Department of English

BA (Hons.) English
Category I
[UG Programme for Bachelor in English (Honours) degree in three years]

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE -1 (DSC-1) – : Introduction to Literary Studies

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-requisite

& Code course criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice
DSC 1: 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Introduction Class XII
to Literary with
Studies English

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a foundational understanding of the domain of literature, its
genres, methods of critique and its distinctive ability to influence and project
social and cultural change.

Learning outcomes

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to grasp a basic sense of
literature as a discipline of thought and application.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-1

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

UNIT I: Reading the Novel
1. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
2. Prince, Gerald J. Narratology: Form and Function of Narrative. NY: Mouton
Publishers, 1982. pp 7 – 16 & pp 103 – 105

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3. Kaul, A.N. ‘A New Province of Writing,’ The Domain of the Novel: Reflections on Some
Historical Definitions. Routledge, 2021. pp 20-36

UNIT – II (20 Hours)

UNIT II: Reading Poetry
1. John Milton: ‘On His Blindness’
2. William Wordsworth: ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’
3. Emily Dickinson: ‘341 After Great Pain’
4. Rabindranath Tagore: ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’
5. Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter and Jon Stallworthy, ‘Versification and Poetic
Syntax’, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 5th edition. NY and London: W.W. Norton &
Company, 2005. pp 2021 – 2065

UNIT – III (20 Hours)

UNIT III: Reading Drama
1. Mahesh Dattani: Tara
2. Watson, G.J. ‘The Nature of Drama’, Drama: An Introduction (London: Macmillan,
1983)
3. Tanvir, Habib. It Must Flow: A Life in Theatre
http://www.seagullindia.com/stq/pdf/STQ%20Issue%2010.pdf
4. Day, Gary. ‘Introduction’, Class. UK: Routledge, 2001. pp 1 – 18

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings:
1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. New Delhi:
Atlantic Publishers and distributors 1998, 2006.
2. Booth, Wayne C. The Rhetoric of Fiction. University of Chicago Press, 1983.
3. King, Bruce. ‘Introduction’, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: OUP, 2nd
edn. 2005.
4. Dharwadker, A.B. Theatres of Independence: Drama, theory and urban performance
in India since 1947. University of Iowa Press, 2009

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 2 (DSC-2): European Classical Literature
Credit distribution, Eligibility and Prerequisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course
Code Practice (if any)
DSC 2- 4 3 1 O Passed NIL
European Class XII
Classical with
Literature English

Learning Objectives:

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a basic understanding of the mode of thought and
understanding in classical Europe and contextualize the western classical texts
within literary studies in a scholarly manner.

Learning outcomes:

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to gain an understanding of the
classical, that is valuable in itself and as a frame of reference for subsequent periods
of literary studies

SYLLABUS OF DSC- 2

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

1. Homer: The Odyssey

UNIT – II (20 Hours)

1. Aristotle: Poetics
2. Sophocles: Antigone

UNIT – III (20 Hours)

1. Aristophanes: Lysistrata

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Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings (if any):

1. Plato, ‘Book X’, The Republic. tr. Desmond Lee, London: Penguin, 2007.
2. Horace, ‘Ars Poetica’, Horace: Satires, Epistles and Ars Poetica. tr. H. Rushton
Fairclough, Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2005.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE– 3 (DSC-3): Indian Classical Literature
Credit distribution, Eligibility and Prerequisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course
Code Practice (if any)
Indian 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Classical Class XII
Literature with
English

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a foundational understanding of Indian classical literary
tradition.
• To introduce students to a rich and diverse literature from two classical
languages of India, Sanskrit and Tamil.

Learning outcomes

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to gain knowledge of the aesthetic and
cultural values that serve as the groundwork for later developments in Indian
philosophical and social change.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-3

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

1. Vyasa. Selections from The Mahabharata, from The Mahabharata of Krishna-
Dwaipayana Vyasa, trans. K. M. Ganguli (Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers,
2012).
a) ‘The Dicing’ and ‘Sequel to Dicing’, Book 2, Sabha Parva Section XLVI-LXXII
b) ‘The Temptation of Karna’, Book 5, Udyog Parva, Section CXL-CXLVI.
c) ‘Krishna’s Peace Proposal’, Book 5, Udyog Parva, Section LXXXIX-CXXXI

UNIT – II (20 Hours)

1. Kalidasa. Abhijnanasakuntalam, trans. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of
Time. Penguin Classics, 1989, reprint 2000.

