ANDHRA PRADESH COMMON CORE SYLLABUS (REVISED)

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Paragraph- 5 Marks Either or Pattern

Essay- 10 Marks
I st Year, Semester I: Paper I
UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English Essays
1 Old English and Middle English Periods
literature 20
Marks
Four
history and development of the English language
Paras
2 Philology (Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, French influences, native
20
resources, other influences)
Marks
Three
ballad, epic, romance, lyric, ode, elegy, pastoral elegy,
Literary forms Paras
3 sonnet, rhyme, metre, mystery/miracle play, morality
and terms 15
play, metaphysical conceit
Marks
One
Essay
4 Poetry John Donne: Death, Be not proud
10
Marks
One
Essay
5 Prose Bacon: Of Studies'
10
Marks

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook: Headway (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books
1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
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I st Year, Semester II: Paper II

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English
1 Renaissance (Elizabethan & Jacobean/15th & 16th c.) Essays
literature
20
simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration,
Three
Literary forms apostrophe, hyperbole, allegory, allusion, anticlimax,
2 Paras
and terms irony, blank verse, tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy,
15
chronicle play, masque, comedy of humours, farce
Two
3 Drama * Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Essays
20
One
4 Poetry I Marvell: ' Elegy Written In a Country Churchyard Essay
10
One
Milton: extract from Paradise Lost Book IX
5 Poetry II Essay
(Fall or Adam and Eve)
10
Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook : Headway (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books
1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
4. Twelfth Night: The Philip Weller Annotated Shakespeare (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
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II nd Year , Semester III: Paper III

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English
1 Restoration & Augustan periods (17th & 18th c.) Essays
literature
20
satire, mock-epic, heroic couplet, epistle, heroic
Three
Literary forms tragedy, comedy of manners, genteel comedy,
2 Paras
and terms sentimental comedy, periodical essay, picaresque
15
novel, epistolary novel
Two
3 Poetry Pope: extracts from The Rape of the Lock (Canto 1) Essays
20
One
4 Prose * Defoe: Robinson Crusoe Essay
10
One
5 Drama * Congreve: The Way of the World Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook : Frontiers (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books:
1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
* 1. Robinson Crusoe: Critical Editions series edited by Pramod K. Nayar (Published by
EFL University and Orient BlackSwan)
2. The Way of the World edited by Shrishendu Chakrabarti and Nissim Ezekiel
(Published by Orient BlackSwan)
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II nd Year, Semester IV: Paper IV

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English
1 Romantic and Victorian periods Essays
literature
20
biography, autobiography, melodrama, historical
Three
Literary forms novel, sentimental novel, gothic novel, regional
2 Paras
and terms novel, flat character, round character, protagonist,
15
antagonist
One
3 Poetry I Keats: Ode to a Nightingale Essay
10
Two
4 Prose Austen: Pride and Prejudice Essays
20
One
5 Poetry II Browning: How do I love thee? Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook : Frontiers (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books
1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
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III rd Year, Semester V: Paper V

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English
1 Literature in English in the 20th century Essays
literature
20
free verse, problem play, well-made play, absurd
Three
Literary forms drama, kitchen-sink drama, social novel, stream of
2 Paras
and terms consciousness novel, bildungsroman, point of view,
15
setting
One
3 Poetry Phillip Lawrkin: Church Going Essay
10
One
4 Prose Orwell: Shooting An Elephant Essay
10
Two
5 Drama * Shaw: Pygmalion Essays
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook:
Crimson and Gold: A Textbook of Literature (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books

1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
* 1. Pygmalion (Revised A.C. Ward series) with notes by Bernadine Joseph (Published
by Orient BlackSwan)
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III rd Year, Semester V: Paper VI

