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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