English DSC Sem-4

Department of English
COURSES OFFERED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Category I
[UG Programme for Bachelor in English(Honours) degree in three years]
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE 10 - (DSC-10) – : AMERICAN LITERATURE
No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials -15 hrs.)
CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course
Code Practice (if any)
DSC 10: 4 3 1 0 Passed NIL
American Class XII
Literature with
English
from List
A in CUET
Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
● To offer students a foundational understanding of the literature of the United

States with specific reference to the way it chronicles patterns of oppression
and freedom in the lives of its peoples.
● To open up a range of possibilities in the way in which literature shapes and
chronicles new frontiers and cultural groups.
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Learning outcomes
The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:
• By studying this course, students will be able to trace the powerful role played
by literature in shaping the emergent United States.
• Students will be enlightened on how literature chronicles and shapes both
different kinds of enslavement and possibilities of liberation.
SYLLABUS OF DSC- 10
UNIT – I (15 hours)
1. Toni Morrison: Beloved
UNIT – II (15 hours)
2. Kate Chopin: The Awakening
3. Herman Melville: ‘Bartleby the scrivener’
UNIT – III (15 hours)
4. Walt Whitman: (i) ‘O Captain, My Captain’ (ii) ‘Passage to India’(lines 1–68)
5. Alexie Sherman Alexie: (i) ‘Crow Testament’ (ii) ‘Evolution’
Practical component (if any) - NIL
Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units
Suggestive readings:
1. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. ‘Self-Reliance’, The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo

Emerson. ed. Brooks Atkinson, New York: The Modern library, 1964.
2. Martin Luther King Jr, ‘I have a dream’, African American Literature. ed. Kieth
Gilyard, Anissa Wardi, New York: Penguin, 2014. pp 1007-1011
3. Douglass, Frederick. Chaps. 1–7, A Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982. pp 47–87
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4. Rich, Adrienne. 'When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision', College English.
Vol. 34, No. 1, Women, Writing and Teaching (Oct., 1972), pp. 18-30
5. Crevecouer, Hector St John. Letter III: ‘What is an American’, Letters from an

American Farmer. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1982. pp 66–105
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE 11- (DSC-11) : Indian Writing in English
No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials-15 hrs.)

Indian Class XII
Writing in with
English English
from List
A in CUET
Learning Objectives
● To offer students a foundational understanding of the distinctively Indian

qualities of literature in English, across a range of genres.
● To open up a sense of the Indian response to literary and political challenges

in modern times.
Learning outcomes
● By studying this course, students will be able to gain a basic sense of Indian
writing in English as a viable means to understand the evolution of modern
India.
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● Students’ imagination will be stimulated by an understanding of how Indian
writing in English opens up the challenges and complexities of contemporary
India.
SYLLABUS OF DSC- 11

1. Anita Desai: The Clear Light of the Day

2. H.L.V. Derozio: (i) ‘Freedom to the Slave’ (ii) ‘The Orphan Girl’
3. Kamala Das: (i) ‘Introduction’ (ii) ‘My Grandmother’s House’
4. Sarojini Naidu: (i) ‘An Indian Love Song’, (ii) ‘In Salutation to the Eternal Peace’
5. Robin S. Ngangom: (i) ‘The Strange Affair of Robin S. Ngangom’ (ii) ‘A Poem for
Mother’
6. Salman Rushdie: ‘The Free Radio’
7. Shashi Deshpande: ‘The Intrusion’
8. Padmanabhan, Manjula. ‘Stains’, Hot Death, Cold Soup: Twelve Short Stories. New
Delhi: Kali for Women/Zubaan, 1996.
1. Rao, Raja. ‘Foreword’, Kanthapura. New Delhi: OUP, 1989. pp v–vi
2. Rushdie, Salman. ‘Commonwealth Literature does not exist’, Imaginary

Homelands. London: Granta Books, 1991. pp 61–70
3. Mukherjee, Meenakshi. ‘Divided by a Common Language’, The Perishable Empire.

New Delhi: OUP, 2000. pp 187–203
4. King, Bruce. ‘Introduction’, Modern Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi: OUP, 2nd
edn., 2005. pp 1–10
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DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE -12 (DSC-12) : Indian Writing in English
Translation
No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials -15 hrs.)

