Course Title: Introduction to English Literature                                                                                                                                     SPRING 2021

Course Code: URCE-5104   

Credit Hours: 03

Instructor: SAMRINA SANA

Email: [email protected] 

Time Table

             BS IV (Regular) 

             Monday & Tuesday     8:00-9:30 AM

Description 

The course is designed to provide the familiarity and comprehension of English literary pieces. The students may not be familiar or well-versed in the various genres of literature prior to taking this course.  The course provides training and skills necessary to engage, understand, critically analyze, and enjoy the literary genres of literature: short story, poetry, novel and drama. The students will explore the basic concepts of literary technique, narrative, poetic, and dramatic structures and innovations to engage with the more advanced cognitive aspects of literature. In addition to these theoretical skills, students will also read below the surface of the texts for their historical, ethical, psychological, social, and philosophical value by developing insights in how literature gives us a window into both the experiences of others and wider appreciation for the human condition. The course explores literary production in English against local context in particular, by emphasizing shifts in thought as well as genre innovation, i.e. medieval to modern. It provides an introduction to key texts, authors and literary periods, exploring the relationship of texts to their contexts and considering multiple perspectives in the different literary genres.

Intended Learning Outcomes 

At the end of this course students should be able 

• To demonstrate the critical understanding of the concepts of the all texts studied in the class
• To analyse and critically discuss some of the main characteristics of the given texts
• To demonstrate the ability to carry out investigative study on English Language and Literature

Contents

1. Poems, Milton: Book IX, lines 897–959.
2. Shakespeare: All the World is a Stage.
3. Browning: My Last Duchess
4. Wordsworth: The Leech Gatherer
5. Keats: Ode to Autumn
6. Walter De La Mare: Tartary
7. Short Stories, The Necklace
8. The Woman Who had Imagination
9. Shadow in the Rose Garden
10. Essays, My Tailor
11. Whistling of the Birds
12. One Act Play, Riders to the Sea
13. Novel, Animal Farm                                                                                                                                                                              

Recommended Readings

1. Kennedy, X.J. & Gioia, D. (2014). Literature: An introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing. Boston: Pearson.
2. Mays, K. J. (2014). The Norton introduction to literature. New York: Norton.

Suggested Readings

1. Bausch, R & Cassill, R.V. (2006). The Norton anthology of short fiction. New York: Norton & Company.
2. Gardner, J. E., Lawn, B., Ridl, J., & Schakel, p. (2016). Literature: A portable anthology. Boston: Bedford St. Martins.

Assessment Criteria 

Sessional: 20

Project/Assignment: 10

Presentation: 05

Participation: 02

Attendance:  03

Mid exam: 30

Final exam: 50