to Tread
3. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of Baskerville
2. Reading Drama:
1. George Eliot: Silas Marner
2. E.M.Forster: Where Angels Fear to Tread
3. Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of Baskerville
2. Reading Drama:
Group A: Definition and of Drama; Stages of its development; Elements of Drama –
Story, Plot, Character and Dialogue; Soliloquies; Kinds of Drama – Greek Drama,
Shakespearean Drama; Tragedy; Comedy; Types of Comedy – Romantic, Classical,
Comedy of Humours, Comedy of Manners, Sentimental and Anti-Sentimental Comedy,
Anti Romantic Comedy, Melodrama, Farce, Heroic Play, Problem Play, Poetic
Drama, Absurd Drama, Tragi-Comedy, Dance-Drama, Mime, Masque, Catharsis,
Miracle Plays, Morality Plays, Chorus.
Group B:
Textual study:
1.Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
2. Oliver Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer
3.T.S.Eliot: Murder in the Cathedral
1.Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
2. Oliver Goldsmith: She Stoops to Conquer
3.T.S.Eliot: Murder in the Cathedral
Distribution of marks:
1. Reading
fiction :
GROUP A:
One question out of 3
related to the reading of fiction detailed in group A or any other topic
connected with it.
GROUP B:
1 question out of 2 purely
textual questions on each novel related to the problem of how to read fiction.
2. Reading drama:
2. Reading drama:
GROUP A:
1 question out of 3 related
to the reading of drama detailed in group c or on other topics related to it.
GROUP B:
1 question out of 2 purely
textual questions on each drama related to the problem of how to read drama.
3. Short notes on 4 topics/literary terms out of 6 selected from groups A in section, reading fiction and reading drama.
3. Short notes on 4 topics/literary terms out of 6 selected from groups A in section, reading fiction and reading drama.
BA PART-I ENGLISH HONOURS
PAPER-II
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS.
1.
GROUP A:
Reading poetry:
Definitions: Nature and elements of poetry,
classifications of poetry-lyric, ode, elegy, sonnet, epic, ballad, narrative
poetry, descriptive poetry, nature poetry, love poetry, stylistic study: diction
and syntax; characteristics and uses of meters;
imagery; symbolism; myth etc.
2.
GROUP B:
Textual study:
a)
The
winged word(ed.) David green(Macmillan)
The following poems are
prescribed-
I.
William
Shakespeare: sonnet no: 60
II.
John
Donne: A Hymn to God the Father
III.
George
Herbert: Virtue
IV.
John
Milton: How Soon Hath Time
V.
Andrew
Marvell: To His Coy Mistress
VI.
William
Blake; The Poison Tree
VII.
William
words worth: Lines Written A Few Miles above Tintern Abbey.
VIII.
John
Keats; Ode to a Nightingale
IX.
P.B.Shelley:
Ode To The West Wind
X.
Lord
Alfred Tennyson: Break, Break, Break
XI.
Robert
browning: Porphyria’s lover
XII.
Mathew
Arnold; Shakespeare
b)
S.T.Coleridge;
The Rime Of the Ancient Mariner
3.
GROUP C:
Practical criticism:
Long passage from unseen poems for
textual criticism applying four tools of analysis-sense feeling, tone, and
intention while analysing the theme and the style. Attention should be paid
also to diction, allusions, imagery, and symbolism if the passages contain
them.
4.
GROUP D:
Prosody/scansion:
Prosody treats of the laws regulating
the structure of verses or lines of poetry. It may be called the grammar of
verse. A student of poetry must be well acquainted with accentuation of syllables
and the number of accented/unaccented syllables in the lines in addition to his
knowledge of various kinds of feet, verse and stanza forms. The teachers should
allow students to read poetry aloud.
5.
GROUP E:
Notes on literary terms from poetry
and prosody:
Alliteration, Assonance,
Personification, Conceit, Simile, Metaphor, Synecdoche, Metonymy, Transferred
Epithet, Antithesis, Onomatopoeia, Cacophony, Euphony, Hyperbole, Dirge, Epitaph,
Epigram, Dramatic Monologue, Climax, Pathos, Pathetic Fallacy, Symbol, Rhythm, Meter,
Couplet, Blank Verse, Free Verse, Spleen Sarian Stanza, Ottava Rima, Ballad
Stanza.
Distribution of marks:
1.
Group
A: 1 out of 3 topics related to the readings of poetry as detailed in group a
or even other terms/topics related to it.
2.
Group
B: purely textual analysis of one poem out of 3 poems prescribed from winged
word.
3.
1
question out of 2 purely textual question on the ancient mariner.
4.
