World Literature-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 613
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • Be familiar with a selection of world classics (later writings) in translation
  • Develop a deeper insight into the wide-ranging thematic focus and stylistic treatment of the chosen texts/ authors
  • Further the critical understanding of the classics and their contemporary relevance

 

Leo Tolstoy                                                                    

Family Happiness

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Premchand                                                                     

The Shroud

The Story of Two Oxen

Eidgah

Namak Ka Daroga

Chinua Achebe                                                             

Things Fall Apart

Pearl S. Buck                                                                 

The Good Earth

Pablo Neruda                   

Animal Poems: A Dog Has Died, Cat’s Dream, Fleas Interest Me…

 

Love Poems: Clenched Soul, If You Forget Me, La Reina

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Suggested Readings :

 

Bloom, Harold. Leo Tolstoy: Modern Critical Views. Chelsea Publishers, 2003.

Conn, Peter. Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography. CUP, 2009.

Iyaser, Solomon O. Understanding Things Fall Apart: Selected Essays and Criticism. Whitston, 1998.

Jason, Wilson. A Companion to Pablo Neruda: Evaluating Neruda’s Poetry.Tamesis, 2008.

Lal, P. “Premchand : An Appreciation.” IIC Quarterly. Vol. 7, No. 1, IIC Publications, 1980. 15-24.

Stavans, IIan.The Poetry of Pablo Neruda. Farrar, 2005.

Academic Year: 
2020-2021