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Two
History of English English literature from America and the
1 Essays
literature Commonwealth
20
biographical criticism, historical criticism,
Three
Literary forms psychoanalytic criticism, sociological criticism,
2 Paras
and terms Marxist criticism, feminist criticism, archetypal
15
criticism, postcolonial criticism
One
3 Poetry T.S.Eliot: Love song of J.Alfred Prufrock Essay
10
Two
4 Prose Woolf: extract from A Room of Ones Own Essays
20
Two
5 Drama * T.Williams: A Street Car Named Desire Essays
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Prescribed Textbook:
Crimson and Gold: A Textbook of Literature (Published by Sangam Books India Pvt. Ltd)

Recommended reference books:

1. A History of English Literature by A. Chowdhury and R. Goswami (Published by
Orient BlackSwan)
2. A Critical History of English Literature by David Daiches (Published by Supernova)
3. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Ward and Waller (Published by
Kessinger)
1. A Companion to Literary Forms by Padmaja Ashok (Published by Orient
BlackSwan)
2. A Glossary of Literary Terms by MH Abrams (Published by Cengage)
3. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory by J.A. Cuddon
(Published by Penguin)
 ANDHRA PRADESH COMMON CORE SYLLABUS (REVISED)
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III rd Year, Semester VI: Paper VII (American literature)

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Three
(1) Frost: Road not taken; (2) Hughes: I, Too; (3) Plath:
1 Poetry Paras
Barren Woman
15
Two
2 Drama Miller: The Death of a Salesman Essays
20
Two
3 Prose I Twain: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Essays
20
One
4 Prose II Hawthorne: The Great Carbuncle Essay
10
One
5 Short Story E.A. Poe: The Tell Tale Heart Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

III rd Year, Semester VI: Paper VIII (American literature)

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Three
(1) Dickinson: Success is Counted Sweetest; (2) Hughes: A
1 Poetry Paras
Dream Deferred; (3) Angelou: Phenomenal Woman
15
Two
2 Drama ONeill: Long Day's Journey Into Night Essays
20
Two
3 Prose I Hemingway: The Old Man and the Sea Essays
20
One
4 Prose II Martin Luther King: I have a Dream Essay
10
One
5 Short Story O.Henry: After Twenty Years Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

 ANDHRA PRADESH COMMON CORE SYLLABUS (REVISED)
B.A Special English
Part II (1st, 2nd, and 3rd years) Syllabus Effective from 201516

Recommended reference books:

1. Death of a Salesman by A. Miller (Published by Pearson)

2. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Published by Dover)

III rd Year, Semester VI: Paper VII (Indian writing in English/translation)

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Three
(1) Derozio: The Harp of India; (2) Naidu: In the Bazaars of
1 Poetry Paras
Hyderabad; (3) Ramanujan: A River
15
Two
2 Drama Dattani: Dance Like a Man Essays
20
Two
3 Prose I R.K Narayan: The Guide Essays
20
One
4 Prose II Premchand: The Child Essay
10
One
5 Short Story Sudha Murthy: How I taught my Grand Mother to Read Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

 ANDHRA PRADESH COMMON CORE SYLLABUS (REVISED)
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III rd Year, Semester VI: Paper VIII (Indian writing in English/translation)

UNIT MODULE TOPIC MARKS
Three
(1) Kamala Das:' An Introduction; (2) Kolatkar: An Old
1 Poetry Paras
Woman; (3) Chitre: Felling of the Banyan Tree
15
Two
2 Drama Ramanathan: Mahadevbhai Essays
20
Two
3 Prose I Mulk Raj Anand: The Untouchable Essays
20
One
Vandana Shiva: Everything I need to Know I learned in the
4 Prose II Essay
forest
10
One
5 Short Story Chitra Banerji Divakaruni: Mrs. Datta writes a Letter Essay
10

Internals: 25 Marks Total Marks 100

Recommended reference books:

1. Lights On: Volume One edited by Lakshmi Chandra (Published by Orient BlackSwan)

2. The Guide: A Novel by R.K. Narayan (Published by Penguin Classics)

3. Lights On: Volume Two edited by Lakshmi Chandra (Published by Orient BlackSwan)

4. Mulk Raj Anand- The Untouchable