Department of English and Modern European Languages
University of Lucknow
SYLLABUS
B.A. (English) Semester-I
PAPER-1: POETRY (A)
[SHAKESPEARE TO 18thCENTURY]
Unit 1
Literary Terms, Forms of Poetry:
- Lyric, Sonnet, Elegy, Ode, Ballad, Augustan Verse Satire, Dramatic Monologue, Epic: Scope and Types
Unit-II :
- William Shakespeare: “True Love”*
- Michael Drayton: “Since There’sNo Help”*
- John Milton: “On His Blindness”*
Unit III :
- John Donne: “Present in Absence”*
- John Dryden: “The Poet Shadwell”* from MacFlecknoe
- Alexander Pope: Lines on Addison from “An Epistle to Dr.Arbuthnot”*
Unit IV :
- Thomas Gray: “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”*
- William Blake: “London”*
#Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*)are for detailed study.
References
Text Book:
- Eternal Rhythms: An Anthology of British, American and Indian-English Poetry. (2011). Edited by the Department of English and M.E.L., University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
Suggested Reading
- Compton-Rickett, A. (2010).A History of English Literature Nabu Press.
- Daiches, D.(2010).A Critical History of English Literature. Supernova Publishers.
- Abrams, M.H.& Harpham, G.G. (2015)A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, Delhi, Ford,B.(2000).
- The New Pelican Guide to English Literature4:From Dryden to Johnson. Penguin.
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PAPER-2: SHORT FICTION
(Theory)
Unit 1:
- Elements of Short-fiction
- Plot, Characterization, Narrative Technique and Setting
Unit-II : Short Fiction (a)
- Anton Chekhov: “The Lament”
- Guy de Maupassant: “The Umbrella”
- W.S. Maugham: “The Luncheon”
- Katherine Mansfield: “The Fly”
Unit-III : Short Fiction (b)
- William Faulkner: “A Rose for Emily”
- O. Henry: “The Last Leaf”
- Ernest Hemingway: “The Capital of the World”
Unit-IV : Short Fiction (c)
- Mulk Raj Anand: “The Barber’s Trade Union”
- R.K. Narayan: “The Trail of the Green Blazer”
- Anita Desai: “GamesatTwilight”
References
Text Book:
- Gems of Short Fiction: An Anthology of Short Stories. (2011). Edited by the Department of English & M.E.L, University of Lucknow.
Suggested Reading
- Compton-Rickett, A. (2010).A History of English Literature. Nabu Press,
- Daiches, D.(2010) A Critical History of English Literature. Supernova Publishers.
- Abrams, M.H.& Harpham, G.G.(2015).,A Glossary of Literary Terms, Cengage Learning,Delhi,Ford, B.(2000).
- The New Pelican Guide to English Literature 4:From Dryden to Johnson, Penguin,
Web References:
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