Pre-Romantic Poetry

Paper Code: 
ENG 114
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • Trace the changing trends and fashions in accordance with the time in the prescribed literary works and develop critical acumen to evaluate the literary texts
  • Acquire a chronological awareness of the literary ages from the Restoration Age to the Romantic period and the socio-political influences of the time on literature
13.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Thomas Gray                                                             

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College

Hymn to Adversity

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

William Collins                                                         

Ode to Evening

Ode to Simplicity

Ode to Peace

15.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

James Thomson

Extract from The Seasons:

Spring (Lines 1-59)

Autumn (Lines 1-52)

10.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

William Cowper                                                        

The Poplar Field

On the Receipt of My Mother’s Picture…

Light Shining out of Darkness

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

William Blake                                                           

To the Evening Star

The Chimney Sweeper (from Songs of Innocence)

The Chimney Sweeper (from Songs of Experience)

London

The Tyger

Source Books: 

Jain, Jasbir. Ed. Strings of Gold Part II. Macmillan India , 1995.

Kermode, Frank, et al. The Oxford Anthology of English Literature, Vol.1.    OUP, 1973.

Milford, Humphrey. Ed. Fifteen Poets. Oxford University Press, 1964.

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Abrams, M.H. English Romantic Poets. OUP, 1975.

Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. Dover Publications, 1992.

Bowra, C.M. The Romantic Imagination. OUP, 1950.

Ford, Boris. Ed. From Blake to Byron – The Pelican Guide to English Literature. Vol 5.Pelican, 1957.

Prasad, B. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Trinity Press Publication, 1999.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022