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KARNATAK UNIVERSITY, DHARWAD UG English Syllabus for BA

Fifth Semester Optional English (from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Paper - I (Compulsory paper) Literary Criticism Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week

(80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment) Note: Teachers are required to introduce the students the basic concepts, theories and approaches

1. Concept, Nature and Function of Criticism

(Reference: Peter Widdowson, Literature (Chapter 1), New Critical Idiom, Routledge and Matthew Arnold, Functions of Criticism at the Present Time) Types of Criticism: Mimetic, Pragmatic, Expressive, Objective (Reference: M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms)

2. Classicism – Romanticism – Realism

(Reference: M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms)

3. Plato’s concept of Imitation (Reference: R. A. Scott James, Making of Literature (Chapter V “Imitation”) Aristotle’s concept of Tragedy (Reference: Selections from Aristotle’s Poetics in Enright and Chikera, English Critical Texts, OUP, pp 387-390)

4. Longinus’ Concept of Sublime

(Reference: Selections from Longinus’ On Sublime in Enright and Chikera, English Critical Texts, OUP, pp 393-395)

Coleridge’s Theory of “Imagination” (Reference: B. Prasad, An Introduction to English Criticism (Chapter 7 Section 3), Macmillan

5. Formalism Russian Formalism (Reference: M. H, Abrams’ Glossary, pp 273-5) Anglo- American Formalism / New Criticism (Reference: M. H, Abrams’ Glossary, pp 246-8)

6. Marxist Criticism (Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 8), New Delhi: Viva Books, 2012) Feminist Criticism (Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 6), New Delhi: Viva Books, 2012)

7. Post-colonial Theories (Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 10), New Delhi: Viva Books, 2012) Ecocriticism (Reference: Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Chapter 10), New Delhi: Viva Books, 2012)

Reference Books 1. Nagarajan M S., English Literary Criticism and Theory, Hyderabad Orient Blackswan. 2. Abraham M H, and Harpham, Handbook of Literary Terms, New Delhi, Cengage 3. Barry, Peter., Beginning Theory, Manchester, MUP. 4. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism, London, WW Norton and Company Pattern of Question Paper

I. Objective Type Questions on all the chapters 10X1=10 II. Essay type questions on Concept, Nature, Functions of criticism or two short notes

on Types of Criticism (One out of two) 1X10=10

III. Essay type question on Classicism, Romanticism and Realism (One out of two) 1X10=10

IV. Essay type questions on Plato’s Concept of Imitation and Aristotle’s concept of Tragedy (One out of two) 1X10=10

V. Essay type questions on Longinus’ Sublime and Coleridge’s Views on Imagination and Fancy (One out of two) 1X10=10

VI. Essay type questions on Formalism (Two out of four) 1X10=10 VII. Essay type question on Marxist and Feminist Criticism

(One out of two) 1X10=10 VIII. Essay type questions on Postcolonial Theories and Eco Criticism

(One out of two) 1X10=10



Paper –II- (A)- Indian English Literature Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week

(80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment) 1. History of Indian English Literature

Topics: 1. The Nature and Scope of Indian English Literature; charges against Indian

English Literature (Reference: M. K. Naik, A History of Indian English Literature (Chapters 1 and 6), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1980

2. Pre-Independence Indian English Poetry, Prose and Novel

3. Post-Independence (1947-1980) Indian English Poetry and Novel 4. Post-1980s Indian English literature

2. Illustrative Texts

I. Select Poems 1. Toru Dutt, Our Casuarina Tree 2. Sarojini Naidu, The Pardah Nashin 3. Tagore, Playthings 4. Syed Amanuddin, Don’t Call Me Indo-Anglian 5. Kamala Das, An Introduction 6. A. K. Ramanujan, A River 7. Aurobindo’s Tiger and the Deer 8. Nissim Ezekiel’s The very Indian Poem in Indian English

II. Select Stories

1. Mulk Raj Anand, Barber’s Trade Union 2. R. K. Narayan, A Horse and Two Goats 3. Raja Rao, Cow of the Barricades 4. Arun Joshi, Homecoming 5. Shashi Deshpande, Stone Women

