KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, AMRITSAR

(An Autonomous College)

Affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES
SYLLABUS FOR THE BATCH FROM YEAR 2024 TO YEAR 2026

M.A. (ENGLISH)
CREDIT BASED EVALUATION AND GRADING SYSTEM (CBEGS)

(Semester: I–IV)

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INDEX
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 SEMESTER–I

PAPER TITLE PAGE NO.

PAPER–I POETRY–I (RENAISSANCE TO ROMANTIC) 10-12
PAPER–II RENAISSANCE DRAMA 13-15
PAPER–III ENGLISH NOVEL (UPTO 19TH CENTURY) 16-18
PAPER–IV PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH 19-21
PAPER–V WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY–I 22-24
PAPER–VI OPTION–I: SPECTRUM OF POETRY: RECURRING 25-28
THEMES AND MOTIFS
OPTION–II: EUROPEAN LITERATURE IN 29-31
TRANSLATION

SEMESTER–II

PAPER TITLE PAGE NO.

PAPER–VII POETRY–II (VICTORIAN & MODERN) 32-34
PAPER–VIII MODERN DRAMA 35-37
PAPER–IX MODERN NOVEL 38-40
PAPER–X ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND WRITING 41-43
PAPER–XI WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY–II 44-46
PAPER–XII OPTION–I: AMERICAN PROSE AND DRAMA 47-49
OPTION–II: DIASPORA LITERATURE 50-52

SEMESTER- III

PAPER TITLE PAGE NO.

PAPER–XIII OPTION–I: PUNJABI LITERATURE IN 53-55
TRANSLATION
OPTION–II: IRISH LITERATURE 56-58
PAPER–XIV GENERAL LINGUISTICS 59-61
PAPER–XV LITERARY CRITICISM 62-64
PAPER–XVI INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH 65-67
PAPER–XVII OPTION–I: COMMUNICATION STUDIES 68-70
OPTION–II: RHETORIC AND ADVANCED 71-73
COMPOSITION
PAPER–XVIII RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 74-76

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 SEMESTER–IV (With Dissertation)

Note: Students will be required to take up THREE CORE COURSES, ONE ELECTIVE
COURSE as well as RESEARCH PROJECT/DISSERTATION.

PAPER TITLE PAGE NO.

PAPER–XIX MODERN LITERARY THEORY 77-79
PAPER–XX AMERICAN LITERATURE 80-82
PAPER–XXI PROSE AND SHORT STORIES 83-85
PAPER–XXII OPTION–I: POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE 86-88
OPTION–II: WORLD CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION 89-91
OPTION–III: STYLISTICS AND TEXT ANALYSIS 92-94
PAPER–XXIII RESEARCH PROJECT/DISSERTATION 95-96

SEMESTER–IV (Without Dissertation)

PAPER TITLE PAGE NO.

PAPER–XIX MODERN LITERARY THEORY 77-79
PAPER–XX AMERICAN LITERATURE 80-82
PAPER–XXI PROSE AND SHORT STORIES 83-85
PAPER–XXII OPTION–I: POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE 86-88
OPTION–II: WORLD CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION 89-91
OPTION–III: STYLISTICS AND TEXT ANALYSIS 92-94
PAPER–XXIV INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION 97-99
PAPER–XXV PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE 100-102
PAPER–XXVI GREEK LITERATURE 103-105

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 KHALSA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, AMRITSAR
(An Autonomous College)
SCHEME AND CURRICULUM OF EXAMINATION FOR TWO YEAR
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME
M. A. ENGLISH (SEMESTER I to IV) (SESSION 2024-2026)
CREDIT BASED EVALUATION AND GRADING SYSTEM (CBEGS)

Semester I
Course Course Title Course Hours Total Marks Examination
Code Type Per Credits Credits Time
Week (in hours)
L T P L T P Total T P IA
KWMENG- POETRY–I Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
101 (RENAISSANCE
TO ROMANTIC)

KWMENG- RENAISSANCE Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3

102 DRAMA

KWMENG- ENGLISH Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3

103 NOVEL (UPTO
19TH
CENTURY)
KWMENG- PHONETICS Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
104 AND SPOKEN
ENGLISH
KWMENG- WESTERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
105 LITERARY
HISTORY–I
KWMENG- (i) SPECTRUM Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
106 OF POETRY:
RECURRING
THEMES AND
MOTIFS
(ii) EUROPEAN
LITERATURE
IN
TRANSLATION
Human Rights
KWBVAC-3 and Constitutional Core 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 50 35 - 15 3
Duties
Total Credits (Semester-I): 26
*Note: - * In case the students admitted to Post Graduate programmes have not studied this compulsory value-added
course in Under graduate programme, they will have to take this course at PG level.

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 Semester II
Course Course Title Course Hours Total Marks Examinatio
Code Type Per Credits Credits Time
Week (in hours
L T P L T P Total T P IA
KWMENG- POETRY–II Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
201 (VICTORIAN
& MODERN)
KWMENG- MODERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
202 DRAMA
KWMENG- MODERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
203 NOVEL
KWMENG- ENGLISH Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
204 GRAMMAR
AND
WRITING
KWMENG- WESTERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
205 LITERARY
HISTORY–II
KWMENG- (i) AMERICAN Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
206 PROSE AND
DRAMA
(ii) DIASPORA
LITERATURE
Total Credits (Semester-II): 24

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 Semester III
Course Code Course Title Course Hours Total Marks Examinati
Type Per Credits Credits Time
Week (in hours
L T P L T P Total T P IA
KWMENG- (I) PUNJABI Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
301 LITERATURE IN
TRANSLATION
(II) IRISH
LITERATURE
KWMENG- GENERAL Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
302 LINGUISTICS
KWMENG- LITERARY Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
303 CRITICISM
KWMENG- INDIAN WRITING Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
304 IN ENGLISH
KWMENG- (i) Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
305 COMMUNICATION
STUDIES
(ii) RHETORIC
AND ADVANCED
COMPOSITION
KWMENG- RESEARCH Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
306 METHODOLOGY
Total Credits (Semester-III): 24

SEMESTER IV (With Dissertation)

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 Course Course Title Course Hours Total Marks Examinatio
Code Type Per Credits Credits Time
Week (in hours)
L T P L T P Total T P IA
KWMENG- MODERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
401 LITERARY
THEORY
KWMENG- PROSE AND Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
402 SHORT STORIES
KWMENG- (i) Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
403 POSTCOLONIAL
LITERATURE
(ii) WORLD
CLASSICS IN
TRANSLATION
(iii) STYLISTICS
AND TEXT
ANALYSIS
KWMENG- DISSERTATION/ Core - - - - - - 12 100 - - - -
404 RESEACH
PROJECT
Total Credits (Semester-IV With Dissertation): 24

SEMESTER IV (Without Dissertation)

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 Course Course Title Course Hours Total Marks Examinatio
Code Type Per Credits Credits Time
Week (in hours)
L T P L T P Total T P IA
KWMENG- MODERN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
401 LITERARY
THEORY
KWMENG- PROSE AND Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
402 SHORT STORIES
KWMENG- (i) Elective 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
403 POSTCOLONIAL
LITERATURE
(ii) WORLD
CLASSICS IN
TRANSLATION
(iii) STYLISTICS
AND TEXT
ANALYSIS
KWMENG- INDIAN Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
405 LITERATURE IN
TRANSLATION
KWMENG- PSYCHOLOGY Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
406 AND
LITERATURE
KWMENG- GREEK Core 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 100 70 - 30 3
407 LITERATURE
Total Credits (Semester-IV Without Dissertation): 24

M.A. ENGLISH
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(CBEGS)
(Syllabus for the Batch from Year 2024 to Year 2026)
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

PO1: Students will demonstrate a familiarity with literary history, literary theory, and rhetoric,
including an awareness of the structures of power and systems of inequality that shape the
historical, sociocultural, ideological, and institutional contexts of literature and literary studies.

PO2: Students will demonstrate high-level proficiency in literary research and in the synthesis of
research.

PO3: Students will demonstrate critical and analytical skills in close reading, comprehension,
interpretation, and evaluation of diverse literatures and authors across a variety of genres.

PO4: Students will demonstrate a command of written academic English, including the abilities
to
a) Organize and present material in a cogent fashion,
b) Formulate and defend original arguments,
c) Employ effectively the language of their discipline and
d) Write under time constraints.

M.A. ENGLISH
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PAPER–I
POETRY–I (RENAISSANCE TO ROMANTIC)
Course Code: (KWMENG-101)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: It will provide students a deeper insight into the epic poetry.

CO 2: The students will learn about the influence of literary movements like Metaphysical and
Classicism on poetry.

CO 3: The students will learn the generic differences and linkages between Epical and
Mock-Epical poetry.

CO 4: The students will learn about the development and characteristics of poetry from
Renaissance to Romantic periods.

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PAPER–I
POETRY–I (RENAISSANCE TO ROMANTIC)
Course Code: (KWMENG-101)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
John Milton: Paradise Lost, Book – 1

SECTION–B
John Donne:
“The Good Morrow”
“The Sunne Rising”
“The Extasie”
“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”
“The Canonization”
“The Flea”
“Batter My Heart”
“A Hymn to God The Father”

SECTION–C
Alexander Pope:
The Rape of the Lock

SECTION–D
William Wordsworth:
“Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey.”
“Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”
“Resolution and Independence”
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“Sonnet: London, 1802”
“Strange Fits of Passion”

SESSIONAL WORK

Students will have to prepare an assignment based on the prescribed poets.

Suggested Reading:-
1. Gardner, Helen, Ed. John Donne: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century
Views.) Prentice-Hall, 1962.
2. Guibbory, Achsheh, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to John Donne. Cambridge
University Press, 2006.
3. Chaudhary, Rita. Dramatic Element in John Donne’s Songs and Sonnets. Guru Nanak
Dev University Press, 1990.
4. Dyson, A.E. and Julian Lovelock, Ed. Milton: Paradise Lost (Casebook Series: A
Selection of Critical Essays). Palgrave Macmillan, 1978.
5. Danielson, Dennis, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Milton. Cambridge University
Press, 1999.
6. Martz, Louis L. Milton: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views).
Prentice-Hall, 1966.
7. Louis, C.S. A Preface to Milton. Atlantic, 2006.
8. Hunt, John Dixon, Ed. Pope: The Rape of the Lock (Casebook Series: A Selection of
Critical Essays). Palgrave Macmillan, 1968.
9. Rousseau, George, Ed. Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Rape of the Lock: A
Collection of Critical Essays. Prentice-Hall, 1969.
10. Rogers, Pat, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Alexander Pope. Cambridge University
Press, 2007.
11. Kaul, R.K., Ed. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope. Oxford University Press,
1997.
12. Abrams, M.H., Ed. Wordsworth: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century
Views). Prentice-Hall, 1972.
13. Mason, Emma. The Cambridge Introduction to William Wordsworth (Cambridge
Introductions to Literature). Cambridge University Press, 2010.
14. Gill, Stephen, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth. Cambridge University
Press, 2003.

