Commonwealth Literature

Paavai Guide for B.A., English Literature, Third Year VI Semester, Core Course XIV, Bharathidasan University.

Commonwealth Literature

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Syllabus:

CORE COURSE XIV

COMMONWEALTH LITERATURE

Objectives:

 To introduce learners to the literatures of a few commonwealth countries

 To enable learners to understand and appreciate various cultures, traditions and mores

Unit – I: Poetry

Sir Charles G.D Roberts : “The Solitary Woodsman”

Razia Khan : “My Daughter’s Boyfriend”

Unit – II: Poetry

Allen Curnow : “House and Land”

E.J Pratt : “The Dying Eagle”

Unit – III: Prose

Margaret Atwood : “Nature as a Monster” from Chapter 2 of Survival:

 A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature

Unit – IV: Drama

Wole Soyinka : The Road

Unit – V: Fiction

Chinua Achebe : Things Fall Apart

Book for Reference:

Narasimhaiah, C. D. An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. India: Macmillan, 1990.

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