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UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU
SYLLABI AND COURSE OF STUDY IN ENGLISH
For the Examination to be held in Year 2O24r 2o25 & 2026

ENGLISH GOURSE

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SEMESTER IV

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Detailed Sytlabus Course of Studies in tbe Subject of English/ English Liierature at FYUGP
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under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 202 4,2025, tnd2026

Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE

Course Title: British Literature: lgih Century Course Code: UMJE:,,IT- 401
Credits: 4 {03 (Theory) + 0l(Tutorial)} Duration of Exam: 03 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Maximum Marks Theory 75

I) Extemal Theory (University Exam) 60
II) lntemal Assessment l5

ilIaximum Marks Tutorial 25

I) Continuous Assessment l0
II) Final Examination l5

Objectives

The objectives of tl-ie course are to:

. Expose the students to the literaiure produced in Britain in the l9t century.
. Acqirairt ihe >:i1eni',,'itl ii: liieratuie ciVictcrlan anC ia:e Victcrian p'ericc.
, lrao:: :|e s,',:l::ii-i'.1 ::rta;,-i::iriC lre -':ri-;i:ns cccilici bellieen ia!th arci ,.lcuor;n
\"Iic:oiian socieiy.

Course Outcomes:

On successlul completion ofthe course the siudents rvill be able to:

1. Understand the prevailing controvers)' betr.ieen science and religion in the Victorian era.
2. Comprehend the social milieu and the popularity of the genre ofnovel in the 19th century
3. Students *ould have an idea about the massive literary outputs ofthe Victorian rvriters

UNIT I: Development of Literature

Development and Major Trends of British Literature of l9s Century.

UNIT II: Poetry

William Wordswonh : i) Solitary Reaper, ii) Daffodits

Matthew Amold : Dover Beach

Robert Browning : My Last Duchess

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Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: British Literature:19'h Century Course Code: UMJENT- 40r

UNIT III: Fiction

George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss

UNIT IV: Drama

Henrik lbsen: I Doll's House

Mode of Examination

NOTE FOR PAPERSETTING

Examination Syllabus to be Time allotted for Marks

Theory/ Tutorial covered for Exam
Examination
I nternal Theory 50% lHour & 30 \Iinutes 15
Assessment
'.. I i,-.i:r'-r 60

Continuous 10
Assessment (Based on Daily
Performance onl
Final examination/ i5
Viva

External End Semester Theory Examination will have two sections (A&B) {total Marks 60}

Section A: Four short answer questions covering all the units i.e., one question from each
unit. Each question shall be of3 marks.

Section B: Eight long answer questions covering the entire syllabus i.e., two questions from each
unit. (Four ro be attempted, one from each unit) Each question shall be of l2 Marks.

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 Detailed Syllabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FYUGP
under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 2024.,2025, and 2026

Semester IY
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: British Literature:l9tb Centu Course Code: UMJENT- 40I

Internal Assessment {Total Marks 15}

Fifteen (15) marks for theory paper in a subject reserved for intemal assessment shall have
one long answer type question of7 marks and four short answer type questions of2 marks
each.

Tutorial will be of25 marks. There will form ofextempore,

be continuous assessment in the
debates, discussions, interviews and paper reading sessions in English, quiz, recitation ofpoem,
enacting of conversation, etc. Continuous assessment will be of l0 marks and final examination/
viva will be of l5 mark.

Recommended Reading:

, Abrams, M.H. The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition.
ouP, 1971.
r Abrams, M.H. Natural Supernaturalism: Tradition and Revolution in Romantic
Literatur3. W.W. \onon an<i Comoany.2002. Adams, James Eli. A l{istory of Victorian
Literature. Wiiey-Blackr.veli. 2009.
; Abel, Elizabeth, et ai. The Voyage in: Fictions olFemale Development. University Press
ofNew'England.
r Alexander, Michael. A History of English Literature. Palgrave Macmiltan, 2013.
Appienanesi, Richard (ed.) Introducing Romanticism.Totem Books, 2000.
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Armstrong, 1., Victorian Poetry, Poetics and, Politics. London: Routledge, 1993.
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. Amold, Matthew. Culture and Anarchy. Oxford University Press, 2006.
. Duffy, Cian. Shelley and the Revolutionary Subtime. Cambridge University Press,2005.
. Natarajan, Uttara. The Romantic Poets, Blackwell Publishing,2008

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Detailed Syllabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FYUGP
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Semester IV
NIAJOR COURSE

Course Title: American Literature Course Code: UMJENT- 402

Credits: 4 {03 (Theory) + 01(Tutorial)} Duration of Exam: 03 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Maximum Marks Theory 75

