MEG-11 English Topics Covered
Block 1 – James F. Cooper: The Last of the Mohicans
- Unit 1 – The Beginnings
- Unit 2 – The Man, The Milieu, and The Moment
- Unit 3 – The Last of the Mohicans: An Analysis
- Unit 4 – Perspectives on the Novel-I
- Unit 5 – Perspectives on the Novel-II
Block 2 – Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie
- Unit 1 – The Literary Context
- Unit 2 – Theodore Dreiser: The Man and The Writer
- Unit 3 – Sister Carrie: A Critical Summary
- Unit 4 – Sister Carrie: A Critical Study of the Major Themes
Block 3 – F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
- Unit 1 – The Man, The Milieu, And The Moment
- Unit 2 – The Plot and The Self-Improving Hero
- Unit 3 – The Great Gatsby and Fable, Symbol and Allegory
- Unit 4 – The Great Gatsby: And the Narrative Technique
- Unit 5 – Critics and Criticism: An Overview
Block 4 – William Faulkner: Light in August
- Unit 1 – American Fiction in 1920s and 1930s
- Unit 2 – The Novel in The South
- Unit 3 – Light in August: Structure and Narrative Strategies
- Unit 4 – Characterisation and Critical Approaches
Block 5 – Henry Miller: Black Spring
- Unit 1 – Sexual Revolution in Modern American Literature
- Unit 2 – The Great Tradition
- Unit 3 – The Outsider
- Unit 4 – The Indelible Impact
- Unit 5 – Henry Miller’s Works: Black Spring
- Unit 6 – Critical Approaches
Block 6 – J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye
- Unit 1 – The Author and The Plot
- Unit 2 – The Main Themes and Characters
- Unit 3 – The Language in The Catcher in the Rye
- Unit 4 – Critical Interpretations
Block 7 – John Barth: Floating Opera
- Unit 1 – The Postwar American Novel
- Unit 2 – The Experimental Novel
- Unit 3 – The Floating Opera: An Analysis of Text
- Unit 4 – Philosophic Formulations and The Farce of Reason
- Unit 5 – From Modernity to Post Modernity
Block 8 – Scott Mamaday : A House Made of Dawn
- Unit 1 – Native American Literature
- Unit 2 – Native American Fiction
- Unit 3 – The Making of Momaday
- Unit 4 – House Made of Dawn: An Analysis
- Unit 5 – Critical Perspectives
Block 9 – Alice Walker: The Color Purple
- Unit 1 – The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-I
- Unit 2 – The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-II
- Unit 3 – The Color Purple and its Structure
- Unit 4 – Analysis of Celie’s Letters-I
- Unit 5 – Analysis of Celie’s Letters-II
- Unit 6 – Themes emerging from Celie’s Letters