Science Fiction and Detective Literature

Paper Code: 
25DENG501(B)
Credits: 
06
Periods/week: 
06
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 
The Course will enable the students to discover the cultural, historical, literary, and intellectual foundations of science fiction and detective literature and critically examine the reflection of contemporary themes and issues in both the genres.
Course Outcomes: 
The students will:
CO25. Explore the cultural,
historical, literary and
intellectual foundations of
science fiction and
detective literature
CO26. Examine the
literary trends in the field of
science fiction and the
development of detective
literature as literary genre
CO27. Critique the
interaction of society and
technology and its
reflections in science fiction
CO28. Appraise the
emergence of detective
literature recognizing its key
thematic and stylistic shifts.
CO29. Evaluate the
interaction of society and
technology in science fiction
and estimate the genre of
detective literature for its
commentary on
contemporary issues
CO30.Contribute
effectively in course-specific
interaction.
18.00
Unit I: 
Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White
18.00
Unit II: 
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles
18.00
Unit III: 
Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep
18.00
Unit IV: 
H.R.F. Keating
 
Inspector Ghote Goes by Train
18.00
Unit V: 
Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
SUGGESTED READINGS: 
Suggested Reference Books:
Ahmed, Abdelaziz Farag .“Enslavement and freedom in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World”. International Journal of
English Literature. vol.7.4,2016, pp. 57-61.
Clyde K. Hyder. “Wilkie Collins and The Woman in White”. PMLA. vol. 54.1, 1973, pp. 297-303.
Frank, Lawrence. The Hound of the Baskervilles, the Man on the Tor, and a Metaphor for the Mind. Nineteenth-
Century Literature, vol. 54.3, 1999, pp. 336-372.
E-Resources including links:
Reference Journal:
The New Atlantis
Academic Year: 
2025-2026