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PAPER–II
RENAISSANCE DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-102)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will become well acquainted with the literary genre of drama and understand the
elements of tragedy in particular.

CO 2: Students will study the major concerns of the Renaissance Drama and explore the
philosophical questions of human attitude towards religion and morality.

CO 3: Students will have a nuanced understanding of dramatic techniques, plot development and
art of characterization embedded in the Elizabethan drama.

CO 4: Students would develop a clear understanding of Renaissance Humanism and discern the
various cultural and moral values associated with the dramatic texts.

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PAPER–II
RENAISSANCE DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-102)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
Aristotle: Poetics (Butcher’s Translation)

SECTION–B
Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus

SECTION–C
William Shakespeare: Hamlet

SECTION–D
Ben Jonson: Volpone

SESSIONAL WORK

Role play activity based on the prescribed texts in the syllabus.

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Suggested Reading:-
1. Kreiger, Murray. The Tragic Vision. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960.
2. Nicoll, A. The Theory of Drama. New Delhi: Doaba House, 1969.
3. Kitto, H.D.F. Form and Meaning in Drama. London: Methuen, 1956.
4. Cheney, Patrick. The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe. Cambridge UP,
2004.
5. Kastan, David Scott (Ed.) Doctor Faustus. (Norton Critical Edition).
6. Leech, Clifford. Marlowe: A Collection of Critical Essays. United States: Prentice-Hall,
1964.
7. Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean Tragedy, London: Macmillan, 1905.
8. Laurence, L. Shakespeare's Tragedies: An Anthology of Modern Criticism,
Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1970.
9. Bloom, Harold Ed. Shakespeare Through the Age: Hamlet. New Delhi: Viva, 2010.
10. Harp, Richard; Stanley Stewart, Eds. The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
11. Barish, Jonas A, Ed. Ben Jonson: A Collection of Critical Essays. New Jersey: Prentice-
Hall, 1963.

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PAPER–III
ENGLISH NOVEL (UPTO 19TH CENTURY)
Course Code: (KWMENG-103)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be acquainted with the characteristics of picaresque novel and various
literary techniques like parody, burlesque, comic epic etc.

CO 2: Students will have a deep insight into the social and cultural context of early 19 th
century England including the role of women, marriage and social class.

CO 3: Students will be able to critically evaluate the portrayal of industrialization and

utilitarianism in the novels of Charles Dickens.

CO 4: Students will gain a familiarity with the issues regarding class, gender, impact of
rationality and socio-political scenario of Victorian England through Hardy’s works.

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PAPER–III
ENGLISH NOVEL (UPTO 19TH CENTURY)
Course Code: (KWMENG-103)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
Henry Fielding: Joseph Andrews

SECTION–B
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

SECTION–C
Charles Dickens: Hard Times

SECTION–D
Thomas Hardy: Tess of the d’Urbervilles

SESSIONAL WORK

PowerPoint presentation based on any aspect of the prescribed novels.

Suggested Reading:-
1. Walton Litz. Jane Austen: A Study of Her Artistic Development. London: Chatto &
Windus, 1965.
2. Allan Grant. A Preface to Dickens. London: New York, 1984.
3. Judith O’Neill, Ed. Critics on Jane Austen. Florida: University of Miami Press, 1977.
4. B.C. Southam. Critical Essays on Jane Austen. London: Routledge, 1968.
5. Draper, R. P., Ed. Hardy: The Tragic Novels (A Casebook). London: Macmillan, 1975.
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6. Elizabeth Jenkins. Henry Fielding. London: Arthur Barker, 1966.
7. Glenn W. Hatfield. Henry Fielding and the Language of Irony. Chicago & London: The
University of Chicago Press, 1968.
8. Guerard, Albert J., Ed. Hardy: A Collection of Critical Essays. New Jersey: Prentice-
Hall, 1963.
9. K.J. Fielding. Charles Dickens: A Critical Introduction. London: Longmans, 1965
10. Lionel Trilling. “Emma and the Legend of Jane Austen.” Beyond Culture: Essays on
Literature and Learning. New York: Viking Press, 1965.
11. Michael and Mollie Hardwick. The Charles Dickens Companion. London: John Murray,
1965.
12. Raymond Williams. “The Industrial Novels: Hard Times.” Charles Dickens: A Critical
Anthology. Ed. Stephen Wall. London: Penguin, 1970.
13. Ronald Paulson (ed.). Fielding: A Collection of Critical Essays. New Jersey: Prentice-
Hall Inc., 1962.

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PAPER–IV
PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH
Course Code: (KWMENG-104)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will gain an in-depth knowledge of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

CO 2: Students will acquire practical skills of using IPA in pronunciation of words.

CO 3: Students will understand the usage of segmental and suprasegmental aspects of English
Language.

CO 4: Students will become familiar with major international accents of English.

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PAPER–IV
PHONETICS AND SPOKEN ENGLISH
Course Code: (KWMENG-104)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Varieties of English Organs of Speech

Organs of Speech
The R.P. English, IPA alphabet
General Indian English

SECTION–B

The Sounds of English

Articulation, description and classification of English phonemes
Allophonic Variants in R.P. English
Indian variants of English phonemes

SECTION–C

The Syllable and its structure

Stress and stress change in English words
Stress rules

SECTION–D

Features of Connected English Speech

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Weak form
Intonation patterns of English
Functions of Intonation

SESSIONAL WORK

Activities based on Reading/Speaking by utilizing the knowledge gained through the study of the
prescribed topics.

Recommended Text:
Roach, Peter, English Phonetics and Phonology, Cambridge: CUP, 2000.

Reference Books:-
1. Jones, Gimson and Ramsaran, English Pronouncing Dictionary, 14th ed. UBS.
2. Sethi, J. and P.V. Dhamija A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English, ND: Prentice Hall
of India. 1990
3. Sethi J. and D.V. Jindal, A Handbook of Pronunciation of English Words, ND: Prentice
Hall of India, 1993.
4. Bansal, R.K. and J.B. Harrison, Spoken English for India, ND: Orient Longman, 1972.
5. O’Connor, J.D. (1980). Better English Pronunciation (2nd ed.), Cambridge: CUP.

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PAPER–V
WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY- I
Course Code: (KWMENG-105)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will learn about different literary movements and genres in English Literature
and its growth over a given period of time from Medieval through Renaissance up to
Neoclassical and Romantic.

CO 2: Students will become well acquainted with the literary genre of drama and thoroughly
understand the influence of Classical Drama on English Drama and its evolution from Mystery
Plays to full fledge tragedies, comedies and tragi-comedies etc.

CO 3: Students will develop an understanding about the works, thematic and stylistic concerns
of the prominent poets of Medieval, Renaissance, Neoclassical and Romantic periods.

CO 4: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the various factors that lead to the rise of
novel and various seminal novels in their historical, socio-cultural, political and economic
contexts.

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PAPER–V
WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY- I
Course Code: (KWMENG-105)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Background
Greco-Roman Classical Period
Medievalism
The Renaissance
Enlightenment
Neoclassicism
Romanticism

SECTION–B

Drama
Classical Drama
(Greek Tragedy, Greek Comedy, Roman Tragedy, Roman Comedy)
Medieval Drama
(Mysteries, Miracles, Moralities, Interludes)
Renaissance Drama
(University Wits, Shakespeare, Comedy of Humours, Jacobean Drama)
Neoclassical and Romantic Drama
(British Restoration Drama, French Neoclassical Drama, German Sturm und Drang)

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 SECTION–C

Poetry
Classical Poetry
(Greek Classical Poetry, Roman Classical Poetry)
Medieval Poetry
(Old English Poetry, Romances, Allegories, Ballads, Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Chaucer and
his contemporaries)
Renaissance Poetry
(Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare, Donne and the Metaphysicals, Cavalier Poetry, Milton)
Neoclassical Poetry
(British Neoclassical Poetry, Poetic Diction, Satire)
Romantic Poetry
(British Romantic Poetry, American Romantic Poetry)

SECTION–D

Fiction
Rise of the Novel
(Precursors, Renaissance Fictional Prose, Cervantes, Aphra Behn, Reasons for the rise of the
novel)
Eighteenth Century British Novel
(Sub Genres: Picaresque, Epistolary, Sentimental, Gothic; British Neoclassical Novelists)
Eighteenth Century French and German Novel
(Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe)
British Romantic Novel
(Austen, Scott)

SESSIONAL WORK

Quiz based on Literary History.

Suggested Sources:-
1. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 1957.
2. Alexander, Michael. A History of English Literature. Macmillan, 2000.
3. Cohen, J.M. A History of Western Literature. Transaction Publishers, 2008.
4. Cuddon, J.A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms. Penguin Reference Library,
1977.
5. Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. Pelican Books, 1963.
6. Hornstein, L.H et al. The Reader's Companion to World Literature. Mass Market
Paperback, 2002.
7. Spiller, Robert E. Cycle of American Literature. The Macmillan Company, 1955.
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PAPER–VI
OPTION -- I: SPECTRUM OF POETRY: RECURRING THEMES AND MOTIFS
Course Code: (KWMENG-106) (i)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will learn about the universal poetic themes and motifs of Innocence and
experience in the poetry of William Blake, Dylan Thomas, and Adrienne Rich etc.
CO 2: The students will be able to critically analyse various thematic expressions in poetry
including conformity and rebellion.
CO 3: The students will gain insight into the thematic binaries of love and hate and their
overlaps in poetry.
CO 4: The students will able to identify themes of death and suffering through the works of
English and South Asian poets like William Shakespeare, Wilfred Owen, Philip Larkin, Shiv
Kumar Batalvi etc.

