British Poetry & Drama – 17-18th Century

Paper Code: 
24CENG112
Credits: 
06
Periods/week: 
06
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

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.

 

14.00
Unit I: 

John Dryden

Happy the Man

Ah! How sweet is to love!

A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day Alexander’s Feast

19.00
Unit II: 

John Webster

The Duchess of Malfi

19.00
Unit III: 

Aphra Behn

The Rover

19.00
Unit IV: 

Alexander Pope

The Rape of the Lock

19.00
Unit V: 

John Milton

Paradise Lost (Lines 1-241)

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

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

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
Course Outcomes: 

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.