Dibrugarh University B A. Syllabus in English under Semester System (Approved by the Board of Studies in English on 20/12/2010) This course has been designed as part of an integrated course in English Literature‚ inclusive of M.A. in English. Only students wishing to pursue M.A. in English should take up this course. Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 80 marks will be for the End semester examination and 20 marks for the Internal Assessment. Paper I: History of English Society and Culture I
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Introduction To Literature Essay Is it Literature? What is Literature? What is literature? To some there may not be a difference between these two questions posed‚ but in reality these two questions have totally different answers. One somewhat consistent difference between the two words Literature and literature is that Literature refers to a much more exclusive group of writing pieces than literature. The focus of this essay is to identify a couple pieces of Literature‚ not literature. Because of this fact I must give the
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lyrics. These all relate to the word‚ but a certain type of literature falls under the name “Gothic” as well‚ and it is a subgenre of Romantic. One of the most popular Gothic books both today and 150 years ago is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It tells the story of how a man obsessed with the secrets of life creates a monster and is sure to send chills up anyone’s spine. This work can be called “Gothic” and “Romantic” because of the horror elements‚ strong emotions‚ and focus on appearances. As you may
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Elements of Riders to the Sea Stephanie Keeney ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Nathan Pritts November 5‚ 2012 The poem Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge is a story of a grieving mother and wife who fears the loss of her youngest son to the sea. One of the elements through the story is our protagonist Maurya who has lost hope and fears the worst for her son (Clugston‚ 2010). Foreshadowing is also an element during the story. Another element throughout the story is the foil and
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Black Gothic Literature Gothic literature has a very distinct style of literature comprising of 10 key elements. Gothic literature has 10 key elements which include setting‚ environment‚ atmosphere‚ protagonists‚ emotions‚ damsels in distress‚ foreboding‚ supernatural‚ decay‚ and drama. Every piece of gothic literature contains all of a majority of these elements. Nathanial Hawthorne’s short stories‚ Dr.Heidegger’s Experiment‚ The Black Veil‚ and Birthmark‚ contain many of these elements. Each of Hawthorne’s
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Engels literatuur Hoofd periodes‚ sub-periodes en invasie volkeren: 1. Prehistoric Britain. +/- 800 BC - 55 BC Celts (5th century BC) 2. Roman Britain. 55 BC – 400 AD 3. The Old English or Anglo-Saxon Period 500 – 1066 Soon after the romans left‚ Britain was attacked by Germanic tribes‚ mainly Angles and Saxons. Anglo-Saxon settlements (410 AD – 800 AD) The Vikings (The Danes) (800 AD – 978 AD) Downfall of Saxon England (978 AD – 1066 AD) 4. The Middle English Period 1066
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Short history of litrature The purpose of this course is to encourage you to gain an insight into‚ and broad awareness of‚ the development of English literature from its perceived origins in the ninth century until the end of the nineteenth century. Attention will be paid not only to influential writers and movements‚ but to themes such as the influence of Greek mythology‚ religion‚ politics‚ and the rôle of Ireland. Some writers‚ poets and playwrights considered are Langland‚ Chaucer‚ Malory‚ Marlowe
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Theme and Narrative Elements Thomas Nichols ENG125: Introduction to Literature (GSH1315G) Instructor: Kyla Hammond April 21‚ 2013 Theme and Narrative Elements The short story described here is I used to Live Here Once. The theme described in the short story is life’s spiritual journey. Three of the literary elements present in the story include symbolism and mood. The major theme from this short story is about life’s spiritual journey. At the beginning of the story‚ the
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Writing a literature review The overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate a knowledge of the existing body of research in a particular topic area. In other words‚ it retrospectively undertakes a critical analysis of the pros and cons of existing important studies and research and shows which issues require new or further study – how the body of knowledge could be improved. As such‚ it is a useful way of arguing for new research to be done - for example‚ as part of a proposal for
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think of how the story must be told‚ what effect must it have on a reader‚ and what is the best way to present his ideas. To bring the reader’s attention‚ literary elements‚ the techniques or kinds of writing‚ are used by authors. The proper use of those elements enables the author to keep us interested while reading a story. Literary elements‚ such as setting‚ point of view‚ and the included dialogue‚ are all relevant to short stories‚ establishing their plot‚ mood‚ and theme. Point of view has a major
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