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PAPER–VI
OPTION -- I: SPECTRUM OF POETRY: RECURRING THEMES AND MOTIFS
Course Code: (KWMENG-106) (i)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE

William Blake: “The Lamb”
“The Tiger”
G.M. Hopkins: “Spring and Fall”
A.E. Housman: “When I was one and twenty”
Countee Cullen: “Incident”
Dylan Thomas: “Fern Hill”
J. Peter Meinke: “Advice to my son”
Robert Wallace: “In a Spring Still not Written of”
John Peale Bishop: “Speaking of Poetry”
Alastair Reid: “Curiosity”
W.D. Snodgrass: “April Inventory”
X. J. Kennedy: “First Confession”
Adrienne Rich: “The Middle-aged”

SECTION–B

CONFORMITY AND REBELLION

Alfred Tennyson: “Ulysses”
G.M. Hopkins: “Thou Art Indeed Just, Lord”
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Claude McKay: “If We Must Die”
E.A. Robinson: “Miniver Cheevy”
E.E. Cummings: “The Cambridge Ladies Who Live in Furnished Souls”
Theodore Roethke: “Dolor”
May Swenson: “Women”
Nikki Giovanni: “Dreams”
Louis Simpson: “I Have Come to Claim”
Agha Shahid Ali: “Country Without a Post Office”
Namdeo Dhasal: “Man You Should Explode”
Gajajnan Madhav Muktibodh: “The Void Within”
Fahmida Riaz: “Come Let Us Creat a New Lexicon”
“She is a Woman Impure”

SECTION–C

LOVE AND HATE

Christopher Marlowe: “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love”
Walter Raleigh: “The Maid’s Reply”
Andrew Marvell: “To His Coy Mistress”
Robert Burns: “A Red, Red Rose”
John Keats: “La Belle Dame Sans Merci”
Philip Larkin: “Talking in Bed”
Sylvia Plath: “Daddy”
Anne Sexton: “The Farmer’s Wife”
Rainer Maria Rilke: “Again and Again”
Pablo Neruda: “If You Forget Me”
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: “Love do not Ask”

SECTION–D

SUFFERING AND DEATH

Shakespeare: “Fear no more the heat of the sun”
Stephen Spender: “Funeral”
Wilfred Owen: “Dulce et Decorum Est”
William Carlos Williams: “Tract”
Theodore Roethke: “Elegy for Jane”
Randall Jarrell: “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner”
Robinson Jeffers: “Hurt Hawks”
Richard Wibur: “The Pardon”
Philip Larkin: “The Mower”
Paul Celan: “Death Fugue”
Charles Bukowski: “Death Wants More Death”
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Shiv Kumar Batalvi: “I Will Die in the Fullness of Youth”

SESSIONAL WORK

Theme based comparative study of different poems prescribed in the syllabus.

Suggested Reading:-
1. John Lennard. The Poetry Handbook. Oxford University Press, 2006.
2. Abrams, M.H., A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 1957.
3. Master Plots II (6 Volumes).
4. Faiz, Faiz Ahmad. Culture and Identity: Selected Writings of Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Oxford:
OUP, 2005.
5. Soza, Sa. Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 2001.

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PAPER–VI
OPTION -- II: EUROPEAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-106) (ii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course is supposed to benefit the students in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be able to explore psychological realism, class struggle and the rigid social
hierarchy of 19th C Europe.

CO 2: Students will gain a familiarity with existentialist genre and also explore different aspects
of mythological symbolism and moral responsibility through the works of French playwright
Jean Paul Sartre.

CO 3: The study of the novella Metamorphosis will enable students to analyse the elements of
two different artistic and philosophical movements i.e. Surrealism and Absurdism within the
genre of existential fiction.

CO 4: The novel The Stranger will help students to comprehend distinct existential themes such
as the existential alienation, absurdity of human existence, and the quest for authenticity.

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PAPER–VI
OPTION -- II: EUROPEAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-106) (ii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

August Strindberg: Miss Julia

SECTION–B

Jean-Paul Sartre: The Flies

SECTION–C

Franz Kafka: The Trial

SECTION–D

Albert Camus: The Stranger

SESSIONAL WORK

Assignments based on themes/character analysis/plot/settings/style and language of the

prescribed texts.

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Suggested Reading:-
1. Carlson, Harry Gilbert. Strindberg and the Poetry of Myth. University of California
Press, 1982.
2. Ekman, Hans-Goran. Strindberg and the Five Senses: Studies in Strindberg's
Chamber Plays. Athlone Press, 2000.
3. Marker, Frederick J. and Christopher Innes. Modernism in European Drama: Ibsen,
Strindberg, Pirandello, Beckett: Essays. University of Toronto, 1998.
4. Robinson, Michael. Studies in Strindberg. Norvik Press, 1998.
5. Stylan, J. L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. Cambridge UP, 1981.
6. Carney John C. Rethinking Sartre: a Political Reading. University Press of America,
2007.
7. Gore, Keith, Sartre: La Nausee and Les Mouches. Edward Arnold, 1970.
8. Stewart, Jon. The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writings: the Perils
of Conformity. Bloomsbury, 2013.
9. Wilhelm Emrich. Franz Kafka: A Critical Study of his Writings. Ungar, 1968.
10. Ritchie Robertson. Franz Kafka. Oxford University Press, 2004.
11. Michael Wood. Franz Kafka (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
12. Harold Bloom, ed. Albert Camus’s “The Stranger” (Modern Critical
Interpretations). New York: Chelsea House, 2001.
13. Germaine Bree, ed. Camus: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1962.

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PAPER–VII
POETRY–II (VICTORIAN & MODERN)
Course Code: (KWMENG-201)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the completion of the course students will be able to:

CO 1: identify the poetic form of dramatic monologue and the themes like morality and ethics,
human psychology and identity, love and relationship etc. in the Victorian poetry.

CO 2: comprehend the use of Greek and Irish mythology and also the use of nature, political,
spiritual and personal symbolism in the poetry of William Butler Yeats.

CO 3: critically examine the historical & political events of modern age, spiritualism, futility of
war, and sanctity of relationships through the study of Thomas Stearns Eliot’s The Waste Land.

CO 4: interpret varied stylistic and thematic nuances of Modernism in poetry and will learn
about the characteristics and linkages between Victorian and Modern poetry.

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PAPER–VII
POETRY–II (VICTORIAN & MODERN)
Course Code: (KWMENG-201)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
Robert Browning:
“Porphyria’s Lover”
“The Last Ride Together”
“One Word More”
“The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed’s Church”

SECTION–B
W.B. Yeats:
“When you are old and grey”
“The Second Coming”
“A Prayer for my Daughter”
“Leda and the Swan”
“Sailing to Byzantium”
“Among School Children”
“Easter 1916”
SECTION–C
T.S. Eliot:
The Waste Land
SECTION–D
Philip Larkin:
“Church Going”
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“The Whitsun Weddings”
“Toads”
“Dockery and Son”
“The Building”
“High Windows”

SESSIONAL WORK

Analysis of the poems in context of their literary merits, historical background, cultural
significance and exploration of various themes and poetic techniques.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Williams, John. Twentieth Century British Poetry. Edward Arnold, 1987.

2. Bloom, Harold and Adrienne Munich, Eds. Robert Browning: A Collection of Critical
Essays (Twentieth Century Views). Prentice-Hall, 1979.
3. Langbaum, Robert. The Poetry of Experience: The Dramatic Monologue in Modern
Literary Tradition. Chatto and Windus, 1957.
4. Flowers, Betty S. Browning and the Modern Tradition. Macmillan, 1976.
5. Honan, Park. Browning’s Characters: A Study of Poetic Technique. Archon Books, 1969.
6. Unterecker, John. Ed. Yeats: A Collection of Critical Essays (Twentieth Century Views).
Prentice-Hall, 1963.
7. Jeffares, Norman A. W.B. Yeats: Man and Poet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1966.
8. Unterecker, John. A Reader’s Guide to W.B. Yeats. Thames and Hudson, 1982.
9. Rajan, Balachandra. W.B. Yeats: A Critical Introduction. Hutchinson University Library,
1972.
10. Jaffares, Norman A. A Commentary on the Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats. Macmillan,
1968.
11. Williamson, George. A Reader’s Guide to T.S. Eliot. Thames and Hudson, 1984.
12. Southam, B.C. A Student’s Guide to the Selected Poems of T.S. Eliot. Faber and Faber,
1974.
13. Martin, Jay. The Wasteland: A Collection of Critical Essays. Prentice-Hall, 1968.
14. Cox, C.B. and Arnold, P. Hinchclifee, Eds. T.S. Eliot: A Collection of Critical Essays
(Casebook Series). Macmillan, 1984.
15. Lerner, Lawrence. Philip Larkin. New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
16. Motion, Andrew. Philip Larkin. Methuen, 1982.
17. Salwak, Dale, Ed. Philip Larkin: The Man and His Work. University of Iowa Press, 1988.
18. Whalen, Terrence. Philip Larkin and English Poetry. Macmillan, 1988.

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PAPER–VIII
MODERN DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-202)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO 1: analyse the historical context and themes of religious fervor, martyrdom, and political
manipulation in Bernard Shaw’s prescribed allegorical text.

CO 2: assess the modernist concerns of alienation, existential crisis, tension between traditional
values and challenges of modernity in the family sphere etc.

CO 3: examine the characteristics of mid-20th century dramatic movement of Theatre of Absurd

including the use of minimalist dialogues, repetitive structures to convey a sense of futility,
uncertainty and meaninglessness of existence through the study of Beckett’s Waiting for Godot.

CO 4: identify the symbolism and motifs employed by the 20th century American playwright and
draw a comparative anaylsis of the English and American playwrights.

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PAPER–VIII
MODERN DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-202)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
Bernard Shaw: Saint Joan
SECTION–B
T.S. Eliot: The Family Reunion
SECTION–C
Samuel Beckett: Waiting for Godot
SECTION–D
Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire

SESSIONAL WORK

Class presentations based on the prescribed plays in the syllabus.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Christopher Innes. Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century, 2nd edition,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
2. Ruby Cohn. A Casebook on “Waiting for Godot.” New York: Grove Press, 1967.
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3. Martin Esslin. The Theatre of the Absurd. London: Methuen Drama, 2001.
4. John Fletcher. Samuel Beckett's Art. London: Chatto and Windus, 1967.
5. Ronald Hayman. Samuel Beckett. London: Heinemann, 1968.
6. Harold Bloom. T.S. Eliot. Philadephia: Chelsea House, 2003.
7. Hugh Kenner. A Reader’s Guide to Samuel Beckett. New York: Grove Press, 1961.
8. Peter Thomson and Glendyr Sacks (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Brecht.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
9. Ruby Cohn. A Casebook on ‘Waiting for Godot', New York: Grove Press, 1967.
10. Ronald Hayman. Samuel Beckett, London: Heinemann, 1968.
11. Ronald Hayman. Contemporary Playwrights: Samuel Beckett. London: Heinemann,
1970.
12. Sumitra Kukreti. Time-Philosophy of T.S. Eliot. New Delhi: Anamika, 2002
13. Harold Bloom, ed. Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire.” New Delhi: Viva
Books, 2007.

