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Department of English and Modern European Languages University of Lucknow Syllabus B.A. (English)
Department of English and Modern European Languages University of Lucknow Syllabus B.A. (English)
University of Lucknow
SYLLABUS
B.A. (English)
(w.e.f. 2018-2019)
SEMESTER-I
SEMESTER-II
SEMESTER-III
SEMESTER-IV
SEMESTER-V
SEMESTER-VI
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Department of English and Modern European Languages
University of Lucknow
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
The poems figure in Eternal Rhythms: An Anthology of British, American and Indian-English Poetry, edited
by the Department of English and M.E.L., University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : FORMS OF FICTION & SHORT FICTION
Note: The short stories prescribed figure in Gems of Short Fiction: An Anthology of Short Stories edited by
the Department of English & M.E.L., University of Lucknow.
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B.A. (English) Semester-II
(w.e.f. 2018- 2019)
PAPER-I : DRAMA (A)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the texts prescribed and marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : PROSE (A)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the texts prescribed and marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
The essays figure in Selected Essays: An Anthology of English Essays for Undergraduate Students, compiled
by the Department of English & M.E.L., University of Lucknow.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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B.A. (English) Semester-III
(w.e.f. 2019-2020)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Unit-III : Introduction to Practical Criticism: One passage from Prose and one from Poetry.
Rhetoric and Prosody
Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
The poems figure in Eternal Rhythms: An Anthology of British, American and Indian-English Poetry, edited
by the Department of English and M.E.L., University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : FICTION
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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B.A. (English) Semester-IV
(w.e.f. 2019- 2020)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : PROSE (B)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the texts prescribed and marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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B.A. (English) Semester-V
(w.e.f. 2020-2021)
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : CONTEMPORARY INDIAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Sachchidanand Hiranand
Vatsyayan „Agyeya‟ :* “Hiroshima”
Amrita Pritam :*“I call upon Waris Shah Today”
*“Empty Space”
*“Me”
Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
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PAPER-III : MODERN LITERATURE (POETRY)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Note: All the works marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
The poems figure in Eternal Rhythms: An Anthology of British, American and Indian-English Poetry, edited
by the Department of English and M.E.L., University of Lucknow, Lucknow.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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B.A. (English) Semester-VI
(w.e.f. 2020-2021)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three
passages for explanation.
Note: All the texts prescribed and marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-II : MODERN LITERATURE (B) (FICTION AND PROSE)
Unit-I : Ten short-answer questions based on the entire course including three passages for
explanation.
Unit-V : Prose
Sri Aurobindo : “The Essence of Poetry”- Chapter- II from
The Future Poetry
Jawahar Lal Nehru : *“In Naini Prison”
Nirad. C. Chaudhary : “Tell Me the Weather and I‟ll Tell the Man”
Note: All texts marked with an asterisk (*) are for detailed study.
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
Recommended Readings:
The Pelican Guide to English Literature by Boris Ford
A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches
A History of English Literature by Arthur Compton- Rickett
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski
A History of English Literature by Michael Alexander
A Short History of English Literature by Pramod K Nayar
A Compendious History of English Literature by R.D. Trivedi
A History of English Literature by Edward Albert
A History of Literary Criticism by Harry Blamires
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PAPER-III : FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
1. There will be ten short -answer questions to be answered in 150 words, of four marks each
10x4=40 marks
2. There will be four long-answer questions with internal choices of ten marks each.
10x4= 40 marks
Internal Assessment = 20 marks.
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