I) External Theory (University Exam) 60
ll) [ntemal Assessment l5

Maximum Marks Tutorial ,i

l) ContinuousAssessment l0
ll) Final Examination l5

Objectives:

The Objectives of the course are to:

i Acq,,tair'tltle iearners of liteiatiiie rr iih ih: ,,'arioLrs genres anci iirerarll ierms cf t.,rentieth
celti::'i .{::reric:: L ii:i::,,:r':
r Sensitize thern ro rhe thern:s and sry les of American Literaiuie
r lntroduce them io the socio-culilrral milieu oltri entieth century Arnerica through literarl
texts
Enhance their understanding of American. Airican American and Muiticultural
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sensibilities by' introducing them ro the iirerary works representing them
. Facilitate cross-cultural pgrspectives and discussions on American Literature

Course Outcomes:
On successful completion ofthe course the students will be able to:
l. Describe the major historieal and cultural developments of the American Literature
2. Examine literary works of eminent American writers
3. Analyze the various genres of American literature (Poetry, Fiction, Short Stories and
Drama)
4. Assess the connection between literary texts and American history and culrure.
5. Write critically about the distinct literary characteristics of American literature.

UNIT I: Poetry
l. Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken
2. Emily Dickenson: There's been a death in the opposite house.
3. Walt Whitman: O Captain! My Captain >S

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under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 2024,2025, and 2026

Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: American Literature Course Code: UMJENT- 402

IINIT II: Short Stories

l. EA Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart

2. William Faulkner: A Rose for Emily

UNIT I II: Fiction

Mark Twain: Adventures of HucHeberry Finn

UNIT IV: Drama

August Wilson: Ferces

]1ode of Examination

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Eramination S;"llabus to be Time allotted lor

Theon/ Tutorial covered for Exam
Examination
Internal Theory 50% lHour & 30 )Iinutes 15
Assessment
External Theory 100'/" 3 Hours 60
End Semester
Continuous l0
Assessment (Based on Daily
Performance onlY
Final examination/ 15
Viva

Erternal End Semester Theory Examination will have two sections (A&B) {total Marks 60}

Section A: Four short answer questions covering all the units i.e., one question from each
unit. Each question shall be of 3 marks.
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 Detailed Syllabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FYUGP
under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 2024,2025, and 2026

Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: American Literature Course Code: UMJENT- 402

Section B: Eight long answer questions covering the entire syllabus i.e., two questions from each
unit. (Four to be attempted, one from each unit) Each question shall be of 12 Marks.

Internal Assessment {Tot.t Marks 15}

Fifteen (15) marks for theory paper in a subject reserved for intemal assessment shall have one
long answer type question of7 marks and four short answer type questions of2 marks each.

Tutorial will be of25 marks. There will be continuous assessment in the form of extempore,
debates, discussions, interviews and paper reading sessions in English, quiz, recitation ofpoem,
enacting ofconversation, etc. Continuous assessment will be of l0 marks and final examination/
viva will be of l5 marks.

Recommended Reading:

. Elam, H. The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson. Ann Arbor: lvlichigan
University Press. 20C4.
iishkin, Sheiiei Fish:r, eC. -,i nisnriccil guicie to llark Twain. Ne."v York: Oxibrd
University Press, 2002.
. Gray, Richard.l History of American Literature. Second ed. London: Wiley Blackwell,
201 I.
' Getty, Laura J- "Faulkner's 'A Rose lor Emily"'. The Explicator,63.4:230-34.2005.
' Howe, Lawrence. Mark Twain and the liovel: The Double-Cross of Authority. New
York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
. Koprjnce, S. Baseball as History and Myth in August Wilson's Fences. African American
Review, 40: 349-358. 2006.
. Nebeker, Helen E. "Emily's Rose of Love: Thernatic lmplications of Poinr of View in
Faulkner's'A Rose for Emily"'. Bulletin of the Rocky Mountain MLA,24.|:3-13. 1970.
. Ramirez, Vicky. The CentralSymbol in Poe's "the Tell- Tale Hear,"2005.
. Reilly, John. E. "The Lesser Death-Watch and "'The Tell-Tale Heart; The American
Transcendental Quarterly- Second, quarter, 196
' Robinson, Arthur. "Poe's'The TEll-Tale Heart"' in Twentieth Century Interpretations of
Poe's Tales, edited by William L. Howarth, 1971. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall
lnc., p. 94.

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Detailed Syuabus & Course of Studies in the Sublect of EnglishL/ English Literature at FYUGP
under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 202 4,2025, and2026

Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE

Course Title: Literature of the Indian Diaspora Course Code: UMJENT- 403

Credits: 4 Maximum Marks: 75

Objectives:

The Objectives ofthe course are to:

. Make the students understand the linkage between intemational migration, diaspora and
transnationalism.
. Enable the students to understand the contemporary migration pattems as a result of
globalization.

