University of Mumbai MA English Syllabus

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MA English

Unit 1: Structuralism, Poststructuralism and Deconstruction:
16 lectures
1. Roland Barthes – “The Death of the Author”
2. Jean Baudrillard – “Simulacra and Simulations”
(Both the essays are from Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader)

Unit 2: Marxism, Feminism and Ideology
14 Lectures
1. Fredric Jameson – “The Politics of Theory: Ideological Positions in the Postmodernism
Debate”
2. Gayatri Spivak – “Feminism and Critical Theory”
(Both the essays are from Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader)

Unit 3: Reader Response and New Historicism
16 Lectures
1. Wolfgang Iser – “Reading Process: A Phenomenological Approach” (From Modern
Criticism and Theory: A Reader )
2. Stephen Greenblatt – “Resonance and Wonder” (From Learning to Curse)

Unit4: Postcolonialism, Diaspora and Ecocriticism
Univ of Mumbai MA English syllabus
MA English (Regular) Part One
Title of the Course: Literary Theory and Criticism (Paper One: Aristotle to Formalism and
Paper Two: Structuralism onwards)
(to be implemented from 2012-2013 onwards)
Objectives of the Course
1) To introduce the learners to a wide range of critical methods and literary
theories
2) To enable them to use the various critical approaches and advanced literary
theories
3) To enhance their analytical skills
4) To enable them to mobilize various theoretical parameters in the analysis of
literary and cultural texts
5) To familiarize the learners with the trends and cross-disciplinary nature of
literary theories
6) To introduce them to the conventions of research papers
Semester One: Literary Theory and Criticism – Paper I: Aristotle to Formalism
Course code- PAENG101 6 Credits
Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Classical/Neoclassical Theories:
1. Aristotle – Poetics
2. Samuel Johnson –“ Preface to Shakespeare” ( from English Critical Texts) (08 Lectures)
Unit 2: Romantic Theories:
1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge– Biographia Literaria (Chapter XVII and Chapter XVIII)
2. Percy Bysshe Shelley– “A Defence of Poetry” (07 Lectures)
(Both are from English Critical Texts)
Unit 3: Indian Aesthetics/Literary Theories
1. S. N. Dasgupta – “The Theory of Rasa”
2. S. K. De – “Kuntaka’s Theory of Poetry: Vakrokti” (08 lectures)
(Both the essays are from An Introduction to Indian Poetics)
Unit 4: Formalism and New Criticism
1. Cleanth Brooks – “Language of Paradox” (07 Lectures)
2. Victor Shklovsky – “Art as Technique”
A) Internal Assessment – 40% 40 Marks
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1 One assignment/project based on curriculum to be assessed by
the teacher concerned
20 Marks
2 One classroom presentation on the project 10 Marks
3 A viva voce based on the project 10 Marks
Students of Distance Education to submit one additional assignment in place of
presentation and viva voce
Following methods can be used for the tests and assignment (40 Marks)
•Analytical session (content analysis of literary theories to be decided by the Department
center where the course is offered)
•Class presentation: on theories and approaches
•Writing position papers
•Book review of theories and criticism
•Article review: selected from journals and books
•Seminar participation
•Writing research papers
•Interpretation of literary and cultural texts(films, drama and Television shows) on the
basis of given critical approaches or theories
B) Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks
Question 1: Essay on the theories from unit 1: (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Question 2: Essay on the theories from unit 2 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Question 3: Essay on the theories from unit 3 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Question 4: Essay on the theories from unit 4 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Semester Two: Literary Theory and Criticism (Paper Two: Structuralism
onwards)
Course code- PAENG201 6Credits
Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Structuralism, Poststructuralism and Deconstruction: 16 lectures
1. Roland Barthes – “The Death of the Author”
2. Jean Baudrillard – “Simulacra and Simulations”
(Both the essays are from Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader)
Unit 2: Marxism, Feminism and Ideology 14 Lectures
1. Fredric Jameson – “The Politics of Theory: Ideological Positions in the Postmodernism
Debate”
2. Gayatri Spivak – “Feminism and Critical Theory”
(Both the essays are from Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader)
Unit 3: Reader Response and New Historicism 16 Lectures
1. Wolfgang Iser – “Reading Process: A Phenomenological Approach” (From Modern
Criticism and Theory: A Reader )
2. Stephen Greenblatt – “Resonance and Wonder” (From Learning to Curse)
