British Poetry & Drama– 17& 18th Century

Paper Code: 
CENG 112
Credits: 
06
Periods/week: 
06
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The students will:

CO1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the main characteristics of the era

CO2.  Analyze the social, philosophical, intellectual and literary background

CO3.  Critique the genres of poetry in terms of the socio-cultural contexts, use of literary devices, forms and techniques

CO4. Formulate an analysis of the representative writers of the Restoration age and the literary and stylistic features of their writings

18.00
Unit I: 

John Dryden

Happy the Man

Ah! How sweet is to love!

A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day

Alexander’s Feast

18.00
Unit II: 

John Webster

 The Duchess of Malfi

18.00
Unit III: 

Aphra Behn

The Rover

18.00
Unit IV: 

Alexander Pope

The Rape of the Lock

 

18.00
Unit V: 

John Milton

Paradise Lost: Book 1

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Ford, Boris. From Donne to Marvell. Penguin Books, 1990.

Gardner, Helen, ed. The Metaphysical Poets.  Penguin Classics, 1960.

MacMillan, Scott, ed. Restoration and Eighteenth Century Comedy. W.W. Norton and Company, 1997.

Owen, Susan J, ed. A Companion to Restoration Drama.  Blackwell Publications, 2001.

Shawcross, John Ted. John Milton: The Critical Heritage. Routledge, 2010.

Willmott, Richard. Metaphysical Poetry. CUP, 2002.

 

 

E-Resources including links:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-wife-of-bath-in-the-canterbury-tales-description-character-analysis.html

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/twelfth-night/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks2-macbeth/zdt42sg

https://www.bl.uk/works/doctor-faustus

 

Reference Journals:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329586220_Shakespeare_for_article

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/802291.pdf

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024