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PAPER–IX
MODERN NOVEL
Course Code: (KWMENG-203)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO 1: understand the amalgamation of psychological realism, family dynamics, the Freudian

concept of Oedipus complex and sexuality in Lawrence’s semi-autobiographical work Sons and
Lovers.

CO 2: analyse the modern narrative techniques of stream-of-consciousness and interior

monologue in the prescribed text of Virginia Woolf.

CO 3: interpret a text through the postcolonial lens and reflect on the themes of imperialism,
moral ambiguity and colonialism including the critique of Western civilization.

CO 4: acquire an in-depth knowledge of the concepts like savagery, civilization, power

dynamics and dark side of human nature in Golding’s Post- World War II novel Lord of the
Flies.

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PAPER–IX
MODERN NOVEL
Course Code: (KWMENG-203)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
D.H. Lawrence: Sons and Lovers

SECTION–B
Virginia Woolf: Mrs. Dalloway

SECTION–C
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness

SECTION–D
William Golding: Lord of the Flies

SESSIONAL WORK

Multimedia presentation on the life, works, and themes explored by the novelists given in the
syllabus.

Suggested Reading:-
1. Bose, Bindra, ed. Heart of Darkness. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2001.
2. Curle, Richard. Joseph Conrad and His Characters: A Study of Six Novels. London:
Heinemann, 1968.
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3. Anne Fernihough. The Cambridge Companion to D.H. Lawrence. Cambridge University
Press, 2001.
4. Keith Sagar. D.H. Lawrence: Life into Art. New York: Penguin, 1986.
5. Gamini Salgado, ed. Sons and Lovers: A Casebook. London: MacMillan, 1969.
6. Linda Ruth Williams. D. H. Lawrence (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic,
2010.
7. Harold Bloom, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway (Bloom’s Modern Critical
Interpretations), London: Chelsea House Publications, 1988.
8. Dowling, David. Mrs. Dalloway: Mapping Streams of Consciousness. New York:
Twayne Publishers, 1991.
9. Bose, Brinda, Ed. Mrs. Dalloway: Worldview Critical Editions. New Delhi: Worldview
Publications, 2001.
10. Chakoo, B. L., ed. William Golding Revisited. Bangalore: Arnold-Heinemann, 1987.
11. Harold Bloom, ed. William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies.” New Delhi: Viva, 2007.
12. Kevin McCarron. William Golding (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
13. Norman Page. Ed. William Golding: Novels, 1954-67 (A Casebook). Hampshire and
London: MacMillan, 1985.

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PAPER–X
ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND WRITING
Course Code: (KWMENG-204)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO 1: define and differentiate between different morphological units and understand the word
meanings and word formation processes.

CO 2: identify the forms and functions of different parts of speech and construct grammatically
correct sentence structures.

CO 3: understand the functional relevance of the grammatical structures and contextualize the
grammatical codes.

CO 4: able to write effectively by connecting ideas and creating cohesive texts with clear
discourse references to meet the demands of the academic world.

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PAPER–X
ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND WRITING
Course Code: (KWMENG-204)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Words and Morphemes

Morphemes and affixes
Morphophonemic changes
Free and bound morphemes
Word formation processes in English

SECTION–B

Parts of speech
Form and Function
Verb and Verb phrase; Verbal forms, regular and irregular verbs
Auxiliaries: Tense and aspects
Noun and Noun Phrase
Determiners and sequence of determiners, Reference
Adjective: Attributive and predicative; Comparison and intensification
Adverb and adverbials, Place relation, time relation
Adjunct, Disjunct and Conjunct
Preposition and prepositional phrase
The Simple sentence: basic sentence patterns; concord

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Co-ordination; conjunctions
The complex sentence; subordination
Finite and non-finite clauses
Relative clauses; Apposition; restrictive and non-restrictive clauses, Adverbial clauses and its
types
Complement clauses and the complex noun phrases
Cohesion in text; Sentence / clause connectors, ellipsis, substitution, discourse reference

SECTION–D

Applied Grammar and Composition

Basic Sentence Faults (Section 6-14)
Effective Sentences (Section 33-36)
The Whole Composition (Section 31)
Effective Paragraphs (Section 32)

SESSIONAL WORKS

Identification of the Parts of Speech/Types of Clauses/Sentence Types in the given

newspaper/magazine articles.

Recommended Texts:-

1. Quirk, R. and S.A. Greenbaum. University Grammar of English, Longman, 1973.

2. Huddleston, Rodney, English Grammar: An Outline, CUP, 1996
3. Singh, Sukhdev and Balbir Singh, Grammar of the Modern English Language,
Foundation Books, CUP, 2012.
4. McCrimmon, J.M., Writing with a Purpose, NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1957
5. Halliday, M.A.K. and R. Hasan, Cohesion in English, Longman, 1976
6. Legget, Glen et. al. Essentials of Grammar and Composition, Prentice Hall of India, 1988

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PAPER–XI
WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY—II
Course Code: (KWMENG-205)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After the completion of the course, students will be able to:

CO 1: have an extensive insight into the history of English literature, while lying special
emphasis on the specified literary periods.

CO 2: interpret thematic as well as stylistic concerns of the major British, American and
Continental dramatists and their contributions to the English literature.

CO 3: assess a comparative historical evolution of the genre of poetry in English and other
Western languages.

CO 4: relate to various novelists and their works in historical, socio-cultural, political and
economic contexts and understand their contemporary as well as universal significance.

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PAPER–XI
WESTERN LITERARY HISTORY—II
Course Code: (KWMENG-205)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Background
Post Romantic Period
Modernism
Postmodernism

SECTION–B

Drama
Modern British Drama
(Oscar Wilde, Irish National Theatre, Galsworthy, Shaw, T.S. Eliot, Beckett, Osborne, Pinter,
Stoppard)
Modern American Drama
(O'Neil, Miller, Williams, Albee)
Modern Continental Drama
(Ibsen, Chekhov, Strindberg, Ionesco, Sartre, Pirandello, Brecht)

SECTION–C

Poetry
British Victorian Poetry
(Tennyson, Brownings, Arnold, Hopkins, Pre-Raphaelites)
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Nineteenth Century American Poetry
(Whitman, Emily Dickinson)
French Symbolist Movement
(Baudelaire, Mallarme, Verlaine, Rimbaud)
Modern British Poetry
(Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Auden, Dylan Thomas, Larkin, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney)
Modern American Poetry
(Frost, W.C. Williams, Stevens, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath)
Modern Continental Poetry
(Valery, Rilke, Lorca)

SECTION–D

Fiction
British Victorian Novel
(Dickens, George Eliot, Bronte Sisters, Mrs. Gaskell, Thackeray, Hardy)
Nineteenth Century American Novel
(Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Henry James, Twain, Crane)
Nineteenth Century Continental Fiction
(Nineteenth Century French Novel, Nineteenth Century Russian Novel)
Modern British Novel
(Steam of Consciousness Technique, Conrad, Lawrence, Woolf, Joyce, Forster, Golding, Greene,
Murdoch, Spark)
Modern American Novel
(Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck, Bellow)
Modern Continental Novel
(Modern French Fiction, Modern German Fiction)

SESSIONAL WORK

Preparing Question Bank based on the poets/novelists/dramatists from Victorian to Postmodern

periods by referring the previous year questions of UGC NET English Exam.

Suggested Sources:-

1. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 1957.

2. Alexander, Michael. A History of English Literature. Macmillan, 2000.
3. Cohen, J.M. A History of Western Literature. Transaction Publishers, 2008.
4. Cuddon, J.A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms. Penguin Reference Library,
1977.
5. Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. Pelican Books, 1963.
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6. Hornstein, L.H et al. The Reader's Companion to World Literature. Mass Market
Paperback, 2002.
7. Spiller, Robert E. Cycle of American Literature. The Macmillan Company, 1955.
8. Encyclopedia Britannica (CD ROM).

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PAPER–XII
OPTION -- I: AMERICAN PROSE AND DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-206) (i)

Course OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will gain a deep insight into the Transcendentalist movement and its influence
on American thought and literature.

CO 2: Students will be able to analyse the themes of illusion versus reality, the breakdown of
communication, and the complexities of human relationships through the study of Edward
Albee’s award-winning modern play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

CO 3: Students will gain familiarity with the modernist movement of expressionism and
explore its unique techniques such as fragmented narrative, symbolic imagery, and heightened
language to convey the inner turmoil and existential angst of the early 20th century.

CO 4: Students will be able to understand the experiences and heritage of the African-
American community in the 20th century through Wilson’s play The Piano Lesson.

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PAPER–XII
OPTION -- I: AMERICAN PROSE AND DRAMA
Course Code: (KWMENG-206) (i)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A
Emerson: “Self Reliance”
“The American Scholar”
“Circles”

SECTION–B

Edward Albee: Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

SECTION–C

Eugene O’Neill: The Hairy Ape

SECTION–D
August Wilson: The Piano Lesson

SESSIONAL WORK

Compiling a comprehensive report by gathering and analysing critical reviews and various
scholarly articles related to the texts prescribed.

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Suggested Reading:-
1. Bennett, Michael Y. Edward Albee and Absurdism. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, 1980.
2. Bigsby, C.W.E. A Critical Introduction to Twentieth Century American Drama (Volumes
I & II). Cambridge University Press, 1985.
3. Bottoms, Stephen J. Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Cambridge:
CUP, 2000
4. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. The Essentials of Ralph Waldo Emerson. New York: The
Modern Library, 2000.
5. Floyd, Virginia. The Plays of Eugene O'Neill: A New Assessment. Fredrick Unger, 1985.
6. Downer, Allan. Fifty Years of American Drama. Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012.
7. Manheim, Michael, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Eugene O'Neill. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1998.
8. Choudhuri, A.D. The Face of Illusion in American Drama. Delhi: The Macmillan
Company, 1979.
9. Wilson, Graf B. Three Hundred Years of American Drama and Theatre. New
Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1973.
10. Wayne, Tiffany K. Critical Companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson: A Literary
Reference to His Life and Work. New York: Facts on File, 2010.
11. Gould, Jean. Modern American Playwrights. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1969.
12. Mary L. Bogumil, Understanding August Wilson (University of South Carolina Press,
1999).
13. Peter Wolfe, August Wilson (Twayne, 1999).

