Guru Nanak Dev University Courses

M.A. (English)

Course Detail

Semester System

Semester – I

1. Poetry-I (Renaissance to Romantic)
2. Indian Writing in English
3. Novel-I (British Novel upto 19th Century)
4. option-i
   • Phonetics and Spoken English
   • Greek Drama
   • Punjabi Literature in Translation

Semester – II

1. Drama-I (British Drama)
2. option-i
   • Indian Literature in Translation
   • European Literature in Translation
   • English Grammar and Writing
3. option-i
   • American Poetry and Drama
   • Spectrum of Poetry: Recurring Themes and Motifs

Semester – III

1. Drama-II (Modern Drama)
2. Introduction to Literary Studies
3. General Linguistics
4. opt-i
   • American Novel and Prose
   • Irish Literature

Semester –IV

1. Victorian and Modern
2. Modern Critical Theory
3. Novel-II (Modern Novel)
4. Project Work / Short Dissertation

                         Annual System

Course Detail

Part – I

1. English Poetry up to the Nineteenth Century
2. English Drama
3. English Novel
4. Structure of Modern English and Advanced Composition
5. Opt. (i)
   • Indian Writing in English
   • Greek Literature in Translation
   • Post Colonial Literature

Part – II

1. History of English Literature
2. Modern Literary Theory and Criticism
3. Twentieth Century British Literature
4. Introduction to Linguistics
5. Opt. i
   • American Literature
   • World Classics in Translation
   • Indian Writing in English Translation