' Acquaini the students rvith the 'fight fbr identity' amongst the Indian diaspora.

' Gire studenrs an insight into the giobalised Indian Iiterarure olthe modern century.

Course Outcomes:

On srccessiLri cci.i.rirle!i!rn oitle corise ihe silider.ris r.,ill be able tc:

l. D.-irne:re ra:-:o,,;s ai:;rc;tes oiihe lndian ciiaspcra and iir;'ambivalence' oitheir

aitiruoes tosarCs;h:ii o'.,,n srorl:eiiand as teil as iheir adcpted homeiand.
z. Recall the cultLlrai manilestation in ihe representative woiks olthe lndian diasporic
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3. ofthe citizens of lndian diaspora
Demonstrate the quest for cultural identity on the part
and uould be able to understand the ps"vchological, social and political problems
associated u ith diaspora culture.
4. Appl)'the themes ofthese texts to fufiher explore the conscientiousness ofrelationship
between the 'homeland' and the'diaspora
5. Discover the idea of a country lrom a different prism through the eyes of writers who
have lived in a composite culture.
6. Assess and evaluate the selected texts vis -a - vis their context and socio political and
cultural background.

Unit I

Jhumpa Lahri: The Namesake

Unit II
V. S. Naipaul: The Mimic Men

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Semester IV
MAJOR
Course Title: Literature of tlre Indian rora Course Code: UMJENT- 403

Unit Ill
Meera Syal: llrira and Me

Unit IV

A K Ramanu-jarr: i) The Striders ii) Self Portrair

l\'leena Alexander i) House of a Thousand Doors i) I Root My Name

Suggestrd Read ings

L Appudurai. Arjun.. Modemitl'aI Large: Cuhurai Dimensions of Globalization. University ol

\1i'rnesc:a P::'s.. \l i;r'eaiolrs. lL,Lri

2. Ancierson. Benedict. lmagined Communilies. Versil. London. 1994

3. Davis. Robert C. " The Lang,'ege of Resistance in Meena Alexander' s Poetry" Comparati|e
Literalure

Quarterlv. vol. 62. no. 3, 2018, pp245-267'

4. Johnson, Sarah B. "Exploring Identity and Displacement in Meena Alexander's Poetry" Literary
Revierv. vol.30 no. 4201 5.ppl 12-.l30

5. Khair. Tabish. Babu Fictions: Alienarion in Contemporary lndian English Novels ; Orford
Univeniry-
Press, New Delhi, 2001

6. Mishra, Vijay. The Lirerature of the lndian Diaspora: Theorizing the Diasporic Imaginary.
Rourledge.2007.

7. Mukherjee. Meenalishi. The Twice Bom Fiction. Pencraft. New Delhi, 2001

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Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE

Course Tille: Women's Writing Course Code: UMJENT- 404

Credits: 4 {03 (Theory) + 01(Tutorial)} Duration of Exam: 03 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Maximum Marks Theory 75

I) Extemal Theory (University Exam) 60
II) Intemal Assessment I5

Maximum Marks Tutorial ,<

I) Continuous Assessment l0
Il) Final Examination l5

Objectives
The objectives olthe course are to;
. Acquaint the students rvith the complex and multrfaceted literature by women of the
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orld.

' Ecablc i;re:it'.iierris to i<1r,,.. rh::.ii.,ersir.. ci..ii:ricr':'s eloeiiences and the;:'.nalled

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. llake the studenis ,,indersiand iiflelent ibrrrs oi literature: paetr). fiction, shon stories
and critical ,,v rirings.

' Sensitize the students rvith uomen's literary historl, women's studies and leminist
criticisrn.

Course Outcomes:
On the completion of this course the students will be able to:
l. I,nderstand the gender equality and women's rights.
2. Discem the revolutionary changes due to women empowerment.
3. Perceive the negative impact of female feticide and woman exploitation in the societl.
4. Comprehend the role of woman for the betterment of sociery-

UNIT l: An Excerpt

Virginia Woolf: "Shakespeare's Sister" (selection taken from I Room of One's

Own: Chapter III).