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PAPER–XII
OPTION -- II: DIASPORA LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-206) (ii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be able to explore the concept of diaspora and its impact on cultural identity
and analyse the impact of colonialism, globalisation, and transnationalism on individuals and
communities.

CO 2: Through the poetry of John Agard and Mahmoud Darwish, students will be well-
acquainted with the themes of cultural hybridity, colonial legacy, and the search for identity.

CO 3: Students will show familiarity with contemporary critical debates on migration and
diaspora, complexities of identity formation among Indian immigrants and their relation to
literature.

CO 4: Students will be seasoned in discussing various issues of identity of Indians in the

diaspora and how they negotiate that identity in their everyday life including the challenges of
language acquisition and cultural adaptation.

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PAPER–XII
OPTION -- II: DIASPORA LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-206) (ii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Salman Rushdie: “Imaginary Homelands”

Stuart Hall: “Cultural Identity and Diaspora”
Michel Bruneau: “Diasporas, Transnational Spaces and Communities”

SECTION–B

John Agard: “ Me No Oxford Don”

“Check Out me History”
“Half-Caste”
“The Windowrush Child Remembering the Ship Beat it out”
“Prospero, Caliban and Cricket”
“Remembering the Ship”

Mahmoud Darwish: “Identity Card”

“Victim number 48”
“To a Young Poet”
“If I Were Another”
“Who Am I, Without Exile?”

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Jhumpa Lahiri: The Namesake

SECTION–D

Shauna Singh Baldwin: English Lessons and Other Stories

(Stories NOT included: “The Insult,” “A Pair of Ears,” “Dropadi Maa,” “Gayatri,”
“Nothing Must Spoil This Visit”)

SESSIONAL WORK

Oral Presentations based on the works prescribed in the syllabus.

Suggested Reading:-
1. Awadalla, Maggie and Paul March-Russell, Eds. The Postcolonial Short
Story: Contemporary Essays. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
2. Darwish, Mahmoud. Palestine as a Metaphor. London: Olive Branch Press, 2019.
3. Das, Nigamananda, Ed. Dynamics of Culture and Diaspora in Jhumpa Lahiri. New
Delhi: Adhyayan, 2010.
4. Dhingra, Lavina and Floyd Cheung, Eds. Naming Jhumpa Lahiri:
Canons and Controversies. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2012.
5. Eid, Muna Abu. Mahmoud Darwish: Literature and the Politics of Palestinian Identity.
London: Bloomsbury, 2014.
6. Larrissy, Edward. The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry 1945-2000. New
York: CUP, 2016.
7. Mattawa, Khalid. Mahmoud Darwish: The Poet’s Art and His Nation. New York:
Syracuse University Press, 2014.
8. Munos, Delphine. After Melancholia: A Reappraisal of Second-Generation
Diasporic Subjectivity in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri. New York: Rodopi, 2013.
9. Patke, Rajeev. Postcolonial Poetry in English. London: OUP, 2006.
10. Platt, Len and Sara Upstone, Eds. Postmodern Literature and Race. New York:
Cambridge UP, 2015.
11. Rushdie, Salman. Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981-1992. Delhi:
Penguin, 1992.
12. Said, Edward. The Question of Palestine. London: Vintage, 1992.
13. Saint, Tarun. Witnessing Partition: Memory, History, Fiction. New York: Routledge,
2017.

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PAPER–XIII
OPTION -- I: PUNJABI LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-301) (i)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: The paper will give students an understanding of the larger socio-economic matrix of
medieval Punjab through the Sufi Lyrics of Bullhe Shah which has been the characteristic
touchstone of Punjabi ethos.

CO 2: An acquaintance of the students with the translated works of Punjabi writers shall help
them develop a better understanding of the native variety of literature of the early 20th-century
Punjab.

CO 3: The award-winning verse play Luna by Shiv Kumar Batalvi will develop a sense of
appreciation for the masterpiece of modern Punjabi literature and for the poet's enduring legacy
in Punjabi literature among students.

CO 4: By studying Tiwana's novel Gone are the Rivers, students will explore themes of
memory, identity, cultural transformation, and human resilience in the face of adversity in post-
partition Punjab.

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PAPER–XIII
OPTION -- I: PUNJABI LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-301) (i)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Bullhe Shah: Sufi Lyrics (Poems at Sr. No. 1, 4, 14, 19, 25, 26, 67, 105, 106, 108, 119, 121, 127,
145, 153) (Translated by Christopher Shackle, Murty Classical Library Series, Harvard
University Press, 2009)

SECTION–B

Nanak Singh: The Watchmaker (Translated by Navdeep Suri, Penguin India, 2009)

SECTION–C

Shiv Kumar Batalvi: Luna (Translated by B. M. Bhalla, Sahitya Akademi, 2003)

SECTION–D

Dalip Kaur Tiwana: Gone are the Rivers (Translated by S C Narula and Bhupinder Singh,
Macmillan India, 1999)

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To read any one of the original Punjabi version of the prescribed texts and examine the
differences between the two.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Sekhon, Sant Singh. A History of Punjabi Literature. Vol. 1 Patiala: Punjabi University
Press, 1993.
2. Bary, De. Sources of Indian Tradition. New York: Colombia University Press, 1958.
3. Radhakrishan, S. and Moore C.A. Eds. A Source Book in Indian Philosophy. Princeton:
Princeton University Press, 1967.
4. Duggal, K.S. Folk Romances of Punjab. New Delhi: Marwah Publications, 1979.
5. Steel, Flora. Folk Tales of the Punjab. London: The Bodley Head, 1973.
6. Saberwal, Satish. Mobile Men: Limits to Social Change in Urban Punjab. New Delhi:
Ambika Publications, 1978.

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PAPER–XIII
OPTION -- II: IRISH LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-301) (ii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the realm of satire and the
Enlightenment period and analyse Swift's critique of human nature, society, and politics through
the lens of Gulliver's fantastical journeys.

CO 2: The study of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest will enable students to
explore the genre of comedy of manners and the Victorian issues of marriage, morality, and
societal hypocrisy.

CO 3: Through critical analysis of Synge's language and themes, students will gain insights into
the complexities of Irish society and the struggle for independence.

CO 4: James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man will help students attain an in-depth
knowledge of the modern narrative techniques like stream-of-consciousness and concepts like
Bildungsroman and Kunstlerroman.

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PAPER–XIII
OPTION -- II: IRISH LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-301) (ii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels

SECTION–B

Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest

SECTION–C

J.M. Synge: The Playboy of the Western World

SECTION–D

James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

SESSIONAL WORK

Assignments on the basis of characters, themes, interpretation, literary devices, historical

background of the given texts.

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Suggested Reading:-

1. Derek Attridge (ed.). A Cambridge Companion to James Joyce. UK: Cambridge

University Press, 2004.
2. Harold Bloom. James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Bloom’s Notes.
New York: Chelsea House, 1999
3. Harold Bloom. J.M. Synge’s The Playboy of the Western World. New York: Chelsea
House, 1988.
4. Harold Bloom. Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest: Modern Critical
Interpretations. New York: Chelsea House, 2013.
5. Paige Reynold. Modernism, Drama, and the Audience for Irish Spectacle. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2007
6. Mark A. Wollaeger (ed.). James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: A
Casebook. London: OUP, 2003.
7. Stan Smith. W.B. Yeats: A Critical Introduction. Maryland: Barnes & Noble Books, 1990
8. Sanford Sternlicht. A Reader's Guide to Modern Irish Drama. New York: Syracuse
University Press, 1998.
9. Weldon Thornton. The Antimodernism of Joyce's Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man.
New York: Syracuse University Press, 1987.

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PAPER–XIV
GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Course Code: (KWMENG-302)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will have knowledge of various dimensions of language study like structural
theory in linguistics and apply structural analysis techniques to understand language systems.

CO 2: Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of transformational generative theory

and will be capable of identifying deep structure and surface structure in linguistic analysis to
analyse the underlying syntactic structures of sentences.

CO 3: Students will be familiarised with the meaning-making function of the language with the
study of Halliday's functional theory in linguistics.

CO 4: Students will gain familiarity with the various methods of language teaching ability to
analyse both social and formal aspects of language in general and English in particular.

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PAPER–XIV
GENERAL LINGUISTICS
Course Code: (KWMENG-302)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Structural Theory:

Saussure: The nature of Linguistic sign, Signifier and Signified; Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic
Relations; Synchrony and Diachrony; Langue and Parole etc.
Bloomfield: Scientific Study of Language; Discovery Procedures: free variations, principles of
economy, phonetic similarity, minimal pairs, pattern congruity, complementary distribution, IC
analysis.

SECTION–B

Transformational Generative Theory:

Chomsky: Competence and Performance, Phrase Structure rules, Deep Structure and Surface
Structure, Basic transformational rules e.g. negative, question, passive.

SECTION–C

Functional Theory:

Halliday:
Functions of Language: Ideational, Interpersonal and Textual
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Context: Field, Tenor and Mode
Clause Structure: Clause as message, exchange and representation.

SECTION–D

Applied Linguistics:

Methods and Approaches to Language Teaching: Grammar-Translation, Direct and Audio-

Lingual Methods; Structural and Communicative Approaches.

SESSIONAL WORK

Applying the theories on the given piece of writing and analysing the different linguistic
parameters.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Carter, Ronald. Language and Literature: An Introductory Reader in Stylistics. Harper

Collins, 1982.
2. Chatman, Seymour. Literary Style: A Symposium. Oxford UP, 2016.
3. Lyons, John. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge UP, 1981.
4. Mills, Sara. Feminist Stylistics. Routledge, 2016.
5. Mills, Sara. Gender Matters: Feminist Linguistics Analysis. Equinox, 2012.
6. Reah, Danuta. The Language of Newspapers. Routledge, 2002.
7. Simpson, Paul. Language and Power. Routledge, 2018.
8. Toolan, Michael. The Stylistics of Fiction: A Literary Linguistic Approach. Routledge,
1990.
9. Traugott, Elizabeth. C. and Mary. L. Pratt. Linguistics for Students of Literature.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980.
10. Widdowson, H.G. Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Routledge, 2013.
11. Wright, Laura and Jonathan Hope. Stylistics: A Practical Course Book. Routledge, 2015.

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PAPER–XV
LITERARY CRITICISM
Course Code: (KWMENG-303)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will comprehend the foundational principles of Romantic literary criticism and
analyse Wordsworth's concept of simplicity and sincerity in poetic expression and the
significance of the poet's relationship with nature.

