The Course will enable the students to reflect upon the salient features of 17th and 18th century literature by developing familiarity with the Neo-classical, Restoration period through the prescribed texts.
John Dryden
Happy the Man
Ah! How sweet is to love!
A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day Alexander’s Feast
John Webster
The Duchess of Malfi
Aphra Behn
The Rover
Alexander Pope
The Rape of the Lock
John Milton
Paradise Lost (Lines 1-241)
Suggested Reference Books:
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-tale... 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
The students will: CO7.Develop an understanding of the main characteristics of the era CO8. Analyze the social, philosophical, intellectual and literary background CO9. Critique the genres of poetry in terms of the socio-cultural contexts, use of literary devices, forms and techniques CO10. Formulate an analysis of the representative writers of the Restoration age and the literary and stylistic features of their writings CO11. Demonstrate the skills to comprehend and appreciate various genres against the political, cultural and philosophical ideas. |
CO12.Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.