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Detailed Syllabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FYUGP
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Semester IY
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: Women's Writine. Course Code: UMJENT- 404

UNIT II: Poetry

Eunice De Souza: i) Maniages are Made, ii) Advice to Women

Elizabeth Barret Browning: i) The Mask, ii) I never gave a lock of hair away

Unit III: Short Stories

1. Deshpande:
Shashi The Valley in Shadow
2. Bharti Mukherjee: The Tenant

Unit IV: Fiction

Bapsi Sidhwa: The Pakistani Bride

JIoCe ol E:ramii:liioa

TOTE TOR PAPER SETTI\G

Examination Syllabus to be Time allotted for llarks

Theory/ Tutorial covered for Exam
Examination
Internal Theory 50% lHour & 30 Minutes 15
Assessment
External Theory 100% 3 Hours 60
End Semester
Continuous l0
Assessmen t (Based on Daily
Performance only
Final examination/ 15
Viva

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Detailed Sytlabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FYUGP
under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 2024,2025, and 2026

Semester IV
MAJOR COURSE
Course Title: Women's \Yriting. Course Code: UMJENT- 404

External End Semester Theory Examination will have two sections (A&B) {total Marks 60}

Section A: Four short answer questions covering all the units i.e., one question from each
unit. Each question shall be of 3 marks.

Section B: Eight long answer questions covering the entire syllabus i.e., two questions from each
unit. (Four to be attempted, one from each unit) Each question shall be of l2 Marks'

Internal Assessment {Total Marks l5}

Fifteen ( 15) marks for rheor) paper in a subject reserved for internal assessment shall have one
long ans*er t),pe qu3stion of 7 marks and four short answer type questions of 2 marks each.

Turorial rvill be of25 marks. There uill be continuous assessment in the form ofextempore.
Cebaies. discussions. inierviet,s and paper reading sessions in English, qlLiz, r-eciiaiion oi poein.
:iaari::t,-)i'aJ:'l!tris::,'.; :i:. Cc,,l:,..:c,i; asS-lss;:eiii .'ti:i e oi Ii:-ilaiks ai!C ililai e:.lninailo:
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i. Barr, Peter. Feminismb.v Beginning Theory; An Introduction of Lirerary cnd

CuiittraL Theoiy
2. Chaudhari, \{aitral'ee. Feminism in India: Isstrcs in Contemporary Indian.
3. Greene, Sally. Yirginia ll'oolf: Reading the Renaissance
4. Kowaleski-Wallace, Elizabeth .EncycLopedia of Feminist Literary theory'
5. Woolf, Virginia. I Room of One's Own.

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D€tailed Syllabus & Course of Stpdies in the Subject of English/ English Literature at FyUGp
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Semester IV
MINOR COURSE
Course Title: British Literature -II Course Code: UMIENT- 105
Credits: 4 {03 (Theory) + 0l(Tutorial)} Duration of Exam: 03 Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Maximum Marks Theory : /5

I) External Theory (University Exam) : 60
Il) lntemal Assessment I5

Maximum Marks Tutorial 25

[) Continuous Assessment l0
II) Final Examination 15

Objectives

The objectives of the course are to:

. Expose ihe stuienis io ihe literature c:.duced in Britain in the 19th centur,r,.
' Make il.ii students a,"vare of acquriing knon ledge on Viciolian and late Victorian
perioC.
r Understand the lirerary rerms used.b) the Romantic and Victorian poets.
. Enable students io undersland the existing conflict between faith and doubt in
Victorian societl.

Course Outcomes:

On successful completion ofthe course the srudents will be able to:

l. Understand the prevailing controversy between science and religion in the Victorian era.
2. Comprehend the social milieu and the popularity ofthe genre ofnovel in the l9s century

UNIT I: Development of Literature

Development and Major Trends of British Literature of l9s Century.

UNIT II: Poetry

William Wordsworth: i) Solitary Reaper, ii) Daffodils

Matthew Arnold: Dover Beach 37

Robert Browning: My Last Duchess

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Detailed Syllabus & Course of Studies in the Subject of English/ English tirerature at FYUGp
under CBCS as per NEP 2020 for the Examination to be held in May 2024,2025, and 2026

Semester IV
}IINOR COURSE
Course Title: British Literature - II Course Code: UMJENT- 405

UNIT III: Fiction

George Eliot: The Mill on the Floss

UNIT IV: Drama

Henrik lbsen: A Doll's House

Mode of Eramination

NOTE FOR PAPER SETTING

.,:,.-.]\. .: Time allotted for Marks

Exam

Internal Theory lHour & 30 lIin utes

Assessment
External Theon 100% 3 Hours 60
End Semester
- Co"t*"o* r0
Assessment (Based on Daily
Performance only
Final examination/ 15
Viya

External End Semester Theory Examination will have trvo sections (A&B)
{total Marks 60}
Section A: Four short answer questions covering all the units i.e., one question lrom each
unit. Each question shall be of3 marks.

Section B: Eight long answer questions covering the entire syllabus i.e., two questions
from each
unit. (Four to be atrempted, one from each unit) Each question shall be of l2 Marks.

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