Welcome to English (Hons.) Semester 3 at Delhi University! 🌟 This semester, you’ll dive into more specialized literary genres, movements, and influential figures. You’ll explore the intersections of culture, identity, and history through literature, with a focus on how literature reflects and shapes society. This semester is all about deepening your understanding and refining your analytical skills. Let’s explore the subjects and resources to support your learning! 🚀
📘 Subject Overview and Resources
📜 (DSC-1): American Literature
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Key Topics:
- Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart: The Gothic tradition in American literature
- Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter: Puritanism, guilt, and morality in early American society
- Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass: Exploring transcendentalism and the American identity
- Toni Morrison’s Beloved: The legacy of slavery and African American experiences in post-colonial America
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🌍 (DSC-2): Literary Criticism: Theory and Practice
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Key Topics:
- Aristotle’s Poetics: Understanding the theory of drama and tragedy
- T.S. Eliot’s The Sacred Wood and Tradition and the Individual Talent: The role of tradition in literary creation
- Freudian Criticism: Applying psychoanalysis to literature
- Marxist Criticism: Literature and class struggle, materialism, and social structures
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🇮🇳 (DSC-3): Postcolonial Literature
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Key Topics:
- Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: Understanding the impact of colonization on African societies
- Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses: Postcolonial identity and diaspora
- V.S. Naipaul’s A Bend in the River: Themes of dislocation and postcolonial struggles
- Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance: Examining Indian society and the effects of colonial rule
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Resources:
📥Syllabus 📥
📜Previous Year Question📜
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💡Important Question Answer💡
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Gear up for a deep dive into the world of American, literary, and postcolonial literature in Semester 3 of your English Hons. program! 🌟