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UNIT – III (20 Hours)
1. Ilango Atikal. ‘The Book of Vanci’, Cilappatikaram. trans. R. Parthasarathy (Columbia
University Press, 1993; Penguin Books India, 2004).

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings:
1. Bharata Muni. Selections from Natyasastra. (i) Chapter 6, ‘The Sentiments’; (ii)
Chapter 20, ‘Ten Kinds of Play’; (iii) Chapter 35, ‘Characteristics of the Jester’, trans.
Manomohan Ghosh, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1951. pp105-17; 355-74;
548-50
2. Osho. Selections from Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy. (i) Krishna is Complete
and Whole (ii) Draupadi: A Rare Woman (iii) Action, Inaction and Non-Action (iv)
Rituals, Fire and Knowledge, Delhi: Jaico Publishing House, 1991.
3. Kapoor, Kapil. Indian Knowledge System Vol. 1. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld Pvt.
Ltd., 2005. pp 1-31
4. Gerow, Edwin, et al. ‘Indian Poetics’, The Literatures of India: An Introduction. ed.
Edward. C. Dimock et al, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. pp 115-143
5. Venkatachalapathy, R. ‘Introduction’, Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil
Sangam Poetry. Delhi: Penguin Classics, 2013. pp XIII-XLI; 25; 45; 70; 186

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 BA (PROG) WITH ENGLISH AS MAJOR
Category II
(Discipline Specific Courses for Undergraduate Programme of study with
ENGLISH(Major) as one of the Core Disciplines)

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-1): Introduction to Literary Studies

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-requisite

& Code course criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice
DSC 1: 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Introduction Class XII
to Literary with
Studies English

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a foundational understanding of the domain of literature, its
genres, methods of critique and its distinctive ability to influence and project
social and cultural change.

Learning outcomes

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to grasp a basic sense of
literature as a discipline of thought and application.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-1

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

UNIT I: Reading the Novel
1. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
2. Prince, Gerald J. Narratology: Form and Function of Narrative. NY: Mouton
Publishers, 1982. pp 7 – 16 & pp 103 – 105
3. Kaul, A.N. ‘A New Province of Writing,’ The Domain of the Novel: Reflections on Some
Historical Definitions. Routledge, 2021. pp 20-36

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UNIT – II (20 Hours)
UNIT II: Reading Poetry
1. John Milton: ‘On His Blindness’
2. William Wordsworth: ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’
3. Emily Dickinson: ‘341 After Great Pain’
4. Rabindranath Tagore: ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’
5. Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter and Jon Stallworthy, ‘Versification and Poetic
Syntax’, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 5th edition. NY and London: W.W. Norton &
Company, 2005. pp 2021 – 2065

UNIT – III (20 Hours)

UNIT III: Reading Drama
1. Mahesh Dattani: Tara
2. Watson, G.J. ‘The Nature of Drama’, Drama: An Introduction (London: Macmillan,
1983)
3. Tanvir, Habib. It Must Flow: A Life in Theatre
http://www.seagullindia.com/stq/pdf/STQ%20Issue%2010.pdf
4. Day, Gary. ‘Introduction’, Class. UK: Routledge, 2001. pp 1 – 18

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings:
1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. New Delhi:
Atlantic Publishers and distributors 1998, 2006.
2. Booth, Wayne C. The Rhetoric of Fiction. University of Chicago Press, 1983.
3. King, Bruce. ‘Introduction’, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: OUP, 2nd
edn. 2005.
4. Dharwadker, A.B. Theatres of Independence: Drama, theory and urban performance
in India since 1947. University of Iowa Press, 2009

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE –(DSC-2): Indian Classical Literature

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Prerequisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course
Code Practice (if any)
Indian 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Classical Class XII
Literature with
English

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a foundational understanding of Indian classical literary
tradition.
• To introduce students to a rich and diverse literature from two classical
languages of India, Sanskrit and Tamil.