Unit4: Postcolonialism, Diaspora and Ecocriticism 07Lectures
1. Stuart Hall – “Cultural Identity and Diaspora” (From Theorizing Diaspora)
2. Cheryll Glotfelty – “Literary Studies in an age of Environmental Crisis” ( From The
Ecocriticism Reader)
A) Internal Assessment – 40% 40 Marks
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1 One assignment/project based on curriculum to be assessed by
the teacher concerned
20 Marks
2 One classroom presentation on the project 10 Marks
3 A viva voce based on the project 10 Marks
Students of Distance Education to submit one additional assignment in place of
presentation and viva voce
Following Methods can be used for tests and assignment (40 marks)
•Analytical session (content analysis of literary theories to be decided by the Department
center where the course is offered)
•Class presentation: on theories and approaches
•Writing position papers
•Book review of theories and criticism
•Article review: selected from journals and books
•Seminar participation
•Writing research papers
•Project: Interpretation of literary and cultural texts(films, drama and Television shows) on
the basis of given critical approaches or theories
B) Semester End Examination Pattern 60 Marks
Question 1: Essay on the theories from unit 1: (1 out of 2,) : 15 Marks
Question 2: Essay on the theories from unit 2 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Question 3: Essay on the theories from unit 3 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Question 4: Essay on the theories from unit 4 (1 out of 2) : 15 Marks
Sources of the prescribed texts
Braziel, Jana Evans and Anita Mannur (Ed.) Theorizing Diaspora. London:
Blackwell, 2003.
Enright, D.J. and Chickera, Ernst de. (Ed.) English Critical Texts. Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 1962.
Glotfelty, Cheryll and Harold Fromm (Ed.) The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks
in Literary Ecology. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1996.
Lodge, David and Nigel Wood (Ed.) Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader
(Second edition). New Delhi: Pearson, 1988.
Raghavan V. and Nagendra (Ed.) An Introduction to Indian Poetics. Madras:
MacMillan, 1970.
References
Adams, Hazard. Critical Theory Since Plato. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971.
Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. (8th Edition) New Delhi: Akash Press, 2007.
Baldick, Chris. The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2001.
Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. New Delhi:
Viva Books, 2008.
Drabble, Margaret and Stringer, Jenny. The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature.
Fowler, Roger. Ed. A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms. Rev. ed. London: Routledge &
Kegan Paul, 1987.
Habib, M. A. R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. London:
Blackwell, 2005.
Harmon, William; Holman, C. Hugh. A Handbook to Literature. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River,
N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1996.
Hall, Donald E. Literary and Cultural Theory: From Basic Principles to Advanced
Application. Boston: Houghton, 2001.
Hudson, William Henry. An Introduction to the Study of Literature. New Delhi: Atlantic, 2007.
Jefferson, Anne. and D. Robey, eds. Modern Literary Theory: A Comparative Introduction.
London: Batsford, 1986.
Keesey, Donald. Contexts for Criticism. 4th Ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2003.
Latimer, Dan. Contemporary Critical Theory. San Diego: Harcourt, 1989.
Lentriccia, Frank. After the New Criticism. Chicago: Chicago UP, 1980.
Lodge, David (Ed.) Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. London: Longman, 1972.
Murfin, Ross and Ray, Supryia M. The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms. Boston:
Bedford/St.Martin's, 2003.
Nagarajan M. S. English Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introductory History. Hyderabad:
Orient Black Swan, 2006.
Natoli, Joseph, ed. Tracing Literary Theory. Chicago: U of Illinois P, 1987.
Ramamurthi, Lalitha. An Introduction to Literary Theory. Chennai: University of Madras, 2006.
Selden, Raman and Peter Widdowson. A Reader's Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory. 3rd
Ed. Lexington: U of Kentucky P, 1993.
Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. New York: Garland Publishing,
1999.
Wolfreys, Julian. ed. Introducing Literary Theories: A Guide and Glossary . Edinburgh:
Edinburgh University Press, 2003.
Syllabus Prepared by:
Dr. Dinesh Kumar (Convener) V.G. Vaze College, Mulund.
Members:
1) Dr. R. M. Badode, Professor, Dept. of English, University of Mumbai.
2) Dr. M.A Shekh, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
3) Dr. Shobha Ghosh, Dept. of English, University of Mumbai.
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