Group
C: Practical Criticism
a)
1
passage out of 2 unseen passages to be textually analysed without mentioning
the poet or the age.
b)
Explanation
of one passage
PART II ENGLISH HONOURS
PAPER III
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
GROUP A:
A study of the history of English
literature from the renaissance to the age of pope, including Chaucer from the
14th century, keeping in view the social, political and religious
backgrounds, reformation, the renaissance and their effect on the development
of poetry ,drama, prose romances, criticism and prose essays.
GROUP B:
Textual study:
1.
Geoffrey
Chaucer: The Prologue To The Canterbury Tales-From Line No:1 To 207
2.
William
Shakespeare: Macbeth
3.
John
Dryden: Mac Flecknoe
4.
Daniel
Defoe: Robinson Crusoe
5.
Jonathan
swift; satires and personal writings of swift
The following pieces are
prescribed:
a)
A
Modest Proposal
b)
Letter
Of Advice To A Young Poet
c)
Meditation
Upon A Broom Stick
d)
A
Letter To The Whole People Of Ireland
6.
Sheridan:
The School For Scandal
Distribution of marks:
1.
Group
A: 2 questions out of 4 on the background and history of the English
literature, on its different branches.
2.
Group
B: 3 questions out of 2 alternative questions on each prescribed book.
DEGREE PART II ENGLISH
HONOURS
PAPER IV
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
GROUP A:
A study of the history of English
literature with reference to its social , religious, political and economic backgrounds
and a detailed study of the development of poetry , drama, novel, prose,
criticism; the well known authors and their popular works.
GROUP B:
Textual study:
1.
Mathew
Arnold: Shoran and Rustum
2.
Jane
Austen: Pride and Prejudice
3.
Dickens;
David Copperfield
4.
Oscar
Wilde; The Importance of Being Earnest
5.
Lord
Byron: The Vision of Judgement.
Distribution of marks:
1.
GROUP
A: 2
questions out of 4 on the background and history of English literature with
emphasis on the development of poetry, drama, fiction, prose, criticism and
their authors.
2.
GROUP
B: 3
questions out of 2 alternative questions on each prescribed book.
PART III ENGLISH HONOURS
PAPER V
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
(1950-1951)
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
GROUP A:
A study of the history of English
literature along with its social, political and economic backgrounds, the
effect of the two world wars on life and literature; concentrating on the
development of poetry, novel, drama, prose, criticism and short stories.
GROUP B:
Textual study:
1.
T.S.Eliot;
Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock
2.
G.B.Shaw:
Pygmalion
3.
Rudyard
Kipling: Kim
4.
Modern
short stories iind series ed. Derek Hudson, O.U.P
The following short stories are prescribed:
I. The
Kite- Somerset Maugham
II. The
Hostages-C.S.Forester
III. The
Voice-V.S.Pritchett
IV. The
Basement Room-Graham Greene
V. Local
Boy Makes Good-John Moore
VI. Maria-Elizabeth
Bowen
5.
English
essayists, ed. Sushant K.Sinha, O.U.P.
The
essays of following writers are prescribed;
Chesterton,
Gardiner, Lynd, Priestley, Huxley, Forster.
Distribution of marks:
1.
GROUP
A: one
question out of 3 from the history of English literature related to its
background and different branches of literature.
2.
Objective
questions from group A on authors, their major works and major literary events
of the age.
3.
GROUP
B: 3
questions out of 2 alternative questions on each prescribed book.
4.
2
explanations out of 1 passage from each prescribed book.
PART III ENGLISH HONOURS
PAPER VI
COMPOSITION AND APPLIED
LANGUAGE SKILLS
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
1.
Précis(a
prose passage of about 400 words)
2.
Comprehension
of a standard prose passage
3.
Report
writing
4.
Writing
1 short essay on a current topic out of 4
5.
Letters-business/personal/letter
to the editor
6.
Advertisement
writing on a given subject.
PART III
PAPER VII
LANGUAGE CRITICAL TERMS AND
CONCEPTS
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
GROUP A
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Nature, origin and functions of
language; position of English in the indo-Germanic family of languages; characteristics
features of old English and modern English ; various influences/borrowings or
/in English language-Greek, Latin, French, Scandivian ; notes on gimm’s and
verner’s laws; impact of renaissance on English language, American English and
its differences from British English; influence of Shakespeare and bible on
English language; slang; future of
English in India; standard Indian English.
GROUP B:
Critical concepts: English Critical
text ed., Enright and Chkra, O.U.P
The following prices are Prescribed:
1.
Philip
Sidney: An Apology For Poetry
2.
John
Dryden: An Essay Of Dramatic Poesy
3.
