Churchill ,Caryll: Top Girls. London: A&C Black, 2013

Module III - As You Like It

William Shakespeare - As You Like It

Module IV - Thematic study

Thematic study – Structure, Plot and character analysis of A Midsummer Night's Dream Module V - Thematic study Thematic study –Structure, Plot and character analysis of As You Like It

Reference Books:

1. Albert, Edward. History of English Literature. Oxford: OUP, 1997. 2. Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cambridge: CUP, 2010. 3. Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. Cambridge: CUP, 2010.

Credits: 3:1:0 18EN2006 SELECTED INDIAN ENGLISH WRITERS

Course Objectives:

1. To provide an insight into the different genres of Indian Writing in English and 2. To acquaint the students with diverse aspects of Indian perspective 3. To make students familiarize with the literature written in English in India.

Course Outcomes:

The Student will be able to 1. create literary sensibility and emotional response to the literary texts 2. analyse and appreciate literary texts 3. employ artistic, creative language in their writing 4. apply innovative use of language in their writings 5. identify values and develop human concern through exposure to literary texts 6. exhibit literary and linguistic competence

Module I - POETRY

(Detailed)Rabindranath Tagore: Gitanjali – 1,11,27,35, A.K. Ramanujan: A River , Henry Louis Vivian Derozio: The Harp of India, Toru Dutt: Our Casuarina Tree, (Non-detailed) Nissim Ezekiel: Poet, Lover, Bird Watcher, Sarojinin Naidu: Indian Dancers, Kamala Das: An Introduction.

Module II - DRAMA

(Detailed)Vijay Tendulkar: Kanyadaan, (Non-detailed) Girish Karnad: Nagamandala

Module III - ESSAY

(Detailed) Balarama Gupta, C.N. Srinath: Emerald Treasury of Indian Humorous Essays in English 1-4 Essays (Non-Detailed) Jawahalal Nehru: The Discovery of India

Module IV - FICTION

(Detaled) Rohinton Mistry: A Fine Balance, (Non-detailed) Arundhati Roy: God of Small Things Suketu Mehta: Maximum City, Chetan Bhagat: Half Girl Friend.

Module V - PROSE

Statements: Anthology of Indian Prose in English by Adil Jusswalla, Eunice De Souza 1-4 Essays

Reference Books

1. Narasimhaiah C D. ed. “An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry”, Macmillan, 1990. 2. Iyenger, K R S. “Indian Writing in English”, Sterling Publisher. New Delhi, 1984. 3. Narasimhaiah, C D. ed. “Makers of Indian English Literature”, Pencraft International. Delhi, 2000. 4. Dwivedi, A.N. ed. “Indian Poetry in English”, Arnold Heinemann. New Delhi, 1980. 5. Balarama, Gupta, C.N.Srinath,” Emerald Treasury of Indian Humorous Essays in English”, Emerald Publishers, New Delhi, 2007.

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