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    This document outlines the syllabus for the 6th semester Bachelor of Arts in English program at Manonmani Sundaranar University. It provides details on the courses, units, and texts for 6 subjects: Shakespeare, Contemporary Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, Regional Literature in Translation, African Literature, and Journalism and Mass Communication. For each subject, it lists the unit topics that will be covered and key authors or texts that will be discussed (such as works by Shakespeare, Philip Larkin, Chinua Achebe, and others).

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    This document outlines the syllabus for the 6th semester Bachelor of Arts in English program at Manonmani Sundaranar University. It provides details on the courses, units, and texts for 6 subjects: Shakespeare, Contemporary Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, Regional Literature in Translation, African Literature, and Journalism and Mass Communication. For each subject, it lists the unit topics that will be covered and key authors or texts that will be discussed (such as works by Shakespeare, Philip Larkin, Chinua Achebe, and others).

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    This document outlines the syllabus for the 6th semester Bachelor of Arts in English program at Manonmani Sundaranar University. It provides details on the courses, units, and texts for 6 subjects: Shakespeare, Contemporary Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, Regional Literature in Translation, African Literature, and Journalism and Mass Communication. For each subject, it lists the unit topics that will be covered and key authors or texts that will be discussed (such as works by Shakespeare, Philip Larkin, Chinua Achebe, and others).

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    This document outlines the syllabus for the 6th semester Bachelor of Arts in English program at Manonmani Sundaranar University. It provides details on the courses, units, and texts for 6 subjects: Shakespeare, Contemporary Literature, Literary Criticism and Theory, Regional Literature in Translation, African Literature, and Journalism and Mass Communication. For each subject, it lists the unit topics that will be covered and key authors or texts that will be discussed (such as works by Shakespeare, Philip Larkin, Chinua Achebe, and others).

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    SYLLABUS

    MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERISTY, TIRUNELVELI-12


    B.A., English (CBCS)
    (With effect from the Academic Year 2012 2013 Onwards)
    SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

    Semester-VI
    Shakespeare

    Contemporary Literature
    Major
    Literary Criticism and Theory
    Part-III

    Regional Literature in
    Translation

    African Literature
    Major
    Elective
    Any One

    Journalism and Mass


    Communication

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    SHAKESPEARE
    Unit I:
    1. Shakespeares stage and Audience
    2. Shakespearean comedy
    3. Shakespearean Tragedy
    4. Shakespeares historical plays
    5. Last plays of Shakespeare 6. Shakespeares Sonnets
    Unit II:
    Merchant of Venice
    Unit III:
    King Lear
    Unit IV:
    Henry IV Part I
    Unit V:
    The Tempest

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
    Unit I:
    Post War and Postmodern Literature
    from Sanders, Andrew. Short Oxford History of
    English literature 3rd ed
    Unit II:
    Poetry
    Philip Larkin
    Ted Hughes
    Andrew Motion
    Carol Ann Duffy

    The Whitsun Weddings


    Thought Fox, Hawk roosting
    Better Life, The Dog of the Light Brigade
    Mrs. Lazarus, Circe

    Kinsley Amis

    Lucky Jim

    Yann Martel

    Life of Pi

    Bertolt Brecht

    Mother Courage and Her Children

    Unit III:
    Fiction

    Unit IV:
    Fiction

    Unit V:
    Drama

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY


    Unit I:
    The moral Approach : Literature and Moral Ideas T.S. Eliot Religion and
    Literature
    Unit II:
    The Psychological approach: Literature and Psychological Theory The Myth in
    Jane Austen Geoffrey Gorer
    Unit III:
    The sociological approach: Literature and Social Ideals Joseph wood Krutch
    The Tragic Fallacy
    Unit IV:
    The Formalistic approach: Literature as Aesthetic Structure Cleanth Brooks:
    Keatss Sylvan Historic : History without footnotes
    Unit V :
    The Archetypal approach : Literature in the Light of myth Gilbert Murray
    Hamlet and Orestes
    Text Five Approaches of Literary Criticism, Wilbur Scott

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    REGIONAL LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION


    Unit I:
    Tirukkural
    Chapter 4 The Power of Virtue
    Chapter 7 The Wealth of Children
    Chapter 9 Hospitality
    Chapter 11 Gratitude
    Chapter 13 Self Control / Restraint
    Unit II:
    Raj Gauthaman : Dalit Culture
    Lovely Stephen: Dalit Women: The Problem of Self Emancipation
    Text:
    No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South India ed : K.
    Satyanarayana
    Unit III:
    Bama : Karukku
    M. Mukundan : Dance
    Unit IV:
    Girish Karnad : Yayati
    Unit V:
    Short Stories from Sundara Ramaswamys Waves

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    Elective
    AFRICAN LITERATURE
    UNIT I:
    Poetry
    David Diop
    Wole Soyinka
    John Pepper Clark
    Chinua Achebe
    Noemia De Sousa

    Africa
    Telephonic Conversation
    Night Rain
    Refugee Mother and Child
    If you want to know me

    UNIT II:
    Poetry
    Bernard Dade
    Dennis Brutus
    Gabriel Okara
    David Rubadiri

    I thank you God


    You Laughed and Laughed and Laughed
    Once upon a Time
    A Negro Labourer in Liverpool

    UNIT III:
    Drama
    Wole Soyinka

    Death and the Kings Horseman

    UNIT IV:
    Fiction
    Chinua Achebe

    Things Fall Apart

    UNIT V:
    Non-Fictional Prose
    Achebe
    Ben Okri
    Text Prescribed :

    The Novelist as Teacher


    Incident at the Shrine
    An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry Ed. C.D.
    Narisimhaiah

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

    VI SEMESTER

    Sub Code:

    Elective
    JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
    Unit I:
    Communication
    What is Communication
    Forms of Communication
    Mass Communication
    The power of Mass Media
    Mass Media Culture and Function of Mass media
    Unit II:
    Journalism
    A Short History of Indian Journalism
    Theories of Press/Media
    The role of the press
    Freedom of the press
    Press codes and ethics
    Unit III:
    Print Media
    News and News Values
    The Making of a Newspaper
    Kinds and Sources of News, News Agencies
    Five Ws and H
    Unit IV:
    Radio, Television and Films
    Types of Radio programmes
    Types of TV programmes
    Types of Films
    Plot , Scriptwriting, Direction
    Unit V:
    Digital Media
    Introducing the digital media/ Internet
    Citizen Journalism Blogs, Social Networking Sites
    Creation of Websites and Blogs
    Texts for Reference :
    Mass Communication in India : Keval . J. Kumar
    Exercises in Media Education: Peter Gonsalves. Pub: Don Bosco
    Communication, Mumbai

    Nesamony Memorial Christian College, Marthandam

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