Dr.Johnson:
Preface To Shakespeare
4.
P.B.Shelley:
Defence Of Poetry
5.
M.Arnnold:
The Study Of Poetry
6.
D.H.
Lawrence; Why The Novel Matters
7.
T.S.Eliot:
Tradition And Individual Talent
GROUP C:
Critical terms:
a)
Legislative
criticism
b)
Marxist
criticism
c)
Biographical
criticism
d)
Psychoanalytical
criticism
e)
Objective
correlative
f)
Negative
capability
g)
Impressionistic
criticism
h)
Mimetic
criticism
i)
Expressive
criticism
j)
Textual
criticism
k)
Objective
criticism
l)
Lemon
squeezer school of criticism
m) Classicism
n)
Structuralism
o)
Post-
structuralism
Distribution of marks:
1.
Group
A: History Of English Language
1 question out of 3 from
the history of language
2.
Group
B: 3 question out of 1 question each on any five prescribed pieces from the
text.
3.
Group
C: 4 notes on critical terms and concepts out of 6 from the prescribed one.
PART III
PAPER VIII
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
FULL MARKS- 100, TIME- 3
HOURS
GROUP A:
Background reading with reference to
the following topics:
1.
Indo-Anglian
Poetry of the 19th century
2.
Social
and political conditions of India between 1900-1947 and their impact on Indian
literature in English.
3.
Indo-Anglian
poetry of the 20th century before
1947
4.
Indo-Anglian
poetry of the 20th century after 1947
5.
Impact
of Gandhi on Indian literature in English.
6.
Indo-Anglian
prose since 1947.
7.
Trends
in 20th century Indian novels in English
8.
19th
century indo-Anglian novels.
9.
Indo-Anglian
novels in post-independence era.
10. Indo-Anglian drama.
11. Indo-Anglian short story.
GROUP B:
Fiction:
The following books are prescribed
1.
Raja
Rao: Kanthapura
2.
Khushwant
Singh: Train to Pakistan
3.
R.K.Narayan
: The Guide
4.
Anita
Desai: Cry, The Peacock
GROUP C:
Poetry:
1.
An
anthropology of Indian English poetry(orient Longman)
The works of the following
poets are prescribed:
a)
Derozio
b)
Toru
Dutt
c)
Sarojini
Naidu
d)
Nissim
Ezekiel
e)
Jayant
Mahapatra
f)
Kamala
das
g)
Daruwalla
GROUP D:
Short stories/drama:
1.
Modern
short stories: a reader, lucknow university
The following stories are
prescribed;
1)
Tagore:Cabuliwallah
2)
Malgonkar
: Cargo from Singapore
3)
R.K.Narayan;
The Axe
4)
Mulk
Raj Anand: The Barbar’s Trade Union
2.
Girish
Karnad: Tuqhlaq
Distribution of marks:
1.
GROUP
A: 1 question out of 3 to be set and attempted
2.
GROUP
B: 2 question out of 2 alternative questions on each book.
3.
GROUP
C: 1 question out of 2 on the prescribed poets.
4.
GROUP
D: 1 question out of two from the stories.
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BA PART 1
ENGLISH
SUBSIDIARY/GENERAL
(LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)
GROUP A
The following books are prescribed:
1.
The
Winged Word: an anthology of poems for degree course ed. David Green, Macmillan.
The following poems are
prescribed:
a)
Thomas
Wyatt The Elder: I Find No Peace
b)
Shakespeare:
Fear No More The Heat Of The Sun
c)
John
Donne: From Holy Sonnet No.1
d)
Ben
Jonson: Song to Celia
e)
George
Herbert: The Pulley
f)
Henry
Vaugham: The Retreat
g)
Pope:
From Essay On Man
h)
Thomas
Gray: Hymn To Adversity
i)
Robert
Burns: A Red, Red Rose
j)
Wordsworth:Three
Years She Grew
k)
Keats:
Ode To Autumn
l)
Malthew
Arnold: Longing
m)
W.B.Yeats:
The Wild Swans Ay Coole
n)
Rupert
Broke: The Dead
o)
Robert
Graves: Warning To Children
GROUP B:
Drama:
2.
G.B.Shaw:
You Never Can Tell
3.
Definitions
of the following literary terms:
a)
Heroic
couplet
b)
Blank
verse
c)
Sonnet
d)
Alliteration
e)
Assonance
f)
Elegy
g)
Simile
h)
Metaphor
i)
Personification
j)
Ode
k)
Lyric
l)
Allegory
m)
Ballad
n)
Epic
o)
Cacophony
p)
Hyperbole
q)
Conceit
r)
Onomatopoeia
s)
Euphony
t)
Epitaph
4.