III. Select Essays

1. Tagore, The Call of Truth 2. M. K. Gandhi, The Great Sentinel 3. Nehru, Kamala 4. Ambedkar, A childhood Journey to Koregaon

Reference Books Makarand Paranjape (Ed) Indian Poetry in English, Madras: Macmillan, 1993 (M. K. Naik (Ed) The Indian English Short Story: A Representative Anthology, New Delhi: Arnold-Heinemann, 1984)

Pattern of Question Paper Pattern of Question Paper

I. Objective Type Questions on Indian English Literature 10X1=10 II. Essay type Questions on Indian English Literature

(One out of two) 1X10=10 III. Essay type Question on Indian English Literature

(One out of two) 1X10=10 IV. One Essay type question Indian English Poems

(one out of two) 1X10=10 V. Two short notes on Indian English Poems

(two out of four) 2X5=10 VI. Essay type question on prescribed novel

(one out of two) 1X10=10 VII. Essay type question on Essays

(One out of two) 1X10=10 VIII. Two short notes on Novel and Essays

(Two out of four) 2X5=10



Paper –II- (B) - Indian Literature in Translation -1 (Pre-modern Literature) Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week

(80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment) 1. Understanding Indian Literature (10 Marks) Sujit Mukherjee : “Towards a Literary History of India,” New Literary History, Vol.

8, No. 2, Explorations in Literary History. (Winter, 1977), pp.225-234. Sisir Kumar Das : ‘The Idea of Indian Literature’, A History of Indian Literature,

New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2. Classical (30 Marks) Valmiki: The Ramayana, Sarga II, Balakanda: The Making of the Ramayana,

(Sharma, Vol. I: 67-70); The Valin Vadha Episode (Anjana Neira Dev et. al.: 1-9) Ved Vyas: The Mahabharata, The Ekalavya Episode, (Anjana Neira Dev et. al.: 21-

29) Mahendravikramavarma: Bhagavadajjukiyam (Sharma Vol. I: 351-359) Ilanko Atikal: Cilappadikaram, from The Book of Maturai (Anjana Neira Dev et. al.:

63-75) Vaddaradhane: The Story of Kartika (Sharma Vol. III: 416-419) 3. Bhakti and Sufi Traditions (30 Marks) Sisir Kumar Das, ‘The Spaces in Medieval Indian Literature’, A History of Indian

Literature 500-1399), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2005, pp 229-249 C. N. Ramachandran, ‘Reform and Revolt: Bhakti Movements’, Narration and

Discourse, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi (10 marks : Essay)

Basavanna: Cripple me Father, The Master of the House, The Temple and the Body (AKR, The Speaking of Siva, 59, 97 and 820)

Akkamahadevi: Don’t Despise Me, Brother you’ve Come, Not one, not two not three or four, Would a circling surface vulture (Susie Tharu , 1991: 77-80)

Namdev: ‘You have Put Up a Show’ and ‘How can I live’ (Anjana Neira Dev et. al.: 21-29)

Kabir: ‘The Simple State’(Anjana Neira Dev et. al.: 21-29) Amir Khusru: ‘Ghazal’ (Sukrita Paul : 54-55)

(20 marks : 4 short notes)

4. Folk Literature (10 Marks) A. K. Ramanujan: Towards a Counter-system: Women’s tales G. N. Devy: Introduction, Painted Words

Recommended Reading Sharma T. R. S. (Ed). Ancient Indian Literature: An Anthology, (Vols 2 : Classical Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsa), New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2000 Kumar, Sukrita Paul (Ed), Cultural Diversity, Linguistic Plurality and Literary Traditions in India, New Delhi: Macmillan, 2005 Dev, Anjana et al (Ed) Indian Literature, New Delhi: Pearson, 2006

Pattern of Question Paper

Pattern of Question Paper I. Essay type Questions on Sujeet Mukharji and Sasir Kumar Das (One out

of two) 1X10=10 II. Essay type Questions on Valmiki or Vyas

(One out of two) 1X10=10 III. Essay type Question on Mahendravikramvarma, Ilanko Atikal, or Vaddraradane

