English Honours Part II Syllabi
[ Applicable for candidates taking admission to the Honours course in
the academic session 201!201"#
Paper III: Beginnings, Development and Trends in English Drama up to the Nineteenth
Century
$ull %arks & 100
E'amination (ime & 4 hours)
*ourse +etails&
,roup A)
-eginnings of drama . the de/elopment in the Eli0abethan and 1acobean age2 changes in theatre
and drama after the 3estoration and the opening of the theatres2 3estoration *omedy2 Heroic
(ragedy. Sentimental and Anti!sentimental *omedy. a brief o/er/ie4 of the drama of the
3omantic period)
,roup -
(he follo4ing plays are for detailed study&
Tamburlaine Part I by *hristopher %arlo4e or Macbeth by 5illiam Shakespeare
Twelfth Night by 5illiam Shakespeare or Alchemist by -en 1onson
The Man of Mode by ,eorge Etherege or She Stoops to Conquer by 6li/er ,oldsmith
,roup *
7iterary terms used in connection 4ith drama&
Aside8anagnorisis8catharsis8 catastrophe8 chorus8character8 clima'8comic
relief8conflict8denouement8 deus e' machine8 e'position8 farce8 hubris8 hamartia8 irony8
mas9ue8peripeteia8plot8 unities
Pattern of :uestions&
,roup A& " out of ; 9uestions to be ans4ered. each 4ithin 200 4ords)
%arks& "'<= 20
,roup -& essay type 9uestions 4ith internal choice from the assigned plays to be ans4ered in
about <00 4ords)
%arks& '1<= "<
E'planations8short 9uestions& out of ; 9uestions to be ans4ered. each in about 200 4ords)
%arks& '<=1<
,roup *& Short notes on literary terms) < out of > terms to be e'plained. each in about 100
4ords)
%arks& <'"=20
(otal& 20?"<?1<?20=100
Paper I: The !ise and Development o" the Novel and Prose "rom the Eighteenth #entury
to the i#torian $ge
$ull %arks & 100
E'amination (ime & 4 hours)
*ourse +etails&
,roup A& 3ise and de/elopment of the no/el from the eighteenth century to the @ictorian age
4ith particular references to the maAor mo/ements and subgenres of the time)
,roup -& $iction of the Period) (he follo4ing te'ts are for detailed study&
Pride and Prejudice by 1ane Austen or. Jane !re by *harlotte -ronte
"ar from the Madding Crowd by (homas Hardy or. #a$id Copperfield by *harles +ickens
,roup *& Bon!fictional Prose) (he follo4ing essays are for detailed study&
C(he Scope of SatireD by 1oseph Addison
CEno4ledge its o4n EndD by *ardinal Be4man
C+ream *hildrenD by *harles 7amb
C%odern Elements in 7iteratureD by %atthe4 Arnold
,roup +& 7iterary terms related to fiction and non!fictional prose& flat and round character8
stock character8 art of characteri0ation8 gothic no/el8 bildungsroman8 epistolary no/el8
historical no/el8 sentimental no/el8 epic no/el8 point of /ie48 narrator8 first person narrator8
narrati/e style8 omniscient narrator 8 setting8 8 picares9ue8 irony8 theme8 realism8 subplot8
personal essay8
Pattern of :uestions&
,roup A& " out of ; 9uestions to be ans4ered. each 4ithin 200 4ords)
%arks& "'<=20
,roup -& 2 essay type 9uestions 4ith internal choice from the assigned no/els to be ans4ered
in <00 4ords
%arks& 2'1<=0
,roup *& essay type 9uestions out of " to be set from the " essays to be ans4ered in "00
4ords)
%arks& '10=0
,roup +& Short notes on literary terms) < out of > terms to be e'plained. each in about 100
4ords)
%arks& <'"=20
(otal& 20?0?0?20= 100
EN%&I'( %ENE!$& ')&&$BI:
P$PE! II: *ICTI+N$& , N+N-*ICTI+N$& P!+'E .*/0/1001
*i#tion:
*harles +ickens& #a$id Copperfield
'hort 'tories :
+) H) 7a4rence. The Prussian %fficer FA/ailable at ProAect ,utenberg of AustraliaG
H)E) -ates& The %&
Eatherine %ansfield& The "l!
Somerset %augham& The 'otus ater
Essays:
$rancis -acon& C6f (ra/elD te't to be pro/ided
1oseph Addison& C(he Aim of SpectatorD
*harles 7amb& C+ream *hildren& A 3e/erieD
,eorge 6r4ell& CShooting an ElephantD
&iterary terms related to "i#tion& flat and round character8 stock character8 art of
characteri0ation8 gothic no/el8 bildungsroman8 epistolary no/el8 historical no/el8 sentimental
no/el8 epic no/el8 point of /ie48 narrator8 first person narrator8 narrati/e style8 omniscient
narrator 8 setting8 8 picares9ue8 irony8 theme8 realism8 subplot8 personal essay8
2nseen& *omprehension and Story 5riting
P!+P+'ED C($N%E IN 0$!3' 'T!2CT2!E:
Bo/el H 1 9uestion of 1< marks 4ithin <00 4ords
Short Story H 1 9uestion of 1< marks. 2 e'planations of < marks each F2< marksG
Essay !! 1 9uestion of 10 marks. 2 e'planations of < marks each2 F20 marksG
7iterary (erms& attempt any fi/e. each of 2 marks F10marksG
Inseen comprehension. 1< marks J Story 5riting.1< F0 marksG
P$PE! 4 III: D!$0$ .*/0/ 1001
5illiam Shakespeare& The Tempest
,eorge -ernard Sha4& P!gmalion
&iterary Terms related to drama: aside8anagnorisis8catharsis8 catastrophe8 chorus8character8
clima'8comic relief8conflict8denouement8 deus e' machine8 e'position8 farce8 hubris8
hamartia8 irony8 mas9ue8peripeteia8plot8 unities
2nseen: +ialogue 5riting , *omposition
P!+P+'ED C($N%E IN 0$!3' 'T!2CT2!E&
+rama& 2 9uestions of 1< marks each from t4o plays F1<'2=0G
2 e'planations. each < marks F2'<=10G
10 Short 9uestions. each 2 marks from the plays F10'2=20G
7iterary (erms& attempt any <. each 2 marks F<'2=10G
Inseen&
+ialogue F10 marksG
*omposition F20 marksG
