( English Literature ) Poetry and Drama-I B.A First Sem UOR NEP-2020

Syllabus

Course Code: UG9103

Poetry and Drama-I

UNIT-I

1)      History of English Literature from 1350 to 1660 (Social, Political and Cultural Background; Major Literary Movements and Seminal Characteristics of the Period; Major Writers and their Works)

UNIT-II

2)      William Shakespeare: A Consolation, The Triumph of Death, Soul and Body

3)      Francis Beaumont: On The Tombs in Westminster Abbey

4)      Ben Jonson: The Noble Nature

5)      John Fletcher: Melancholy

6)      John Donne: Death be not Proud

7)      Andrew Marvell: The Garden

8)      J. Milton: On His Blindness

UNIT-III

9)      Vivekananda               :           The Cup

10)  Henry L. Derozio         :           To the Pupils of the Hindu College,

The Harp of Indian

11)  Toru Dutt                     :           Laxman, Our Casuarina Tree

12)  Shoshee Chunder Dutta :         Sivajee, India

UNIT-IV

13)  W. Shakespeare                       :           Twelfth Night

14)  Tagore                         :           The Post Office