World Literature-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 613
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • Examine 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
  • Support the critical understanding of the classics and their contemporary relevance
12.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Leo Tolstoy                                                                 

Family Happiness

How Much Land Does a Man Need?

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Premchand                                                                 

The Shroud

The Story of Two Oxen

Eidgah

Namak Ka Daroga

13.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Chinua Achebe                                                          

Things Fall Apart

13.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

Pearl S. Buck                                                              

The Good Earth

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

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: 

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: 
2021-2022