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SYLLABUS

                                                         British Poetry
                   Objectives:


                       •   To acquaint the learners with the most important poetic texts of the eighteenth century.
                       •   To help the learners to appreciate the poetic imagery.

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           Sr. No.                                               Topics
                     Geoffrey Chaucer:  The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (non-detailed study):
             1.
                     Introduction to the text and author

                     Geoffrey Chaucer:  The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales (non-detailed study):
                     Discussion and analysis




             2.      Milton: Paradise Lost-I; Introduction of the author and the text, importance of Prologue, ; (Non
                     detailed study) : Discussion and analysis, Grand style and Character portrayal of Satan








            3.       Shakespeare as a poet, Sonnets: Introduction, Being your slave what should I do, Love ,
                      Shakespeare: Thou blind fool, That time of year thou mayst in me behold, what dost thou
                     to mine eyes



                     Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock; (non detailed study): Introduction of the author
            4.
                     and Text analysis
                     Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock; the use of supernatural machinery
                     Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock; as a social satire n as a Mock Epic




            5        Thomas Gray: The Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: Introduction of the author and
                     the text
                     Thomas Gray: The Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: Discussion and analysis
                     Thomas Gray: The Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: Theme
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