SENGAMALA THAYAAR EDUCATIONAL TRUST WOMEN’S COLLEGE M.A ENGLISH COURSE STRUCTURE UNDER CBCS (For the candidates admitted in the academic year 2020 – 2021) Sem. Nature of the Course Course Code Title of the Course Inst. Hrs/ Week Credit Exam Hrs Marks CIA ESE Total I Core Course (CC) – I 20PEN101 Modern Literature-I(1400-1660) 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – II 20PEN102 Modern Literature-II(1660-1798) 5 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – III 20PEN103 Language and Linguistics 5 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – IV 20PEN104 Indian Writing in English 5 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – V 20PEN105 Translation: Theory and Practice 5 4 3 25 75 100 Elective Course (EC) –I ---- Any one from the list 5 4 3 25 75 100 TOTAL 30 25 - - - 600 II Core Course (CC) – VI 20PEN206 Modern Literature-III (1798-1832) 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – VII 20PEN207 Modern Literature-IV (1832-1945) 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – VIII 20PEN208 Shakespeare 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – IX 20PEN209 Literary Criticism 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – X 20PEN210 Diasporic Literature 4 4 3 25 75 100 Elective Course (EC) – II --- --- 3 3 3 25 75 100 Extra Disciplinary Course (EDC) – I --- --- 3 2 3 25 75 100 TOTAL 30 29 -- -- -- 700 III Core Course (CC) – XI 20PEN311 American Literature 4 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – XII 20PEN312 Theory of Comparative Literature and Classics in Translation 5 5 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – XIII 20PEN313 Literary theory 5 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – XIV 20PEN314 Research Methodology 5 4 3 25 75 100 Core Course (CC) – XV 20PEN315 Green Studies 4 4 3 25 75 100 Elective Course (EC) –III ----- Any one from the list 4 3 3 25 75 100 Extra Disciplinary Course (EDC) – II ----- ---- 3 2 3 25 75 100 TOTAL 30 26 -- -- -- 700 IV Core Course (CC)- XVI ---- Project 30 10 - 25 75 100 TOTAL 30 10 - - - 100 G.TOTAL 120 90 - - - 2100 Eligibility: Those who have completed B.A English (AUTONOMOUS) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University) (Accredited with “A” Grade by NAAC; An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution) SUNDARAKKOTTAI, MANNARGUDI – 614016. TAMILNADU, INDIA.
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SENGAMALA THAYAAR EDUCATIONAL TRUST WOMEN’S COLLEGE
M.A ENGLISH COURSE STRUCTURE UNDER CBCS
(For the candidates admitted in the academic year 2020 – 2021)
Sem.
Nature of the Course
Course Code
Title of the Course
Inst.
Hrs/
Week
Credit
Exam
Hrs
Marks
CIA ESE Total
I
Core Course (CC) – I 20PEN101 Modern Literature-I (1400-1660) 5 5 3 25 75 100
Core Course (CC) – II 20PEN102 Modern Literature-II(1660-1798) 5 4 3 25 75 100
Core Course (CC) – III 20PEN103 Language and Linguistics 5 4 3 25 75 100
Core Course (CC) – IV 20PEN104 Indian Writing in English 5 4 3 25 75 100
Core Course (CC) – V 20PEN105 Translation: Theory and
Practice
5 4 3 25 75 100
Elective Course (EC) –I ---- Any one from the list 5 4 3 25 75 100
TOTAL 30 25 - - - 600
II
Core Course (CC) – VI 20PEN206 Modern Literature-III
(1798-1832)
5 5 3 25 75 100
Core Course (CC) – VII 20PEN207 Modern Literature-IV
5. Dr. Prakash, Anand. American Literature. Jaipur: RBSA Publishers, 2012. 6. George, Stella Mary. History of American Literature. New Delhi: Common Wealth
Publishers, 2011.
7. Khatri, C.L. American Literature: Indian Response. Jaipur: Aadi Publications, 2012.
8. Kumar,Anil. Masterpiece of American literature. New Delhi: centrum press, 2013.
SENGAMALA THAYAAR EDUCATIONAL TRUST WOMEN’S COLLEGE
(AUTONOMOUS)
SUNDARAKKOTTAI, MANNARGUDI – 614016
(Accredited by NAAC) (An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institution)
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
(Applicable to the candidates admitted from the Academic Year 2020-2021)
M.A., ENGLISH
SEMESTER: III-CC- XII -THEORY OF COMPARATIVE LITERATURE AND
CLASSICS IN TRANSLATION
Ins.Hrs./Week:5 Course Credit: 5 Course Code:
OBJECTIVES:
To expose learners the scope, methodology and application of the theories in
Comparative Literature
To help learners understand the Thematology and genre studies
To make learners know a few representative classics in translation
UNIT- I (16 Hours)
Definition and theory of Comparative Literature– Scope, Methodology, Application –
National Literature – Comparative Literature – French and American School
UNIT -II (16 Hours)
Influence and Imitation – Epoch, Period, Generation – Thematology, Comparing works on the
Basis of Themes – Genres, Comparing Works on the Basis of Form
UNIT- III (15 Hours)
Literature and Society, Literature and Religion, Literature and Psychology – Comparative
Literature in India
UNIT -IV
G. U.Pope : Three Chapters from the translation of Tirukkural: (14 Hours)
The Possession of Self-Restraint (Chapter XIII)Way of accumulating wealth (Chapter LXXVI)
The way of maintaining the family (Chapter LIII)
Albert Camus : The myth of Sisyphus
Goethe : Fisherman
UNIT- V (14 Hours)
T.S.Pillai : Chemmeen
Leo Tolstoy : The Three Hermits
Kahlil Gibran : Buying and Selling (Extract from the Prophet)
Total Lecture hours: 75
COURSE OUTCOME
Students will be able to,
1. Demonstrate the basic understanding and engagement with ideas of cultural
transformation and comparative literary approaches
2. Discuss the literary, historical, social and cultural backgrounds of the texts 3. Analyze literary texts in English or English translation in terms of their main stylistic and
thematic features
4. Attain a broad knowledge of various literary traditions both in their specialization and
interrelation
5. Consider the role of translation in the production of textual and cultural meaning
REFERENCE BOOK(S):
1. Bhatnagar, M K. Comparative English Literature. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and
Distributors, 1999.
2. George, K M. Comparative Indian Literature. Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi, 1984.
3. Pawar S. Comparative Literary Studies: An Introduction. Duckworth N.p., 1973.
4. Weisstein, Ulrich. Comparative Literature and Literary Theory: Survey and
Introduction.Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1974.
5. Wellek, René, and Austin Warren. Theory of Literature. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1993.
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OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the literary theory from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day
To help learners apply theory in the analysis of literary texts
To enable learners to understand a wide range of theoretical perspectives
UNIT- I New Criticism, Semiotics, Formalism (14 Hours)
UNIT- II Structuralism, Post structuralism, Deconstruction (15 Hours)
UNIT- III (15 Hours)
Modernism, Postmodernism, New Historicism and Cultural Materialism, Magical Realism