CO 2: Students will be able to understand Arnold’s perspectives on the purpose of poetry and the
role of the critic in society and his advocacy for disinterested criticism and the pursuit of cultural
and intellectual excellence.

CO 3: Students will be able to analyse the concept of the objective correlative and fathom the
inherent ambiguity and complexity of literary texts.

CO 4: Students will be able to examine the recurring patterns and symbols that underlie literary
works across different cultures and time periods. They will also be acquainted with Viktor
Shklovsky's concept of defamiliarization or estrangement.

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PAPER–XV
LITERARY CRITICISM
Course Code: (KWMENG-303)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Wordsworth: “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”

SECTION–B

Matthew Arnold:
“The Study of Poetry”
“The Functions of Criticism at the Present Time”

SECTION–C

T.S. Eliot: “Tradition and the Individual Talent”

Cleanth Brooks: “Heresy of Paraphrase”

SECTION–D

Northrop Frye: “The Archetypes of Literature”

Viktor Shklovsky: “Art as Technique”

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Class Presentation.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Boris Ford, Ed. The Pelican Guide to Literary Criticism: From Dryden to Johnson, Vol
4. London: Pelican, 1980.
2. Boris Ford, Ed. The Pelican Guide to Literary Criticism: From Blake to Byron, Vol 5.
London: Pelican, 1980.
3. Chopra, D.K. Literary Criticism: An Anthology (From Aristotle to T.S. Eliot). Meerut:
Loyal Book Depot, 1974.
4. David Daiches. Critical Approaches to Literature, 2nd ed., Hyderabad: Orient Longman,
2001.
5. David Lodge. 20th Century Literary Criticism. London: Longman, 1972.
6. D.J. Enright and Ernest De Chickera. English Literary Texts. New Delhi: Oxford, 1997.
7. Harry Blamires. A History of Literary Criticism, Delhi: Macmillan, 2001.
8. M.A.R. Habib. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present, Oxford:
Blackwell, 2005.
9. Abrams, M. H.; Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Delhi: Cengage,
2015.
10. M.S. Nagarajan. English Literary Criticism & Theory: An Introductory History,
Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2006.
11. Patricia Waugh. Literary Theory & Criticism: An Oxford Guide, Delhi: OUP, 2006.
12. Ramen Selden, Ed. The Theory of Criticism: From Plato to the Present. London:
Longman, 1988.
13. Rene Wellek. A History of Modern Criticism: 1750-1950, Vols. I-IV, London: Jonathan
Cape, 1958.
14. W.K. Wimsatt. The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry. Kentucky: University
Press of Kentucky, 1982.

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PAPER–XVI
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Course Code: (KWMENG-304)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be able to analyse and interpret the themes of identity, cultural conflict,
human condition, gender, sexuality, and familial relationships in post-colonial Indian poetry of
Nizzim Ezekiel and Kamala Das.

CO 2: Students will explore Singh's narrative style and characterization and discern his
commentary on contemporary Indian society and culture.

CO 3: Students will be able to comprehend Desai's portrayal of characters and settings and
explore the nuances of interpersonal relationships and the search for identity in a changing
world.

CO 4: Students will gain insight into themes of gender, marriage, and self-discovery in
contemporary Indian society through Shashi Deshpande’s novel The Long Silence.

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PAPER–XVI
INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH
Course Code: (KWMENG-304)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Nissim Ezekiel:
“Enterprise”
“Philosophy”
“Night of the Scorpion”
“Poet, Lover, Birdwatcher”
“The Visitor”
“Background, Casually”
“Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa, T.S”

Kamala Das:
“An Introduction”
“The Freaks”
“My Grandmother's House”
“A Hot Noon in Malabar”
“The Sunshine Cat”
“The Invitation”

SECTION–B
Khushwant Singh:
“Karma”
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“The Mark of Vishnu”
“The Portrait of a Lady”
“A Bride for the Sahib”
“The Memsahib of Mandla”
“A Love Affair in London”
SECTION–C

Anita Desai: In Custody

SECTION–D

Shashi Deshpande: That Long Silence

SESSIONAL WORK

Critical analysis of the prescribed poems, short stories and novels.

Suggested Reading:-
1. Iffat Maqbool. Essays on Indian Writing in English. Delhi: Partridge, 2019
2. Mohan, Ramesh. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Orient Longman Ltd., 1978
3. Raghu, A. The Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributers,
2002.
4. Mishra, Sanjit. The Poetic Art of Nissim Ezekiel. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and
Distributers, 2011.
5. Kaur, Iqbal. Perspectives on Kamala Das’s Poetry. New Delhi: Intellectual Publishing
House, 1995.
6. Mittapalli, Rajeshwar, Pier Paolo Piciucco, Eds. Kamala Das: A Critical Spectrum. New
Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributers, 2001.
7. Ho, Elaine Yee Lin. Anita Desai (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
8. Bhalla, Amrita. Shashi Deshpande (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
9. Shahane, Vasant Anant. Khushwant Singh. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1972.

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PAPER–XVII
OPTION--I: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Course Code: (KWMENG-305) (i)

COURSE OUTCOMES

On completion of the course the students will be able to:

CO 1: analyse various fields of communication and demonstrate a comprehensive understanding

of different models of communication.

CO 2: examine the role of language and rhetoric in shaping communication practices across
different contexts and critically analyse semiotic theories and narrative structures to understand
how meaning is constructed and conveyed through various forms of communication.

CO 3: develop proficiency in professional communication skills including writing, public

speaking, and interpersonal communication and apply this knowledge to design effective
communication strategies in mass media, advertising, and public relations campaigns.

CO 4: utilise theoretical frameworks and analytical tools to critically review films, television
programs, and other visual media.

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PAPER–XVII
OPTION--I: COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Course Code: (KWMENG-305) (i)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

Fields of Communication
Models of Communication
Methods of Communication Research

SECTION–B

Language and Rhetoric

Semiotics and Narrative

SECTION–C

Professional Communication
Audience Analysis and Mass Communication

SECTION–D

Film Analysis
Mass Media Analysis

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Analysis of any film/web series/ social media content.

Recommended Reading:-
1. John Fiske: Introduction to Communication Studies; Routledge
2. Sky Marsen: Communication Studies; Palgrave Foundations

Suggested Reading:-
1. Austin, J.L. How to Do Things with Words. Clarendon Press, 1975.
2. Barthes, Roland. Introduction to the Structural Analysis. University of Birmingham,
1981.
3. Brooks, Cleanth and Robert Penn Warren. Modern Rhetoric. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1972.
4. Danesi, Marcel. Messages, Signs and Meanings: A Basic Textbook in Semiotics and
Communication. Canadian Scholars’ Press, 2004.
5. Fiske, John. Introduction to Communication Studies. Routledge, 2010.
6. Hall, Edward. T. The Silent language. Anchor Books, 1973.
7. Halliday, MAK. Language as a Social Semiotic. University Park Press, 1978.
8. Hansen, Anders. Mass Communication Research Methods. Palgrave, 1998.
9. Lakoff, George and Mark Johnsen. Metaphors We Live by. Chicago Press, 2008.
10. Marsen, Sky. Communication Studies. Palgrave Foundation, 2006.
11. Monaco, James. How to Read a Film: Motives, Media, Multimedia. Oxford UP, 2000.
12. Ray, Satyajit. Deep Focus: Reflections on Cinema. Harper Collins, 2011.
13. Schleifer, Ronald. A.J. Greimas and the Nature of Meaning. Routledge, 1987.

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PAPER–XVII
OPTION--II: RHETORIC AND ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Course Code: (KWMENG-305) (ii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will demonstrate an ability to identify and rectify problems of diction, to develop
proficiency in sentence construction and their overall readability and coherence in writing will be
enhanced.

CO 2: Students will be able to understand the basic structure of a paragraph and employ various
methods to develop a paragraph.

CO 3: Students will have familiarity with different types of paragraphs and their ability to craft
each type effectively will be enhanced.

CO 4: Students will learn the skills of effective note-taking, compiling a bibliography and citing
sources correctly according to the academic standards and ethical guidelines.

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PAPER–XVII
OPTION--II: RHETORIC AND ADVANCED COMPOSITION
Course Code: (KWMENG-305) (ii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

The first question will consist of 14 short answer questions or MCQs, each carrying one mark,
based on the entire syllabus. Eight questions of 14 marks each are to be set, with two from each
of the four sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts, not exceeding four.
Candidates are required to attempt four questions, selecting one question from each section. The
first question will be compulsory for all candidates.

SECTION–A

1. Problems of Diction:
a) Abstract and concrete words
b) Ambiguity, barbarism, cliché and colloquialism
c) Awkward figures of speech, false hyperbole and wrong idiom
d) Unnecessary words: overlong connectives, unnecessary definition, undue clarification
wordy modification, redundancy etc.

2. Problems of Sentence Structure and Style:

a) Awkward sentence structure
b) Awkward and over coordination
c) Wrong subordination

3. Sentence Fragments:
a) Detached adverbial clause
b) Detached adjectival clause
c) Detached participle clause
d) Verbless statements

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Paragraph:
1. Basic Structure: Topic sentence, paragraph sectiony and coherence.
2. Paragraph Development:
a) Illustration and Restatement
b) Comparison, Contrast and Analogy
c) Cause and Effect
d) Analysis and Classification
e) Definition

SECTION–C

Paragraph Types:
1. Exposition
2. Description
3. Narration
4. Persuasion and Argument

SECTION–D

Research Writing:
1. Note taking
2. Bibliography
3. Gathering, Quoting and Citing Information

SESSIONAL WORK

Writing a well-structured essay keeping all the studied elements in focus.

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Books Recommended:-

1. Modern English Handbook by Gorrell and Laird, Prentice Hall Inc.

2. The Practice of Writing by Robert Scholes and Nancy R. Comley, St. Martin’s Press.
3. Modern Rhetoric by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich Inc.
4. The Craft of the Essay by Hasley P. Taylor and Victor N. Okada, Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich Inc.
5. The Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane, Oxford University Press.
6. Subject and Strategy by Paul Eschholz and Alfred Rosa, St. Martin’s Press.
7. Strategies of Rhetoric with Handbook by A.M. Tibbetts and Charlene Tibbetts, Scott,
Foresman and Company.
8. Patterns in Language and Writing: An Integrated Approach by Peggy Akin and Mary
Joconwell, D. Van Nostrand Company.

