Twentieth Century Poetry and Drama-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 413
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The students will:

CO88.  Examine the significance of twentieth century schools of thought in poetry and drama

CO89.  Value the literary expression of the spiritual anxiety and existential crisis

CO90.  Argue and defend the literary techniques and style of twentieth century literature

CO91.  Display an understanding of the style of the iconic poets, illustrated through the detailed definitions of various poetic devices
CO92. Apply the styles and concerns of 20th century poets in creative pouring
12.00
Unit I: 

Dylan Thomas                                               

Fern Hill

A Refusal to Mourn the Death…

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night

After the Funeral

13.00
Unit II: 

W.H. Auden                                                   

In Memory of W.B. Yeats

September 1, 1939

Musee Des Beaux Arts

Lay Your Sleeping…

 
 

 

13.00
Unit III: 

T.S. Eliot   

The Cocktail Party

 

11.00
Unit IV: 

D.H. Lawrence                                               

Snake

Piano

Trees in the Garden

The Mess of Love

Last Lesson of the Afternoon

 

11.00
Unit V: 

Sean O’ Casey                                                

Juno and the Paycock

Source Books: 

Allison, Barrow, Blake. The Norton Anthology of Poetry 5th Ed. WW Norton, 1983.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms 7th Ed. Heinle, 1999.

Leavis, F.R. New Bearings in English Poetry. Chatto & Windus, 1950.

Matthiessen, F.D.The Achievement of T.S. Eliot.OUP, 1958.

Saqar, Keith. The Art of D.H. Lawrence. CUP, 1996.

Smith, Stan. Ed. The Cambridge Companion to W.H. Auden. CUP, 2005.

Ward, A.C. Twentieth Century Literature.Methuen, 1965.

 

e-Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FEEujkM47M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWTqcIIEQ9s

 

Journals:

Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900

The North American Review

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024