Learning outcomes

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to gain knowledge of the aesthetic and
cultural values that serve as the groundwork for later developments in Indian
philosophical and social change.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-3

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

1. Vyasa. Selections from The Mahabharata, from The Mahabharata of Krishna-
Dwaipayana Vyasa, trans. K. M. Ganguli (Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers,
2012).
a) ‘The Dicing’ and ‘Sequel to Dicing’, Book 2, Sabha Parva Section XLVI-LXXII
b) ‘The Temptation of Karna’, Book 5, Udyog Parva, Section CXL-CXLVI.
c) ‘Krishna’s Peace Proposal’, Book 5, Udyog Parva, Section LXXXIX-CXXXI

UNIT – II ((20 Hours)

1. Kalidasa. Abhijnanasakuntalam, trans. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of
Time. Penguin Classics, 1989, reprint 2000.

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UNIT – III (20 Hours)
1. Ilango Atikal. ‘The Book of Vanci’, Cilappatikaram. trans. R. Parthasarathy (Columbia
University Press, 1993; Penguin Books India, 2004).

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings:
1. Bharata Muni. Selections from Natyasastra. (i) Chapter 6, ‘The Sentiments’; (ii)
Chapter 20, ‘Ten Kinds of Play’; (iii) Chapter 35, ‘Characteristics of the Jester’, trans.
Manomohan Ghosh, Calcutta: Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1951. pp105-17; 355-74;
548-50
2. Osho. Selections from Krishna: The Man and His Philosophy. (i) Krishna is Complete
and Whole (ii) Draupadi: A Rare Woman (iii) Action, Inaction and Non-Action (iv)
Rituals, Fire and Knowledge, Delhi: Jaico Publishing House, 1991.
3. Kapoor, Kapil. Indian Knowledge System Vol. 1. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld Pvt.
Ltd., 2005. pp 1-31
4. Gerow, Edwin, et al. ‘Indian Poetics’, The Literatures of India: An Introduction. ed.
Edward. C. Dimock et al, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974. pp 115-143
5. Venkatachalapathy, R. ‘Introduction’, Love Stands Alone: Selections from Tamil
Sangam Poetry. Delhi: Penguin Classics, 2013. pp XIII-XLI; 25; 45; 70; 186

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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 BA (PROG.) WITH ENGLISH AS NON-MAJOR
Category III
Discipline Specific Courses for Undergraduate Programme of study with ENGLISH
(minor) as one of the Core Disciplines

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-1): Introduction to Literary Studies

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title Credits Credit distribution of the Eligibility Pre-requisite

& Code course criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice
DSC 1: 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
Introduction Class XII
to Literary with
Studies English

Learning Objectives

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

• To offer students a foundational understanding of the domain of literature, its
genres, methods of critique and its distinctive ability to influence and project
social and cultural change.

Learning outcomes

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will be able to grasp a basic sense of
literature as a discipline of thought and application.

SYLLABUS OF DSC-1

UNIT – I (20 Hours)

UNIT I: Reading the Novel
1. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
2. Prince, Gerald J. Narratology: Form and Function of Narrative. NY: Mouton
Publishers, 1982. pp 7 – 16 & pp 103 – 105
3. Kaul, A.N. ‘A New Province of Writing,’ The Domain of the Novel: Reflections on Some
Historical Definitions. Routledge, 2021. pp 20-36

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UNIT – II ((20 Hours)
UNIT II: Reading Poetry
1. John Milton: ‘On His Blindness’
2. William Wordsworth: ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’
3. Emily Dickinson: ‘341 After Great Pain’
4. Rabindranath Tagore: ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’
5. Ferguson, Margaret, Mary Jo Salter and Jon Stallworthy, ‘Versification and Poetic
Syntax’, The Norton Anthology of Poetry, 5th edition. NY and London: W.W. Norton &
Company, 2005. pp 2021 – 2065

UNIT – III (20 Hours)

UNIT III: Reading Drama
1. Mahesh Dattani: Tara
2. Watson, G.J. ‘The Nature of Drama’, Drama: An Introduction (London: Macmillan,
1983)
3. Tanvir, Habib. It Must Flow: A Life in Theatre
http://www.seagullindia.com/stq/pdf/STQ%20Issue%2010.pdf
4. Day, Gary. ‘Introduction’, Class. UK: Routledge, 2001. pp 1 – 18

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

Suggestive readings:
1. Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. New Delhi:
Atlantic Publishers and distributors 1998, 2006.
2. Booth, Wayne C. The Rhetoric of Fiction. University of Chicago Press, 1983.
3. King, Bruce. ‘Introduction’, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: OUP, 2nd
edn. 2005.
4. Dharwadker, A.B. Theatres of Independence: Drama, theory and urban performance
in India since 1947. University of Iowa Press, 2009

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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