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PAPER–XVIII
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Course Code: (KWMENG-306)

COURSE OUTCOMES

On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:

CO 1: comprehend the meaning and definitions of research, identify and select research areas,
and utilise different research tools and sources.

CO 2: apply correct academic writing language and style. They will master the use of
punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and the formatting of names, numbers, and titles.

CO 3: conduct literature reviews, understand and avoid plagiarism, differentiate between

primary and secondary sources, and accurately cite print, non-print, and electronic sources.

CO 4: apply MLA and APA style guidelines, structure a thesis with appropriate formatting,
organise content coherently, and design accurate and reflective titles for research works.

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PAPER–XVIII
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Course Code: (KWMENG-306)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION- A

Meaning and Definition of Research, Selection of the Research Area, Tools of Research,
Sources, Reference and Biblio Graphical Sources.

SECTION- B

Language and Style of Writing, Punctuation, Grammar, Names of Persons, Numbers and Titles
of Works in Research Papers, Use of Quotations, Parenthetical Documentation.

SECTION- C

Review of Literature, Plagiarism, List of Works Cited, Primary & Secondary Sources, Citing
Print and Non print Sources, Websites, Citing Electronic Publications, Abbreviations.

SECTION- D

MLA and APA Style, Thesis Format, General Format, Page and Chapter Format, Organisation of
Matter, Title.

Prescribed Text:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, New Delhi: EWP, 2009 (9th
edition).
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Writing a well-structured research paper following MLA style of referencing.

Suggested Readings:
1. Parsons C.J. Thesis and Project Work.
2. Anderson, Jonathan, B.H. Durston and M.P cole. Thesis and Assignment Writing, New Delhi:
Wiley Eastern, 1970.
3. Watson, G. The Literary Thesis.
4. Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, Delhi: New Age
International Ltd.1985.
5. Rengachari, S. & Rengachari, Sulochna. Research Methodology for English Literature,
Bareilly: Prakash Book Depot.
6. Sinha, M.P. Research Methods in English.
7. Caivary, R. & Nayak V. K. (2005), Research Methodology, S. Chand.
8. Gibaldi, Joseph (9th edn. 2003), MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, New York:
MLA Association New Age International Ltd.
9. Miller, R. H. (1995), Handbook of Literary Research, Methuen.
10. Mishra, D. S. (1989), A Grammar of Literary Research, New Delhi: Harman Publishing
House.
11. Rahim, F. Abdul (1996), Thesis Writing-A Manual for Researchers, New Delhi: New Age
International Ltd.

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dissertation’ options.

PAPER–XIX
MODERN LITERARY THEORY
Course Code: (KWMENG-401)

COURSE OUTCOMES

After successful completion of this course in Semester- IV, the students will be able to:

CO 1: gain an understanding of the influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on literature and

explore the core concepts of feminist literary criticism and its application in literary analysis.

CO 2: analyse the role of historical context in shaping literary works and gain insights into how
the structure of a text affects its meaning.

CO 3: understand the implications of colonial discourse and power dynamics in literary

representation and explain the diversity of cultures and the commonalities of human experience
reflected in the literature of the world.

CO 4: gain insights into the formal aspects of literary language and explore the implications of
authorial intentionality and the role of the reader in interpreting literary texts.

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MODERN LITERARY THEORY
Course Code: (KWMENG-401)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Lionel Trilling: “Freud and Literature”

Toril Moi: “Feminist Literary Criticism”

SECTION–B

Terry Eagleton:
“Literature and History”
“Form and Content”

SECTION–C

Edward Said: “Crisis” (In Orientalism)

SECTION–D

Roman Jakobson: “Linguistics and Poetics”

Roland Barthes: “The Death of the Author”

SESSIONAL WORK

Interpretation of any one of the novels/plays/short stories studied in the previous semesters by
applying above given theories.
Suggested Reading:-

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1. Abrams, M. H.; Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Delhi: Cengage,
2015.
2. Selden, Raman. A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. Brighton: Harvester
Press, 1985.
3. Guerin, W.L. et. al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. NY: OUP, 1992.
4. Loomba, Ania. Colonialism/Postcolonialism. London: Routledge, 1998.
5. M.A.R. Habib. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present, Oxford:
Blackwell, 2005.
6. Freedman, Jane. Feminism. New Delhi: Viva Books, 2002.
7. Wheeler, Kathleen and Indra C.T. Explaining Deconstruction. Delhi: Macmillan, 1997.
8. Allen, Graham. Roland Barthes. London: Routledge, 2003.
9. Nagarajan, M. S. English Literary Criticism & Theory: An Introductory History,
Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2006.
10. Patricia Waugh. Literary Theory & Criticism: An Oxford Guide, Delhi: OUP, 2006.

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PROSE AND SHORT STORIES
Course Code: (KWMENG-402)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will thoroughly comprehend the reflection of Renaissance humanist movement

in Bacon's essays and gain insights into his method of using aphoristic prose and empirical
observation to dissect human behaviour and society.

CO 2: Students will be able to analytically review Charles Lamb's essays within the framework
of Romanticism and his exploration of personal and nostalgic reflections on childhood, family,
and the pastoral ideal.

CO 3: Reading of Section- C will help students to gain an overview of 20th century Modernism
and the rise of analytical philosophy, exploring Russell's rationalist perspective on social,
political, philosophical issues and his advocacy for reason and empiricism in the face of dogma
and superstition.

CO 4: Students will be able to grasp the elements of 19th-century American literary realism and
the psychological realism movement and the use of narrative techniques, unreliable narrators,
and exploration of human consciousness and perception.

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PROSE AND SHORT STORIES
Course Code: (KWMENG-402)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Francis Bacon:
“Of Marriage and Single Life”
“Of Studies”
“Of Nature in Men”
“Of Revenge”
“Of Envy”
“Of Riches”
“Of Gardens”
“Of Simulation and Dissimulation”

SECTION–B

Charles Lamb:
“Dream Children: A Reverie”
“A Dissertation upon Roast Pig”
“New Year’s Eve”
“All Fool’s Day”
“Imperfect Sympathies”
“Christ’s Hospital Five-and-Thirty-Years Ago”

SECTION–C
Bertrand Russell:
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“Of Being Modern-minded”
“The Functions of a Teacher”
“Ideas that have Helped Mankind”
“Ideas that have Harmed Mankind”
SECTION–D

Henry James:
“The Turn of the Screw”
“Aspern Papers”

SESSIONAL WORK

PPT based on the life and works of the prescribed essayists and short story writers.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Boris Ford, Ed. The Pelican Guide to Literary Criticism: The Age of Shakespeare, Vol 2.
London: Pelican, 1980.
2. Walker, Hugh. English Essay and Essayists. New Delhi: S. Chand, 1960.
3. Griffin, Nicholas, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Bertrand Russell. Cambridge
University Press, 2003.
4. Edel, Leon. Henry James. London: OUP, 1963.
5. Jefferson, D. W. Henry James. London: Oliver and Boyd, 1960.
6. Zacharias, Greg W. A Companion to Henry James. Blackwell, 2008.

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OPTION—I: POST COLONIAL LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (i)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Through the study of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart students will be able to
examine its portrayal of pre-colonial Igbo society, the impact of colonialism, themes of cultural
clash and identity and gain insights into the complexities of postcolonial African literature.

CO 2: Students will explore themes of partition, gender, and power dynamics in the context of
postcolonial India and analyse Sidhwa's narrative strategies in representing historical trauma and
cultural transformation.

CO 3: Students will become acquainted with the concepts like Canadian identity,
environmentalism, and the legacy of colonialism through the reading of Atwood's prescribed
texts.

CO 4: Students will critically evaluate the subversion of colonial narratives and exploration of
racial and gendered identities in the Caribbean context.

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OPTION—I: POST COLONIAL LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (i)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart

SECTION–B

Bapsi Sidhwa: The Ice-Candy Man

SECTION–C

Margaret Atwood: Surfacing

SECTION–D

Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea

SESSIONAL WORK

PPT based on the comparison between the writing styles of any two of the prescribed writers.

Suggested Reading:-

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1. Ashcroft, Bill et al, Eds. The Empire Writes Back. London: Routledge, 2002.
2. Gikandi, Simon. Reading Chinua Achebe: Language and Ideology in Fiction. London:
James Currey, 1991.
3. Yousaf, Nahem. Chinua Achebe (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
4. Frickey, Pierrette M., Ed. Critical Perspectives on Jean Rhys. Washington D. C.: Three
Continents Press, 1990.
5. King, Bruce, Ed. The New National and Postcolonial Literatures: An Introduction.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 19
6. Johnson, Erica L.; Patricia Moran, Eds. Jean Rhys: Twenty-First-Century Approaches.
Edinburgh University Press, 2015.
7. Howell, Coral Ann, Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood. Cambridge
University Press, 2006.
8. Nicholson, Colin, Ed. Margaret Atwood: Writing and Objectivity. Palgrave Macmillan,
1994.

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OPTION—II: WORLD CLAASICS IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (ii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will gain familiarity with 19th-century Russian literary realism, its psychological
depth, moral ambiguity and existential themes.

CO 2: Students will have an overview of Scandinavian naturalism, its critique of societal norms
and conventions of marriage, morality, inherited guilt, and an understanding of Ibsen's
confrontation of taboo subjects.

CO 3: Students will be able to critically examine the components of existentialism and

absurdism in Camus’ The Outsider and thoroughly study the concerned themes of alienation,
nihilism, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe.

CO 4: Students will analyse Franz Kafka's "The Trial" as a seminal work of 20th-century
European existentialism and surrealism, exploring its themes of bureaucracy, alienation, and the
absurdity of modern life, and understanding Kafka's use of nightmarish imagery and existential
dread to critique societal structures.

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OPTION—II: WORLD CLAASICS IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (ii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment

SECTION–B

Henrik Ibsen: Ghosts

SECTION–C

Albert Camus: The Outsider

SECTION–D

Franz Kafka: The Trial

SESSIONAL WORK

Analysing any one of the prescribed texts in its socio-cultural context.