Indian Class XII
Writing in with
English English
Translatio from List
n A in CUET
Learning Objectives
● To understand and celebrate the diversity of linguistic and regional influences

on the shaping of modern India.
● To open up a sense of the sophistication and fluidity of Indian thought and
literature even when it speaks through the medium of translation.
Learning outcomes
• By studying this course, students will gain knowledge of the richness of

modern Indian writing.
• Students will be encouraged to understand how contemporary India owes its
diversity to a range of literatures, cultures and regions.
SYLLABUS OF DSC-12
1. Premchand ‘The Shroud’, Penguin Book of Classic Urdu Stories. ed. M. Assaduddin,
New Delhi: Penguin/Viking, 2006.
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2. Chugtai, Ismat. ‘The Quilt’, Lifting the Veil: Selected Writings of Ismat Chugtai. tr.
M. Assaduddin. New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2009.
3. Senapati, Fakir Mohan. ‘Rebati’, Oriya Stories. ed. Vidya Das, tr. Kishori Charan
Das, Delhi: Srishti Publishers, 2000.
4. Bharati, Dharamveer. Andha Yug. tr. Alok Bhalla, New Delhi: OUP, 2009.
5. Tagore, Rabindranath. ‘Light, Oh Where is the Light?' & 'When My Play was with
thee', Gitanjali: A New Translation with an Introduction. trans. William Radice, New
Delhi: Penguin India, 2011.
6. Muktibodh, G.M. ‘The Void’ (tr. Vinay Dharwadker) & ‘So Very Far’, (tr. Tr. Vishnu
Khare and Adil Jussawala), The Oxford Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry. ed. Vinay
Dharwadker and A.K. Ramanujam, New Delhi: OUP, 2000.
7. Pritam, Amrita. ‘I say unto Waris Shah’ (tr. N.S. Tasneem), Modern Indian
Literature: An Anthology, Plays and Prose, Surveys and Poems. ed. K.M. George, vol.
3, Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1992.
8. Singh, Thangjam Ibopishak. ‘Dali, Hussain, or Odour of Dream, Colour of Wind’ &
‘The Land of the Half-Humans’, The Anthology of Contemporary Poetry from the
Northeast. tr. Robin S. Ngangom, NEHU: Shillong, 2003.
9. Macwan, Joseph. The Stepchild. Trans. Rita Kothari, Oxford University Press, New
Delhi, 2004.
1. Singh, Namwar. ‘Decolonising the Indian Mind’, Indian Literature, tr. Harish
Trivedi, no. 151(Sept./Oct. 1992), 1992.
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2. Ambedkar, B.R. Chaps. 4, 6, & 14, Annihilation of Caste in Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, vol. 1, Maharashtra: Education Department,
Government of Maharashtra, 1979.
3. U.R. Ananthamurthy: ‘Being a Writer in India’
4. Vinay Dharwadker: ‘Some Contexts of Modern Indian Poetry’

5. Aparna Dharwadker, ‘Modern Indian Theatre’, Routledge Handbook of Asian
Theatre. ed. Siyuan Liu, London: Routledge, 2016. pp 243-67
Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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COURSES OFFERED BY DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE 10 - (DSC-10) – : AMERICAN LITERATURE

No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials -15 hrs.)

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

● To offer students a foundational understanding of the literature of the United

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

UNIT – I (15 hours)

1. Toni Morrison: Beloved

UNIT – II (15 hours)

2. Kate Chopin: The Awakening

3. Herman Melville: ‘Bartleby the scrivener’

UNIT – III (15 hours)

4. Walt Whitman: (i) ‘O Captain, My Captain’ (ii) ‘Passage to India’(lines 1–68)

5. Alexie Sherman Alexie: (i) ‘Crow Testament’ (ii) ‘Evolution’

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

1. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. ‘Self-Reliance’, The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo

3. Douglass, Frederick. Chaps. 1–7, A Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass.

5. Crevecouer, Hector St John. Letter III: ‘What is an American’, Letters from an

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE 11- (DSC-11) : Indian Writing in English

No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials-15 hrs.)

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:

● To offer students a foundational understanding of the distinctively Indian

● To open up a sense of the Indian response to literary and political challenges

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

UNIT – I (15 hours)

UNIT – II (15 hours)

UNIT – III (15 hours)

6. Salman Rushdie: ‘The Free Radio’

7. Shashi Deshpande: ‘The Intrusion’

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

1. Rao, Raja. ‘Foreword’, Kanthapura. New Delhi: OUP, 1989. pp v–vi

2. Rushdie, Salman. ‘Commonwealth Literature does not exist’, Imaginary

3. Mukherjee, Meenakshi. ‘Divided by a Common Language’, The Perishable Empire.

No. of hours- 60(Theory- 45 hrs.+Tutorials -15 hrs.)

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite

● To understand and celebrate the diversity of linguistic and regional influences

The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:

• By studying this course, students will gain knowledge of the richness of

UNIT – I (15 hours)

UNIT – II (15 hours)

UNIT – III (15 hours)

Practical component (if any) - NIL

Essential/recommended readings- as listed in the units

3. U.R. Ananthamurthy: ‘Being a Writer in India’

4. Vinay Dharwadker: ‘Some Contexts of Modern Indian Poetry’

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination

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