19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE / OBE Syllabus

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

OBE - Syllabus (2024-’25)

Vision

To inculcate aesthetic sense, creativity and human values through excellence in the studies of English Language and Literature.

Mission

●                    Fostering finer literary sensibility.

●                    Advancing mastery in linguistic capabilities for successful employment

●                    Promoting sound analytical thinking to cultivate organizational and leadership capacity in youngsters.

●                    Encouraging original and creative thinking to augment writing.

Programme Outcomes of M.A. degree Programme in English

On completion of M.A. degree programme in English the graduates will be able to -

Knowledge:

PO1. Interpret the complexity of language as a communication system and as a literary vehicle.

PO2. Exhibit expertise in interpreting cultural and literary ideologies through studying English literature.

Skills:

PO3. Posit new and relevant methodologies and models to be competent Teachers of English, Translators and Comparatists (Linguistic Experts).

PO4. Demonstrate expertise in journalese writing and visual communication endorsing strong ethics of Journalism.

PO5. Proficient in the skills of acting and production of plays exhibiting an inclination to address social concerns.

PO6. Pursue research of significance in an interdisciplinary or a creative project demonstrating an intellectual independence that typifies true scholarship.

PO7.Write and publish creative works, and critical reflections on various subjects.

PO8. Interact productively as a potential teamer and an efficient leader in diverse fields of activity.

Ethical and Social Values

PO9. Subscribe to moral and ethical consciousness through the study of language and literature.

Programme Specific Outcomes of M.A. degree Programme in English

On completion of M.A. degree programme in English the graduates will be able to -

PSO1. Cognize the evolution and the structure of the Modern English in the global context of the use of English today, and the old and the new linguistic principles and practices related to the Applied Linguistics fields such as Translation, Comparative Study, and English Language Teaching.

PSO2. Read ideologically and generically literary works of art written and translated in English, old and new.

PSO3. Evaluate the exclusive literary merits of works of art and synthesize research findings in a properly formatted and well substantiated research report.

PSO4. Gather a sound perception of moral and ethical sensibility through the appraisal of literature.

 

CORE COURSE - VI: 19TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
SEMESTER : II	CODE: P24EG206
CREDITS:5	TOTAL HOURS: 60

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

 

After the successful completion of this course the students will be able to

 

S.No.	Course Outcomes	Level	Unit
1	Restate the literary movements and describe the aesthetic aspects.	K2	I
2	Identify various literary traditions both in their specificity and interrelation.	K2	II
3	Apply the theoretical and practical skills for interdisciplinary work by engaging the complex interface between literature and other kinds of human activity	K3	III
4	Analyze the habit of 19th century British literature to familiarize the learners with the academic skills to conduct original research in the field of literary studies.	K4	IV
5	Appraise the creative skills and critical thinking skills of the 19th century British writers to offer the learners an insight into scope and relevance of the subject in the research context.	K5	V
6	Estimate critically the relations between literature and other modes of cultural productions, including digital and new media.	K6	V

 

UNIT I                      Early Romantic Poetry          12 hours

Wordsworth: Tintern Abbey (1798)

Coleridge: Ode to Dejection (1802)                                                     

 

UNIT II                    Late Romantic Poetry            12 hours

Byron: The Prisoner of Chillon (1816)

(Lines 1-109,300-32)

Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn (1819)

Shelley: Ode to the West Wind; (1819)

 

UNIT III                   Victorian Poetry                   12 hours

Tennyson: Ulysses (1833)

Matthew Arnold: The Scholar Gypsy (1853)

Browning: Andrea Del Sarto (1855)

 

UNIT IV                   Essay - Critical & Personal    12 hours

Coleridge: Biographia Literaria - Book XIII

[Enright and Chikara] (1817)

 

Lamb:  1) Dream Children (1823)

             2) Christ’s Hospital (1878)

 

UNIT V                             Fiction (1800-1900)     12 hours

Jane Austen - Emma (1815)

 

Eliot - Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1861)

 

Dickens - Great Expectations (1861)

            

Hardy - Tess of the D’urbervilles (1891)

 

Unit VI

Topics for Self-Study( Not be included for examination)

S.No.	Topics	Web Links
1	Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre	https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1260/1260-h/1260-h.htm
2	Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights	https://theconversation.com/why-emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-is-a-cult-classic-100748
3	George Eliot: Middlemarch	https://www.planetebook.com/middlemarch/
4	H.G. Wells: The Time Machine	https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-g-wells/the-time-machine
5	Charles Dickens: Bleak House	https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/bleak-house-ebook.html
6	Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility	https://freeditorial.com/en/books/sense-and-sensibility
7	Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge	https://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/thomas-hardy/the-mayor-of-casterbridge-341.shtml

 

Text Book(s):

1.                  Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. 2020.

2.                  Abrams, M.H.,Ed. English Romantic Poets: Modern Essays in Criticism. OUP,1975

3.                  H. Bloom and Munich, eds. Robert Browning: A Collection of Critical Essays. Prentice-Hall,1979

Reference Books:

1.         Bowra,Cecil Maurice: The Romantic Imagination. OUP,1964

2.         Reeves, James Reeves: A Short History of English Poetry. Dutton, 1962

3.         G.S. Fraser: John Keats: Odes (Casebook Series) Macmillan,1971

 

Web links:

1.                  https://www.hampshire.edu/library/links-to-free-ebook-resources

 

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO)

 

Unit	Course Content	Learning Outcomes	Blooms Taxonomic Highest Level of Transaction
UNIT – I
	1.2  Wordsworth: Tintern Abbey	Discuss the ideas regarding nature’s ability to preserve one’s memories as well as past and present perceptions. The author conveys his experiences with nature to readers through his poem using vibrant imagery.	K2
		Identify the narrative techniques like structure and abstract metaphors.	K3
	1.2 Coleridge: Ode to Dejection	Appraise the theme, and importance of nature and moral value with the help of technique used in the text.	K4
		Construe the desires to feel as one with nature and suggest that dreams offer a portal to happiness.	K2
UNIT  - II
	2.1 Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn	Identify the different poetic techniques used by the author including apostrophe, personification, parallelism, antithesis, alliteration, metaphor, imagery, and symbolism.	K3
		Examines the close relationship between art, beauty, and truth.	K5
	2.2 Shelley: Ode to the West Wind;	Compare human limitations and the power of natural world.	K4
		Adapt revolutionary ideas could reach every corner of the universe.	K6
	2.3 Byron: The Prisoner of Chillon (Lines 1-109,300-392)	Dissect the poem's use of imagery and symbolism. How do these elements contribute to the overall meaning and impact of the work? Focus on specific examples, such as the birds, chains, or the dungeon.	K4
		Explain Byron’s declaration of humanism with a pressure on the human sense of life.	K5
UNIT -  III
	3.1 Tennyson: Ulysses	Infer the search for adventure, experience and meaning which makes life worth living.	K3
		Agree to work hard, to pursue their goals and accomplish them, and to never give up.	K4
	3.2 Browning: Andrea Del Sato	Analysis of success and failure in life and art.	K4
		Interpret the unconscious self-analysis of a sensitive, intelligent artist.	K5
	3.3 Matthew Arnold: The Scholar Gypsy	Illustrate the modernity and life of gipsy.	K2
		Build the level of storytelling through the poem.	K3
UNIT -  IV
	4.1 Lamb: 1) Chris’s Hospital 2) Dream Children	Explain a world of poverty and unimaginable struggles with the content of the text.	K2
		Create a concern on health, treatment, and well-being of destitute children.	K6
	4.4 Coleridge: Biographia Literaria - Book XIII [Enright and Chikara]	Distinguishes a poem from poetry through the content of “Biographia Literaria”	K4
		Discuss the definition of the imagination or esemplastic power.	K6
UNIT – V
	5.1 Austen: Emma	Identify the theme of English society and the significance of propriety	K3
		Appraisal of the stories in terms of contemporary society.	K5
	5.2 Eliot: Silas Marner	Discuss Eliot‘s work as a criticism of the life of individuals and society.	K2
		Analyse the major theme of Silas Marner is of course the influence of “pure, natural human relationships”.	K4
	5.3 Thomas Hardy: Tess of the D’urbervilles	Identify the theme of the Injustice of Existence in the Victorian era	K3
		Estimate the traditional English novel and its structure	K5
	5.4 Dickens: Great Expectations	Explain the class system of Victorian England.	K2
		Estimate on Dickens's characterization represents the Victorian age in a very vivid manner.	K6
Unit VI	Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights George Eliot: Middlemarch Charles Dickens: Bleak House H.G. Wells: The Time Machine Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility Thomas Hardy: The Mayor of Casterbridge.	Assess the texts and make a critical study of the various themes and techniques employed in each text Prepare a research project/ paper on the critical appraisal of any one of the texts thematically or using any critical theory.	K5   &   K6

 

MAPPING ( CO, PO, PSO)

L-Low                                            M-Moderate                                                       H- High

 

Program Outcome

Program Specific Outcome

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PO8

PO9

PSO1

PSO2

PSO3

PSO4

CLO1

L

L

M

L

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

-

CLO2

H

M

M

L

L

H

H

L

H

L

M

M

M

CLO3

H

M

H

L

L

-

H

M

M

M

H

M

M

CLO4

H

H

M

-

M

H

M

M

M

M

H

H

H

CLO5

M

H

M

M

L

M

H

L

M

L

H

H

M

CLO6

M

H

M

-

L

M

H

-

H

M

M

M

M

 

COURSE ASSESSMENT METHODS

DIRECT:

 

SL No	Evaluation component	Duration	Weightage (%)	Date & Time	Remarks
1	Internal Test-1 (30 %)	2 hrs.	25	will be announced	Closed Book
2	Internal Test-II (30 %)	2 hrs.			Closed Book
3	Seminar & Assignments (20 %)	-			Open Book
4	Attendance (20 %)	-			On-line Entry
5	End Semester Exam	3 Hrs.	75		Closed Book

 

 

INDIRECT:

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Name of the Course-coordinator       : Dr. Suresh Frederick                                                              

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Date                                                   : 18 November 2024