Suggested Reading:-

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1. Marker, Frederick J. and Christopher Innes. Modernism in European Drama: Ibsen,
Strindberg, Pirandello, Beckett: Essays. University of Toronto, 1998.
2. Robinson, Michael. Studies in Strindberg. Norvik Press, 1998.
3. Stylan, J. L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. Cambridge UP, 1981.
4. Carney John C. Rethinking Sartre: a Political Reading. University Press of America,
2007.
5. Gore, Keith, Sartre: La Nausee and Les Mouches. Edward Arnold, 1970.
6. Stewart, Jon. The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writings: The Perils of
Conformity. Bloomsbury, 2013.
7. Wilhelm Emrich. Franz Kafka: A Critical Study of his Writings. Ungar, 1968.
8. Ritchie Robertson. Franz Kafka. Oxford University Press, 2004.
9. Michael Wood. Franz Kafka (Writers and their Work). New Delhi: Atlantic, 2010.
10. Germaine Bree, ed. Camus: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1962.
11. Bloom, Harold. Crime and Punishment. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2009.

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OPTION -- III: STYLISTICS AND TEXT ANALYSIS
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (iii)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be able to understand the purpose and methods of stylistic analysis and gain
insights into how linguistic choices contribute to stylistic effects in written and spoken
communication.

CO 2: Students will learn how deviations from linguistic norms create emphasis, ambiguity, or
aesthetic effects in texts and explore how authors make deliberate linguistic choices to convey
meaning, tone and style. They can apply this practical knowledge to make a stylistic analysis of
the text.

CO 3: Knowledge of linguistic choices and their power to shape interpersonal relationships,

power dynamics, and social contexts within communicative exchanges, both written and spoken
will be acquainted to the students.

CO 4: Students will examine the linguistic and rhetorical frameworks that shape textual
production and interpretation.

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PAPER–XXII
OPTION -- III: STYLISTICS AND TEXT ANALYSIS
Course Code: (KWMENG-403) (iii)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Style and Stylistics

Purpose and Method of Stylistic Analysis
Variations in Basic Clause Structure Levels of Language and Stylistics

SECTION–B

Style as Deviation
Style as Choice
Text as Representation

SECTION–C
Text as Interaction
Text as Message

SECTION–D

Register, Genre and Style Register and Text Analysis Genre and Text Analysis

SESSIONAL WORK
Stylistic analysis of a given poem.
Suggested Reading:-
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1. Carter, Ronald. Language and Literature: An Introductory Reader in Stylistics.
Harper Collins, 1982.
2. Chatman, Seymour. Literary Style: A Symposium. Oxford UP, 2016.
3. Lyons, John. Language and Linguistics: An Introduction. Cambridge UP, 1981.
4. Mills, Sara. Feminist Stylistics. Routledge, 2016.
5. Mills, Sara. Gender Matters: Feminist Linguistics Analysis. Equinox, 2012.
6. Reah, Danuta. The Language of Newspapers. Routledge, 2002.
7. Simpson, Paul. Language and Power. Routledge, 2018.
8. Toolan, Michael. The Stylistics of Fiction: A Literary Linguistic Approach. Routledge,
1990.
9. Traugott, Elizabeth. C. and Mary. L. Pratt. Linguistics for Students of Literature.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980.
10. Widdowson, H.G. Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. Routledge, 2013.
11. Wright, Laura and Jonathan Hope. Stylistics: A Practical Course Book. Routledge, 2015.

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Note: PAPER – XXIII is only for students with dissertation.

PAPER–XXIII
DISSERTATION / PROJECT WORK
Course Code: (KWMENG-404)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will demonstrate the ability to critically analyse a text of their choice and gain
proficiency in using research methodologies specific to literary studies.

CO 2: Enhancement of skills in critical reading and interpretation of literary texts by analysing

and synthesising complex ideas and arguments from multiple perspectives.

CO 3: Students will gain a deeper understanding of various literary theories and critical
approaches and will be able to apply the theoretical frameworks to the analysis of texts of their
own choice.

CO 4: Students will be able to set realistic goals and deadlines and adjust plans as necessary.
They will demonstrate persistence and resilience in the face of research challenges.

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DISSERTATION / PROJECT WORK
Course Code: (KWMENG-404)

Instructions for students:

1. Students will be allocated equitably to all teachers with a provision that no teacher will
have less than 4 students.
2. The teacher shall provide a reading list on the proposed area of study of not less than 4
critical articles.
3. The students would be instructed to make use of those articles and write a
project/dissertation of 5000– 7000 words (excluding bibliography and footnotes).
4. The text/s selected for critical analysis shall be from outside the prescribed M.A.
syllabus.
5. The project should be written in a clear and precise language and should have well
developed arguments presented in a logical order and concluded in an appropriate
manner.
6. All references whether quoted or summarized should be appropriately inscribed and
acknowledged in the text.
7. For documentary references, students should consult Joseph Gibaldi's MLA Handbook
for Writers of Research Papers (Nineth Edition).
8. Submission date for the project/dissertation shall be as per date-sheet for Paper:
KWMENG-404.

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Note: PAPER-- XXIV to PAPER—XXVI will be for ‘without dissertation’ option.

PAPER–XXIV
INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-405)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will be familiarised with the classical Sanskrit drama and with the themes of
love, destiny, moral virtue and societal norms in ancient India.

CO 2: Khushwant Singh’s translation of Japuji will help students develop an appreciation for
spiritual and philosophical reflections of Guru Nanak to the path of divinity and enlightenment.

CO 3: Students will come to know about modern Indian Literature, Bengal Renaissance and
tensions between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century India.

CO 4: Students will have an overview of the Dalit literature and social realism by studying
Sharan Kumar Limbale's novel The Outcaste.

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PAPER–XXIV
INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Course Code: (KWMENG-405)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Kalidas: Shakuntala

SECTION–B

Guru Nanak: Japuji (Khushwant Singh’s Translation)

SECTION–C

Tagore: Home and the World

SECTION–D

Sharan Kumar Limbale: The Outcaste

SESSIONAL WORK

PPT based on the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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Suggested Reading:-
1. Singh, Udaya Narayan, P.P. Giridhar (Eds.). Translation Today. Mysore: CIIL, Vol. 4
No. 1 & 2, 2007.
2. Hosain, Attia. Translating Partition. Katha Vol. 1.
3. Pattanaik, Devdutt. Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols and Rituals. Simon & Schuster,
(2001)
4. Miles, Geoffrey. Classical Mythology in English Literature: A Critical Anthology.
London: Routledge, 2002.
5. Keith, A. B. The Sanskrit Drama: In its Origin, Development, Theory and Practice. New
Delhi: Motilal Banarsi Das, 1998.
6. Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi. Rabindranath Tagore: An Interpretation. New Delhi: Penguin
India, 2017.
7. Limbale, Sharan Kumar. Towards an Aesthetic of Dalit Literature. New Delhi: Orient
Blackswan, 2004.

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PAPER–XXV
PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-406)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will understand the foundational principles of the psychological approach to

literature through Freud's theories of the unconscious, psychosexual development, and the
interpretation of dreams.

CO 2: Students will be able to explore mythological and archetypal approaches to literature

including the analysis of universal themes, symbols, and motifs derived from mythology and
collective unconscious.

CO 3: Students will utilise theoretical knowledge to critically examine The Assistant from a
psychological perspective and identify the themes of guilt, redemption, and identity within the
text.

CO 4: Students will be able to interpret Iris Murdoch's novel A Severed Head from a
psychological standpoint, and examine the psychological concepts, such as narcissism,
existential angst, and the search for authenticity.

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PAPER–XXV
PSYCHOLOGY AND LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-406)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

The Psychological Approach: Freud

SECTION–B

Mythological and Archetypal Approaches

(Section I and II from Guerin, Morgan et al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature)

SECTION–C

Bernard Malamud: The Assistant

SECTION–D

Iris Murdoch: A Severed Head

SESSIONAL WORK

Psychoanalysis of the texts prescribed in Section-C and Section-D on the basis of the concepts
studied in Section-A and Section-B.

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Suggested Reading:-
1. Guerin, Morgan et. al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Oxford
University Press. 1966.
2. Freud, Sigmund. “On Art and Literature” in Vol. 14 of Pelican Freud Literature.
3. Storr, Anthony. Freud: A Very Short Introduction. OUP, 2001.
4. Stevens, Anthony. Jung: A Very Short Introduction. OUP, 2001.
5. Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 1957.
6. Northern Frye. Anatomy of Criticism. Princeton University Press, 1957.

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PAPER–XXVI
GREEK LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-407)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The completion of the course will benefit the student in the following ways:

CO 1: Students will gain familiarity with the classical text like Aeschylus’ famous tragedy
Agamemnon and will have a nuanced understanding of the use of dramatic structure, choral odes,
symbolism, and depiction of Trojan War in the play.

CO 2: Students will gain an in-depth understanding of literary terms including, tragic flaw of the
protagonist, dramatic irony, characterisation, catharsis and character development etc.

CO 3: Students will be able to discern the portrayal of revenge, justice, familial relationships,
psychological realism, and moral ambiguity through the reading of the play Electra.

CO 4: Students can assimilate the knowledge of satirical treatment of politics, society, and
intellectual life in classical Athens through the use of parody in the representative work of
ancient Greek Old Comedy The Frogs.

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PAPER–XXVI
GREEK LITERATURE
Course Code: (KWMENG-407)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Credits: Theory: 70
LTP Internal Assessment: 30
4-0-0

Instructions for the Paper Setters:-

Eight questions of equal marks (Specified in the syllabus) are to be set, two in each of the four
Sections (A-D). Questions may be subdivided into parts (not exceeding four). Candidates are
required to attempt five questions, selecting at least one question from each Section. The fifth
question may be attempted from any Section.

SECTION–A

Aeschylus: Agamemnon

SECTION–B

Sophocles: Oedipus Rex

SECTION–C

Euripides: Electra

SECTION–D

Aristophanes: The Frogs

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 SESSIONAL WORK

Preparing a list of all the important mythological figures/gods from Greek Literature that recur in
major English works.

Suggested Reading:-

1. Breseton, Geoffery. Principles of Tragedy: A Rational Examination of Tragic Concept of

Life and Literature. London: Routledge, 1968.
2. Segal, Erich. Greek Tragedy: Modern Essays. New York: Harper & Row, 1983.
3. Jones, John. On Aristotle and Greek Tragedy. London: Chatto&Windus, 1971.
4. McCall, Harsh H. ed. Aeschylus: A Collection of Critical Essays. United States: Prentice
Hall, 1972.
5. Bates, William Nickerson. Euripides: A Student of Human Nature. New York: Russell &
Russell, 1969.
6. Michael, O’Brien J. (Ed.) Twentieth Century Interpretation of Oedipus Rex: A Collection
of Critical Essays. United States: Prentice-Hall, 1968.
7. Winninngton, R. P. Sophocles: An Interpretation. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 1980.

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