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SREENARAYANAGURU OPEN UNIVERSITY

B.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

DISCIPLINE CORE

B21EG03DC
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY GENRES II: PROSE AND FICTION

CREDITS: 6

Course Objectives
1. To understand distinctive features of essays, short stories, and novels.
2. To appreciate the works of great writers and learn the relevant literary terms
through exposure to various texts across the literary ages.

3. To learn the distinguishing features of specific literary genres.
4. To develop a love of reading.

Course Outcomes
By the end of the course the learners will,
1. Become familiar with a selection of important literary figures and
their works
2. Develop critical reading strategies
3. Be competent to perform close readings of course texts and similar works
4. Be equipped to interpret the short story and the novel, by analysing their
different characteristics
5. Become familiar with the changing trends in modern fiction writing

COURSE DETAILS

BLOCK 1: Shades of Prose

UNIT 1 The Essay – Definition – Types of Essays – Personal, Descriptive, Expository,
Narrative, Argumentative
UNIT 2 Introduction to the Important Essayists in English Literature
UNIT 3 Francis Bacon: “Of Studies”
UNIT 4 Charles Lamb: “A Dissertation upon Roast Pig”

BLOCK 2: A Miscellany of Prose Writings

UNIT 1 Introduction to Speeches, Anecdotes, Biography, Autobiography, Articles,
Fairy Tales, Interview – A Miscellany of Prose Writings.
UNIT 2 Albert Camus: Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

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