(One out of two) 1X10=10 IV. Two short notes on Valmiki or Vyas, Mahendravikramvarma, Ilanko Atikal, or

Vaddraradane (two out of four ) 2X5 =10

V. Essay type question on Sisir Kumar Das and C N Ramachandran (one out of two) 1X10=10

VI. Essay type question on Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Kabir, Namdev and Amir Khusro (one out of two) 1X10=10

VII. Two Short note questions on Basavanna, Akkamahadevi, Kabir, Namdev and Amir Khusro (Two out of four) 2X5=10

VIII. Essay type question on A K Ramanujan and G N Devy (one out of two) 1X10=10


Sixth Semester Optional English ((from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Paper - I (Compulsory paper) English Language (80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment)

Paper – I English Language

1. Rise and Growth of English Language: Old, Middle and Modern English

2. General Character of English English as a Global Language

3. English Vocabulary: The influences of Greek, Latin and French

4. The Making of Modern English: Contributions of the Bible Translators, Shakespeare and Milton

5. Spoken English: Stress and Intonation (Short notes on - Syllable / Stress / Sense Group / Intonation /Falling / Rising Tone)

6. English in India: English during the colonial and the postcolonial period (Reference: Krishnaswamy, N., “Decolonising English Education in India,” (Ed) Adesh Pal, et. Al., Decolonization : A Search for Alternatives, New Delhi : Creative, 2001, Pp 49 – 78 Learning English: Problems of teaching and learning English as a second language

7. English Speaking Skills

English speaking skills (Selected from books Speak Well, Speaking English Effectively and English Conversation Practice) a) Introducing oneself and others b) Describing people, places, weather etc c) Telephone conversation d) Interview skills e) Presentation skills f) Public speaking

Reference Books 1. C. L. Wren, History of English Language 2. Krishna Mohan and N. P. Singh, Speaking English Effectively (Macmillan) 3. Grant Taylor, English Conversation Practice 4. Mohan and Banarjee, Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan 5. Kandula Nirupa Rani and others, Speak Well, Orient Blackswan Hyderbad

Pattern of Question Paper

1. Essay type question on Rise and Growth of English Language: Old, Middle and Modern English (One out of two) 1X10=10

2. Essay type questions on General Character of English Language and English as a Global Language (One out of two) 1X10=10

3. One essay type on Vocabulary (one out of two) 1X10=10

4. One essay type question on Making of Modern English: Contributions of the Bible Translators, Shakespeare and Milton (one out of two) 1X10=10

5. Two short notes on Spoken English: Stress and Intonation (Two out of four) 2X5=10

6. One essay type question on English in India (one out of two) 1X10=10

7. Four short notes on speaking skills (four out of six) 4X5=20


Sixth Semester Optional English (from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Paper –II- (A) – World Classics Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week

(80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment) 1. Eliot’s “What is a Classic” and Tagore’s “Vishva Sahitya’” (10 marks) 2. Novel: Tagore’s Home and the World (20 marks) 3. Drama: Bertolt Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle (20 Marks) 4.List of Classics (20 Marks) 1. The Aeneid 13. The Ramayana 2. The Arabian Nights 14. The Mahabharata 3. Don Quixote 15. Shakuntala 4. The Cherry Orchard 16. Mrichchakatika 5. War and Peace 17. Parallel Lives 6. Crime and Punishment 18. The Republic 7. The Divine Comedy 19. Things Fall Apart 8. A Doll’s House 20. Mudrarakshasa 9. The Frogs 21. Chammeen 10. Madame Bovary 22. Godan 11. Odyssey 23. Devdas 12. Iliad 24. Siddartha

Pattern of Question Paper 1. Objective Type questions on prescribed texts 10X1=10 2. One essay type question on Eliot’s Classic and Tagore Vishwasahitya

