ENGLISH LITERATURE (ELECTIVE)

B.A. Part-I

(For the Year 201! 201" a#$ 201%)

 Note: There will be two papers of one credit each.

Three periods per paper per week.Each paper will carry 100 marks.

Each paper will be of three hours' duration.

Paper A: An ntroduction to the !tudy of Prose "iteraturePaper #: An ntroduction to the !tudy of $iction

Pa&er ' A A# I#tro$*t+o# to the St$, o Proe L+teratre

Total %arks: 100 Teachin& Periods: (

Time: ) *ours Pass %arks: )(+

,ourse ,ontent

a. -hat is "iterature

 b. /arious enres of "iteraturec. "iterature and !ociety

d. "iterature in Today's -orld

Ter/ &erta+#+# to Proe:

1. Prose

. The Types of Prose2i3Narrati4e

2ii3 Ar&umentati4e

2iii3 5ramatic

2i43 nformati4e243 ,ontemplati4e

). !atire

6. Alle&ory(. Parable

7. 8topia

. *istorical -ritin&9. Tra4elo&ue

. Philosophical -ritin&

10. Essay11. #io&raphy and Autobio&raphy

1. rony

1). Atmosphere

16. Euphemism1(. $able

1

 

La#ae Ite/

(a)   To e+#e

i3 /owelii3 ,onsonant

iii3 Pure /owel

i43 5iphthon&

()   To L+t

i3 /owels

ii3 ,onsonantsiii3 5iphthon&s of the ;P 4ariety of En&lish

(*)   Phonemic Transcription of minimal pairs

($)   Phonemic Transcription of some &i4en words

PRESCRIBE TE3T

 A Selection of English Prose compiled and edited by 8ni4ersity of <ashmir= 5ept.

of En&lish= >rient "on&man 1.

Sete$ Rea$+#

1. %. *. Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms2. Twentieth Century Reader’s Guide to Literary Terms

3. E. %. $orster: Aspects of the Noel 

!. *erbert ;ead: "rose #tyle

$. %n&lish "ronouncin& 'ictionary  by 5aniel ?ones= 1th  edition 2,ambrid&e8ni4ersity Press3. 

Tet+#

Se*t+o#-A

@. 1. Three semicritical Buestions relatin& to summary= main ideas= o4erall

understandin& from  A Selection of English Prose to be set out of which

candidates will attempt any two in about (0 words each.10CD 0 marks

Se*t+o#-B

@. . An essay type Buestion with internal choice related to the theoretical concepts andissues of literature.

10 %arks

Se*t+o#-C

@. ). This Buestion will pertain to important literary terms. >ut of fi4e literary terms&i4en in the paper= candidates will attempt any three. Each term will be of (

marks.

(C)D1( %arks

Se*t+o#-

@. 6. This Buestion will ha4e two parts:

Part A will be on definin& and listin& of lan&ua&e items.9 %arks

Part # will be on phonemic transcription of simple words usin& PA

symbols.

%arks

 

Se*t+o#-E

@.(. This Buestion will co4er the entire syllabus. There will be 0 Buestions in all= eachcarryin& marks. The student will ha4e to attempt all the twenty Buestions.

2se4en3 Buestions are to be set from lan&ua&e items= transcription and minimal

 pairs 2se4en3 from important literary terms 2only 4ery brief definitions should be asked3 and 7 2siC3 Buestions should be set from the prescribed teCt A Selection

of English Prose. The nature of the Buestions pertainin& to this teCt should be

such that the eCaminee should be able to answer each Buestion in about ( to )0words. There shall be no choice in this section.

60 marks

Pa&er B A# I#tro$*t+o# to the St$, o F+*t+o#

Total %arks: 100 Time: ) *ours

Pass %arks: )(+

Pre*r+e$ Te4t:1.  A Choice of Short Stories eds. !hakti #atra and P. !. !idhu= >8P

. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest *emin&way.

The o55o6+# *o#*e&t a#$ ter/ are to e t$+e$

1. No4el

. !hort !tory

). No4ella6. Plot and ,haracter 

(. Prota&onistF*ero

7. Narrator  . The No4el of ,haracter 

9. ,onflict

. Episode10. The *istorical No4el

11. The ;e&ional No4el

1. The PicaresBue No4el1). The Epistolary No4el

16. !cience $iction

1(. The Psycholo&ical No4el

17. #ildun&sroman1. Ad4enture No4el

19. othic No4el

1. %etafiction0. %a&ic ;ealism

)

 

Sete$ Rea$+#:

1 %. *. Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms

  Twentieth Century Reader’s Guide to Literary Terms) E. %. $orster: Aspects of the Noel 

6 ()ford 'ictionary of Literary Terms

Tet+#

Se*t+o#-A

@. 1. 2a3. >ne semicritical Buestion with internal choice relatin& to theme=character= episode= title= main ideas from A Choice of Short Stories to

 be attempted in about (0 words.

1 marks

 2b3. $our short Buestions to be set from the book A Choice of Short Stories out

of which candidates will attempt any two in about 1(0 words each.

(CD10 marks

Se*t+o#-B

@. . 2a3. >ne semicritical Buestion with internal choice relatin& to theme=

character= episode= title= main ideas from The Old Man and the Sea  to beattempted in about (0 words.

1 marks

 

2b3. $our short notes to be set from the book The Old Man and the Sea out of which candidates will attempt any two in about 1(0 words each.

  (CD

10 marks

Se*t+o#-C

  @. ). This Buestion will pertain to concepts and literary terms. >ut of siC &i4en

in the paper= candidates will attempt any four in about 1(0 words each.6C6D 17 marks.

Se*t+o#-

  @. (. This Buestion will co4er the entire syllabus. There will be 0 Buestions inall= each carryin& marks. The student will ha4e to attempt all the twenty

Buestions. ( Buestions are to be set from literary terms 2only 4ery brief 

definitions should be asked3 ten Buestions shall be set from the teCt  A

Choice of Short Stories and fi4e from The Old Man and the Sea . Thenature of Buestions in this section should be such that the eCaminee should

 be able to answer each Buestion in about ( to )0 words.

60 marks