MEG-09 English Topics Covered
Block 1 – An Introduction to Australian Literature
- Unit 1 – Australian Literature
- Unit 2 – Australia-Land and History
- Unit 3 – Australia-People and Culture
- Unit 4 – Literary Beginnings-Oral Literature
- Unit 5 – Early Literature
- Unit 6 – Themes and Trends
Block 2 – Nineteenth Century Australian Poetry
- Unit 1 – Nineteenth century Australian Poetry: An Introduction
- Unit 2 – W.C.Wentworth
- Unit 3 – Charles Harpur
- Unit 4 – Henry Kendall
- Unit 5 – A.L. Gordon and A.B.Paterson
- Unit 6 – Ada Cambridge
Block 3 – Introduction to Short Fiction
- Unit 1 – Introduction to Short Fiction/Story
- Unit 2 – Marcus Clarke: The Seizure of the Cyprus
- Unit 3 – Barbara Baynton: The Chosen Vessel
- Unit 4 – Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife/:The Union Buries It’s Dead
- Unit 5 – Arthur Hoey Davis: Cranky Jack
- Unit 6 – Christina Stead: The Old School
Block 4 – Modern Australian Poetry (1901-1970)
- Unit 1 – Introduction: An Overview
- Unit 2 – Beginnings
- Unit 3 – The Notion of Australia
- Unit 4 – Keepers of the Flame
- Unit 5 – Coming of Age
- Unit 6 – The Marginalised Voice
Block 5 – VOSS
- Unit 1 – Rise and Development of the Australian Novel
- Unit 2 – As We First Read: Voss
- Unit 3 – Romantic Elements in Voss
- Unit 4 – Multiple Themes in Voss
- Unit 5 – Modern Readings: Some Important Area
Block 6 – Contemporary Australian Poetry (1970-Onwards)
- Unit 1 – Contemporary Australia
- Unit 2 – Bruce Dawe & Les Murray
- Unit 3 – Chris Wallace-Crabbe & Gwen Harwood
- Unit 4 – Ee Tiang Hong & Kevin Gilbert
- Unit 5 – Mudrooroo Narogin & Gig Ryan
Block 7 – David Malouf: Remembering Babylon
- Unit 1 – Contemporary Australian Fiction: An Overview
- Unit 2 – The Author, His Creativity and Remembering Babylon
- Unit 3 – Structure, Characters and Metaphors
- Unit 4 – Narrative Strategies and Communication
- Unit 5 – Themes
Block 8 – David Williamson: The Removalists
- Unit 1 – An Overview of Australian Drama
- Unit 2 – David Williamson’s Dramatic World
- Unit 3 – Reading The Removalists
- Unit 4 – Themes and Techniques