Lecturer English-FPSC (BPS-17)

Course Content

English Literature 16th to 20th Century

Unit I: The Renaissance & Elizabethan Age (16th Century)
1. Historical & Intellectual Background of the Renaissance
2. Humanism and the Revival of Learning
3. Elizabethan Drama: a. Development of English Drama b. University Wits
4. William Shakespeare: a. Tragedies b. Comedies c. Histories d. Sonnets
5. Christopher Marlowe: Major Plays
6. Ben Jonson: Classical Comedy & Satire
7. Elizabethan Poetry & Prose
8. Features of Elizabethan Literature
Unit II: The Jacobean & Caroline Age (Early 17th Century)
1. Historical Background
2. Jacobean Drama:
3. Metaphysical Poetry:
4. Cavalier Poets
5. Prose of the Age
6. Decline of Elizabethan Drama
Unit III: The Puritan Age / Age of Milton (Mid-17th Century)
1. Political & Religious Background
2. John Milton: o Paradise Lost o Paradise Regained o Samson Agonistes
3. Puritan Influence on Literature
4. Prose Writing of the Age
5. Literary Characteristics of the Puritan Age
Unit IV: The Restoration Age (1660–1700)
1. Historical & Cultural Background
2. Restoration Drama: o Comedy of Manners o William Wycherley o William Congreve
3. Restoration Poetry: o John Dryden
4. Prose & Satire
5. Characteristics of Restoration Literature
Unit V: The Augustan / Neoclassical Age (18th Century)
1. Spirit of Neoclassicism
2. Alexander Pope: o The Rape of the Lock o Essay on Criticism
3. Jonathan Swift: o Gulliver’s Travels o Satire & Irony
4. Samuel Johnson: o Essays o Dictionary
5. Rise of Periodical Essays
6. Development of Prose Style
Unit VI: The Rise of the English Novel (18th Century)
1. Origin & Growth of the Novel
2. Daniel Defoe
3. Samuel Richardson
4. Henry Fielding
5. Laurence Sterne
6. Novel as a Literary Form

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Course Content

English Literature 16th to 20th Century

Unit I: The Renaissance & Elizabethan Age (16th Century)

1. Historical & Intellectual Background of the Renaissance

2. Humanism and the Revival of Learning

3. Elizabethan Drama: a. Development of English Drama b. University Wits

4. William Shakespeare: a. Tragedies b. Comedies c. Histories d. Sonnets

5. Christopher Marlowe: Major Plays

6. Ben Jonson: Classical Comedy & Satire

7. Elizabethan Poetry & Prose

8. Features of Elizabethan Literature

Unit II: The Jacobean & Caroline Age (Early 17th Century)

1. Historical Background

2. Jacobean Drama:

3. Metaphysical Poetry:

4. Cavalier Poets

5. Prose of the Age

6. Decline of Elizabethan Drama

Unit III: The Puritan Age / Age of Milton (Mid-17th Century)

1. Political & Religious Background

2. John Milton: o Paradise Lost o Paradise Regained o Samson Agonistes

3. Puritan Influence on Literature

4. Prose Writing of the Age

5. Literary Characteristics of the Puritan Age

Unit IV: The Restoration Age (1660–1700)

1. Historical & Cultural Background

2. Restoration Drama: o Comedy of Manners o William Wycherley o William Congreve

3. Restoration Poetry: o John Dryden

4. Prose & Satire

5. Characteristics of Restoration Literature

Unit V: The Augustan / Neoclassical Age (18th Century)

1. Spirit of Neoclassicism

2. Alexander Pope: o The Rape of the Lock o Essay on Criticism

3. Jonathan Swift: o Gulliver’s Travels o Satire & Irony

4. Samuel Johnson: o Essays o Dictionary

5. Rise of Periodical Essays

6. Development of Prose Style

Unit VI: The Rise of the English Novel (18th Century)

1. Origin & Growth of the Novel

2. Daniel Defoe

3. Samuel Richardson

4. Henry Fielding

5. Laurence Sterne

6. Novel as a Literary Form

Linguistics

English Language Teaching

Syntax

Diction

Student Ratings & Reviews

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