Grammar
a)
Correction
of common errors
b)
Idioms
and phrases
c)
Homonyms,
synonyms, antonyms,
d)
Précis
writing
e)
Essay
Distribution of marks:
1.
Explanation:
3, at least 1 from each group, out of 6(3 from poetry and 3 from drama) to be
set, to be attempted.
2.
Poetry:
1 critical question out of 3 to be set, to be attempted.
3.
Drama:
1 question out of 3 to be set, to be attempted.
4.
Essay:
1 essay out of 4 on current topics.
5.
Definitions
of 2 literary terms out of 4 to be set.
6.
Grammar:
a)
Common
errors
b)
Homonyms
c)
Idioms
and phrases
d)
Synonyms
and antonyms
e)
Précis
B.A. PART-1
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
The following books are prescribed:
1.
George
Orwell-Animal Farm
2.
C.E.Eckerslay-
Brighter English(Orient Longman)- All the Poems
3.
Short
Essay
Distribution of marks
1.
1
question from the animal farm out of 3 to be set, to be attempted.
2.
1
critical appreciation of a poem out of 3 to be set, to be attempted.
3.
1
short essay (not exceeding 400 words) out of 4 topics, to be attempted.
B.A PART II
ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
The following books are prescribed:
1.
C.E.Eckerslay-Brighter
English(Orient Longman)
2.
The
following short stories are prescribed:
a)
Somerset
Maugham-The Luncheon
b)
Jerome
k. Jerome-The Dancing Partner
c)
Oscar
Wilde- The Happy Prince
d)
H.G.Wells-The
Pearl Love
3.
All
4 one act plays are prescribed
4.
Meaning
of unseen prose/passage
Distribution of marks:
1.
1
question from short stories out of 3 to be set, to be attempted
2.
1 Question from the one act plays out of 2 to
be set, to be attempted.
3.
Meaning
of unseen prose/passage.
B.A. PART-II
ENGLISH
SUBSIDIARY /GENERAL
(LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE)
GROUP A
The following books are prescribed:
1.
Tales
of all times ed. P.V. Ramchanran (vikas)
The
following stories are prescribed
a)
God
Seas The Truth But Waits-Leo Tolstoy
b)
Rajah’s
Diamond-R.L.Stevenson
c)
The
Cabuliwala –Rabindra Nath Tagore
d)
A
Cup Of Tea-Katherine Mansfield
e)
The
Gold Watch-Mulk Raj Ananad
f)
Love
Story-Robert Southey
g)
Writing
On The Image-William Morris
GROUP B
2.
The
Tempest- William Shakespeare
3.
Definitions
of the following literary terms:
Tragedy,
Comedy, Farce, Melodrama, Tragic Flaw, Poetic Justice, Dramatic Irony, Soliloquy,
Aside, Dramatic Monologue, Plot, Character, Catharsis, Climax, Comedy of Humours,
Heroic Tragedy ,Problem Play, Noah Play, Mime Dialogue.
4.
Report
writings
5.
Letters
Distribution of marks:
1.
Explanation
:3 at least 1 from each
group(stories and drama), out of
6(3 from stories; 3 from drama)
2.
1
question from the short stories, out of 3 to be set, to be attempted
3.
One
comprehension either from poetry or from prose
4.
Definitions
of 2 literary terms out of 4 to be set, to be attempted
5.
Report
writing
6.
Letter
writing.
BA PART III
ENGLISH
GENERAL
The following books are
prescribed
1.
Anthology
of Indian English poetry: Orient Longman
The
followings poems are prescribed
a)
H.Deozio
b)
Toru
Dutt: The Lotus
c)
Tagore:
Silent Steps
d)
Sri
Aurbindo: Transformation
e)
Sarojini
Naidu: The Souls Prayer
f)
Shiv
k. Kumar; Pilgrimage
g)
Nissim
Ezekiel; Philosophy
h)
Jayant
Mahapatra; The Whore House In A Calcutta Street
i)
Kamla
Das; After The Illness
j)
Daruwalla:Charvaka
2.
Bhavani
Bhattacharya; He Who Rides A Tiger
3.
Translation
4.
Advertisement
writing
5.
Paragraph
writings
Distribution of marks:
1.
Explanations:3
at least 1 from each book, out of 6 to be set 3 from poetry , 3 from novel)
2.
1
critical questions out of 3 to be set from the anthology of Indian English
poetry
3.
1
question on he who rides a tiger, out of 3 to be set
4.
Translation
from Hindi into English
5.
Advertisement
writing on a given topic
6.
Paragraph
writings.
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