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Contemporary British Literature
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The students will: CO 101. Acquire knowledge of the experimentation in narrative, poetic and dramatic forms CO 102. Critically appreciate representative British writers from the 1950s to the present CO 103. Recognise the influence of historical, political and socio-cultural movements CO 104. Conduct a close analysis of representative contemporary British literary texts CO 105. Develop skills to compare and contrast themes, techniques and skills used by British poets, dramatists and novelists
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Approach in teaching: Discussion, Demonstration via Presentation Learning activities for the students: Report-writing, Seminar-presentation |
Report-writing, Presentation, Viva-Voce |
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Seamus Heaney Whatever you say, say nothing Punishment Casualty
Philip Larkin The Whitsun Weddings Maiden Name I Remember, I Remember
Thom Gunn On The Move Autumn Chapter…
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John Fowles The French Lieutenant’s Woman
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Harold Pinter The Homecoming |
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Muriel Spark The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Ian McEwan Atonement
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Suggested Readings:
Chaterjee, Sisir. Philip Larkin: Poetry that Builds Bridges. Atlantic Publishers, 1999.
Draper, Ronald P, ed. The Literature of Region and Nation. St. Martin’s Press, 1989.
Esslin, Martin. Theatre of the Absurd. Bloomsbury Academic, 2014.
Marwick, Arthur. British Society since 1945. Penguin Books, 1982.
Motion, Andrew. Philip Larkin: A Writer’s Life. Faber & Faber, 1994.
Quigley, Austin.The Modern Stage and Other Words. Routledge, 2014.
Scigaj, Leonard M. Critical Essays on Ted Hughes. G.K. Hall, 2000.
e-resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRdUewUuJBE (Fowles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrLcfbgRCw (Spark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWo7UfJcnEk (McEwan)
Journals:
Contemporary Literature
Modern Language Quaterly