BEGE-108 English Topics Covered
BEGE-108 English Topics Covered
Block 1 – The Novel: An Introduction
- Unit 1 – The Novel: A Literary Genre
- Unit 2 – Aspects of the Novel–I
- Unit 3 – Aspects of the Novel–II
- Unit 4 – Contextualising Kate Chopin’s the Awakening
- Unit 5 – Locating the Awakening: Background and Contexts
- Unit 6 – Critical Responses to the Awakening
- Unit 7 – Critical Approaches to the Awakening: Feminist, Psychoanalytical, Others
Block 2 – A Tale of Two Cities
- Unit 1 – Introductory: A Tale of Two Cities
- Unit 2 – Reading the Text-Books I & II
- Unit 3 – Reading the Text-Book III
- Unit 4 – The French Revolution
- Unit 5 – Dickens’s Treatment of the French Revolution
- Unit 6 – The Two Worlds of a Tale of Two Cities
- Unit 7 – Dickens’s Humanism and Social Concerns
Block 3 – Things Fall Apart
- Unit 1 – Africa: A Brief Historical Survey
- Unit 2 – The African Novel in English: An Introduction
- Unit 3 – Literature and Society in Nigeria
- Unit 4 – Chinua Achebe: Life and Works
- Unit 5 – Things Fall Apart: Detailed Analysis
- Unit 6 – Specific Features of Things Fall Apart
Block 4 – Attia Hosain: Sunlight on a Broken Column
- Unit 1 – Introduction to the Writer and the Indian Novel in English
- Unit 2 – Reading the Novel
- Unit 3 – Themes and Women Characters
- Unit 4 – Structure of the Novel
- Unit 5 – Critical Assessment
Block 5 – Paraja
- Unit 1 – Paraja: An Introduction
- Unit 2 – The Cultural Context of Paraja
- Unit 3 – Tribal Life as Reflected in Paraja
- Unit 4 – Paraja: A Novel in Translation
- Unit 5 – Theme and Plot
- Unit 6 – Paraja in Indian English Literature
Block 6 – The Novel: A Retrospective
- Unit 1 – The Novel: A Conclusion
- Unit 2 – Critical Perspectives on the Novel
- Unit 3 – The Indian English Novel
- Unit 4 – The Novel of the Diaspora
- Unit 5 – Future of the Novel