ENGLISH LITERATURE (ELECTIVE)

B.A. Part-I
(For the Year 201! 201" a#$ 201%)
Note: There will be two papers of one credit each.
Three periods per paper per week.
Each paper will carry 100 marks.
Each paper will be of three hours' duration.
Paper A: An ntroduction to the !tudy of Prose "iterature
Paper #: An ntroduction to the !tudy of $iction
Pa&er ' A( A# I#tro$)*t+o# to the St)$, o- Pro.e L+terat)re
Total %arks: 100 Teachin& Periods: '(
Time: ) *ours Pass %arks: )(+
,ourse ,ontent
a. -hat is "iterature.
b. /arious 0enres of "iterature
c. "iterature and !ociety
d. "iterature in Today's -orld
Ter/. &erta+#+#0 to Pro.e:
1. Prose
1. The Types of Prose
2i3Narrati4e
2ii3 Ar&umentati4e
2iii3 5ramatic
2i43 nformati4e
243 ,ontemplati4e
). !atire
6. Alle&ory
(. Parable
7. 8topia
'. *istorical -ritin&
9. Tra4elo&ue
:. Philosophical -ritin&
10. Essay
11. #io&raphy and Autobio&raphy
11. rony
1). Atmosphere
16. Euphemism
1(. $able
1
La#0)a0e Ite/.
(a) To 1e-+#e
i3 /owel
ii3 ,onsonant
iii3 Pure /owel
i43 5iphthon&
(2) To L+.t
i3 /owels
ii3 ,onsonants
iii3 5iphthon&s of the ;P 4ariety of En&lish
(*) Phonemic Transcription of minimal pairs
($) Phonemic Transcription of some &i4en words
PRESCRIBE1 TE3T(
A Selection of English Prose compiled and edited by 8ni4ersity of <ashmir= 5ept.
of En&lish= >rient "on&man 1:::.
S)00e.te$ Rea$+#0.
1. %. *. Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms
2. Twentieth Century Readers Guide to Literary Terms
3. E. %. $orster: Aspects of the Noel
!. *erbert ;ead: "rose #tyle
$. %n&lish "ronouncin& 'ictionary by 5aniel ?ones= 1'
th
edition 2,ambrid&e
8ni4ersity Press3.
Te.t+#0
Se*t+o#-A
@. 1. Three semiAcritical Buestions relatin& to summary= main ideas= o4erAall
understandin& from A Selection of English Prose to be set out of which
candidates will attempt any two in about 1(0 words each.
10C1D 10 marks
Se*t+o#-B
@. 1. An essay type Buestion with internal choice related to the theoretical concepts and
issues of literature.
10 %arks
Se*t+o#-C
@. ). This Buestion will pertain to important literary terms. >ut of fi4e literary terms
&i4en in the paper= candidates will attempt any three. Each term will be of (
marks.
(C)D1( %arks
Se*t+o#-1
@. 6. This Buestion will ha4e two parts:
Part A will be on definin& and listin& of lan&ua&e items.
9 %arks
Part # will be on phonemic transcription of simple words usin& PA
symbols.
' %arks
1
Se*t+o#-E
@.(. This Buestion will co4er the entire syllabus. There will be 10 Buestions in all= each
carryin& 1 marks. The student will ha4e to attempt all the twenty Buestions. '
2se4en3 Buestions are to be set from lan&ua&e items= transcription and minimal
pairsE ' 2se4en3 from important literary terms 2only 4ery brief definitions should
be asked3E and 7 2siC3 Buestions should be set from the prescribed teCt A Selection
of English Prose. The nature of the Buestions pertainin& to this teCt should be
such that the eCaminee should be able to answer each Buestion in about 1( to )0
words. There shall be no choice in this section.
60 marks
Pa&er B( A# I#tro$)*t+o# to the St)$, o- F+*t+o#
Total %arks: 100 Time: ) *ours
Pass %arks: )(+
Pre.*r+2e$ Te4t.:
1. A Choice of Short Stories eds. !hakti #atra and P. !. !idhu= >8P
1. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest *emin&way.
The -o55o6+#0 *o#*e&t. a#$ ter/. are to 2e .t)$+e$(
1. No4el
1. !hort !tory
). No4ella
6. Plot and ,haracter
(. Prota&onistF*ero
7. Narrator
'. The No4el of ,haracter
9. ,onflict
:. Episode
10. The *istorical No4el
11. The ;e&ional No4el
11. The PicaresBue No4el
1). The Epistolary No4el
16. !cience $iction
1(. The Psycholo&ical No4el
17. #ildun&sroman
1'. Ad4enture No4el
19. 0othic No4el
1:. %etafiction
10. %a&ic ;ealism
)
S)00e.te$ Rea$+#0.:
1 %. *. Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms
1 Twentieth Century Readers Guide to Literary Terms
) E. %. $orster: Aspects of the Noel
6 ()ford 'ictionary of Literary Terms
Te.t+#0
Se*t+o#-A
@. 1. 2a3. >ne semiAcritical Buestion with internal choice relatin& to theme=
character= episode= title= main ideas from A Choice of Short Stories to
be attempted in about 1(0 words.
11 marks

2b3. $our short Buestions to be set from the book A Choice of Short Stories out
of which candidates will attempt any two in about 1(0 words each.
(C1D10 marks
Se*t+o#-B
@. 1. 2a3. >ne semiAcritical Buestion with internal choice relatin& to theme=
character= episode= title= main ideas from The Old Man and the Sea to be
attempted in about 1(0 words.
11 marks

2b3. $our short notes to be set from the book The Old Man and the Sea out of
which candidates will attempt any two in about 1(0 words each.
(C1D
10 marks
Se*t+o#-C
@. ). This Buestion will pertain to concepts and literary terms. >ut of siC &i4en
in the paper= candidates will attempt any four in about 1(0 words each.
6C6D 17 marks.
Se*t+o#-1
@. (. This Buestion will co4er the entire syllabus. There will be 10 Buestions in
all= each carryin& 1 marks. The student will ha4e to attempt all the twenty
Buestions. ( Buestions are to be set from literary terms 2only 4ery brief
definitions should be asked3E ten Buestions shall be set from the teCt A
Choice of Short Stories and fi4e from The Old Man and the Sea. The
nature of Buestions in this section should be such that the eCaminee should
be able to answer each Buestion in about 1( to )0 words.
60 marks