(one out of two) 1X10=10 3. One Essay type question on Home and the World

(one out of two) 1X10=10 4. Two short note questions on Home and the World

(Two out of four) 2X5=10 5. One Essay type question on Bretch

(one out of two) 1X10=10 6. Two short note questions on Bretch

(two out of four) 2X5=10 7. Four Brief Notes on selected classics

(Four out of six) 4X5=20


Sixth Semester Optional English (from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Paper – II (B) Indian Literature in Translation – 2 (Modern Literary Traditions)

Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week (80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment)

Conquest and Colonialism (30 Marks)

1. Susie Tharu: “Arrangement of an Alliance: English and the Making of Modern Indian Literatures”

2. Premchand, “The Chess Players” 3. Sediyapu Krishna Bhatta: ‘Cobra Cane’, Representations of the West in Short Fiction

from South India in Translation, Vanamala Viswanatha et al (Eds), New Delhi: Macmillan, 2000

4. Girish Karnad: Dreams of Tippu Sultan

Nation and Imagination (30 Marks) 5. Meenakshi Mukherjee, “Mapping an Elusive Terrain: Literary Debates in India in the

Last Half Century,” Elusive Terrain, New Delhi: OUP, 2009, pp 90 – 105 6. Bhisham Sahani - Tamas 7. Tumbadi Ramaiah: Manegara (Autobiography translated by Chandar Krishnamurthy)

Mysore, Sampada. Pattern of Question Paper

1. Objective Type Questions on the Prescribed Texts 10X1=10 2. Essay type question on Susie Tharu and Premachand

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 3. Essay type question on Sediyapu Krishna Bhatta and Girish Karnad

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 4. Two short notes from Unit 1 to 4

(Two out of four) 2X5=10 5. Essay type question on Meenakshi Mukharjee

(one out of Two) 1X10=10 6. Essay type question on Tamas

(one out of Two) 1X10=10 7. Essay type question on Manegara

(one out of Two) 1X10=10 8. Two short notes from Unit 6 and 7



Fifth Semester English (MEL) (from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week (80 marks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment)

1. Text: Shashi Deshpande- That Long Silence (Any Edition) 2. Grammar and Composition

(Idioms and Phrases, Press Reports, Copy Writing for Advertisement, Expansion of an Idea and Proverbs)

Pattern of Question Paper 1. Objective Type Questions on the Prescribed Text 10X1=10 2. Essay type question on That Long Silence

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 3. Essay type question on That Long Silence

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 4. Two short notes on That Long Silence

(Two out of four) 2X5=10 5. Use of idioms and Phrases 10X1=10

6. Press Report with News Headlines 1X10=10

7. Preparation of Advertisement 1X10=10

8. Two short questions on Expansion of an idea and proverb



Sixth Semester English (MEL) (from 2019-20 to 2021-22)

Teaching Hours- 5 hours per week (80 arks paper of 3 hours) (20 marks for Internal Assessment) 1. Text: Portraits in Prose Ed. S Jagadisan, Chennai, OBS

(Only following units are to be taught) i. Leo Tolstoy –Ronald Seth ii. Rabindranath Tagore- E H Carter iii. Vinoba- Hallam Tennyson iv. Mahatma Gandhi- V S Srinivas Sastri v. Mother Teresa- John Fraser vi. Martin Luther King- R. N. Roy

2. Grammar and Composition (Spelling Correction, Rearranging jumbled words, Preparation of Invitation, Punctuations, Note making and Note taking, Essay Writing)

Pattern of Question Paper 1. Objective Type Questions on the Prescribed Text 10X1=10 2. Essay type question on Portraits in Prose (Tolstoy, Tagore, Vinoba)

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 3. Essay type question on Portraits in Prose (Kamala, Teresa, King)

(One out of Two) 1X10=10 4. Two short notes on Portraits in Prose

(Two out of four) 2X5=10 5. A) Spelling Correction (5) 10X1=10

B) Rearranging jumbled words into sentence (5)

6. A) Preparation of Invitation (5) 10X1=10 B) Punctuations (5)

7. Note Making and Note Taking (Theory (5) and Practice (5) 1X10=10

8. Essay Writing 1X10=10

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