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BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges
Course Contents for Subjects with Code: ENG
This document only contains details of courses having code ENG.
Center for Undergraduate Studies, University of the Punjab
1
BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges
Code
ENG‐101
Year
1
Subject Title
Introduction to Literature‐I (History of
English Literature)
Discipline
English
Cr. Hrs
Semester
3
I
Aims:
One of the objectives of this course is to inform the readers about the influence of historical and socio-cultural events upon the production of literature. Although the scope of the course is quite expansive, the readers shall focus on early 14th to 19th century Romantic Movement.
Histories of literature written by some British literary historians will be consulted to form some socio-cultural and political cross connections. In its broader spectrum, the course covers a reference to the multiple factors from economic theories to religious, philosophical and metaphysical debates that overlap in these literary works of diverse nature and time periods under multiple contexts. The reading of literature in this way i.e. within the sociocultural context will help the readers become aware of the fact that literary works are basically a referential product of the practice that goes back to continuous interdisciplinary interaction. Contents:
• Medieval Period
• Renaissance and Reformation
• Elizabethan Period
• Milton, the Metaphysical, and the Cavalier Poets
• The Age of Reason and Neo-Classicism
• Restoration Drama
• Augustan Satire
• The Rise of the Novel
• Romanticism
Recommended Readings:
1. Long, William J.: English Literature: Its History and Significance for the life of English speaking world, enlarged edition, 2006.
2. Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. London: Penguin, 1976
3. Ford, Boris.The New Pelican Guide to English Literature. Vol. 1-9. London:
Course Contents for Subjects with Code: ENG
This document only contains details of courses having code ENG.
Center for Undergraduate Studies, University of the Punjab
1
BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges
Code
ENG‐101
Year
1
Subject Title
Introduction to Literature‐I (History of
English Literature)
Discipline
English
Cr. Hrs
Semester
3
I
Aims:
One of the objectives of this course is to inform the readers about the influence of historical and socio-cultural events upon the production of literature. Although the scope of the course is quite expansive, the readers shall focus on early 14th to 19th century Romantic Movement.
Histories of literature written by some British literary historians will be consulted to form some socio-cultural and political cross connections. In its broader spectrum, the course covers a reference to the multiple factors from economic theories to religious, philosophical and metaphysical debates that overlap in these literary works of diverse nature and time periods under multiple contexts. The reading of literature in this way i.e. within the sociocultural context will help the readers become aware of the fact that literary works are basically a referential product of the practice that goes back to continuous interdisciplinary interaction. Contents:
• Medieval Period
• Renaissance and Reformation
• Elizabethan Period
• Milton, the Metaphysical, and the Cavalier Poets
• The Age of Reason and Neo-Classicism
• Restoration Drama
• Augustan Satire
• The Rise of the Novel
• Romanticism
Recommended Readings:
1. Long, William J.: English Literature: Its History and Significance for the life of English speaking world, enlarged edition, 2006.
2. Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. London: Penguin, 1976
3. Ford, Boris.The New Pelican Guide to English Literature. Vol. 1-9. London: