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CE EN 02 : (Literature in English)
OE EN 02 : Literature in English
Unit – I & II: Reading One – Act plays
Prescribed texts: (i) Three One Act Plays Ed. by C.Mahajan (OUP)
(ii) Curtain calls Ed. By B. K. Tripathy (OUP)
Note: The following plays are to be studied from the prescribed texts.
(i) Bishop’s Candlesticks : Norman McKinnel
(ii) The Monkey’s Paw : W.W.Jacobs
(iii) Dear Departed : Stanley Houghton
(iv) The Bear :Anton Chekhov
(v) Mother’s Day :J. B. Priestly
Unit – III & IV : Reading Poetry
Prescribed text: ‘Poetry Down the Ages’ (Orient Longman)
Note: The following poems are prescribed
(i) Sonnet 116 : Shakespeare
(ii) The Chimney Sweeper : Blake
(iii) The World Is Too Much With Us : Wordsworth
(iv) The Road Not Taken: Robert Frost
(v) Goodbye Party For Miss Pushpa T. S. : Ezekiel
(vi) An Introduction : Kamala Das
Recommended Reading
(i) A Background to the Study of English Literature by B. Prasad
(ii) The Typical forms of English Literature by A. H. Upham
Semester End University Examination: 70 Marks
Internal Marks (College Assessment) 30 Marks
Total 100 Marks
University Examination Format
Q.1 An answer of about 400 words on any one of two questions based on the topics
specified as Unit I – IV
Q.2 An answer of about 400 words on any one of two questions based on the topics
specified as Unit I- IV
13
15 Marks
15 Marks
Q.3 An answer of about 400 words on any one of two questions based on the topics
specified as Unit I- IV
15 Marks
Q.4 Short notes of about 150 words each on any two out of four questions based on
the topics specified as Unit I – IV
15 Marks
Q.5 Multiple Choice Questions based on the topics specified as Unit I-IV 10 Marks
Note : The weightage of each unit will remain 25%.
Total marks 70