English Paper IV - 16TH to 18TH Century English Literature

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Syllabus for TYBA Semester V (CBCS) English Paper IV focused on 16th to 18th century English literature. It covers key concepts and terms for the Elizabethan Age (1550–1603) and the Jacobean Period (1603–1650), including renaissance, humanism, reformation, Elizabethan poetry and drama, university wits, metaphysical poetry, and Jacobean revenge tragedy and comedy. It assigns Shakespeare works (Hamlet or The Comedy of Errors) and selected verse from Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert, and Marvell, supported by academic references.

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Unit 1: Important Concepts & Terms

A. The Elizabethan Age (1550-1603)

B. The Jacobean Period (1603-1650)

Unit 2: William Shakespeare

Hamlet OR The Comedy of Errors

Unit 3: Selected Verse from the Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods

Sir Philip Sidney

Edmund Spenser

William Shakespeare

John Donne

George Herbert

Andrew Marvell

References

T.Y.B.A. SEMESTER V (CBCS) ENGLISH PAPER IV 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE SUBJECT CODE: 97001 © UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Prof. Suhas Pednekar Vice-Chancellor, University of Mumbai, Prof. Ravindra D. Kulkarni Prof. Prakash Mahanwar ProVice-Chancellor, Director, University of Mumbai, IDOL, University of Mumbai, Program Co-ordinator : Dr. Santosh Rathod Professor of English, Head of Interdisciplinary Program, IDOL, University of Mumbai, Mumbai. Course Co-ordinator : Dr. Deepak G. Nair & Editor Assistant Professor, Department of English, IDOL, University of Mumbai, Mumbai Course Writer : Dr. Deepak G. Nair Assistant Professor, Department of English, IDOL, University of Mumbai, Mumbai : Dr. Anita Ubale Department of English, University of Mumbai, Vidya Nagari, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai. : Ms. Anjali Preman Department of English, B.K. Birla College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Birla College Campus Rd, Gauripada, Kalyan. : Mr. Pravin Bhagwan Bhaskar Department of English, Shantarambahu GholapArts Science and Gotirambhau Pawar Commerce College, Shivle. : Dr. Arushi Sharma Department of English, University of Mumbai,Vidya Nagari, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai. July 2022, Print-1 Published by : Director, Institute of Distance and Open Learning , University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Mumbai-400 098. DTP Composed & : Mumbai University Press, Printed by Vidyanagari, Santacruz (E), Mumbai Unit No. Title Page No. 1. Elizabethan Age: (1550-1603) 01 2. The Jacobean Period Part I 07 3. The Jacobean Period Part II 15 4. Critical Study of William Shakespeare’sThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Part I 23 5. Critical Study of William Shakespeare’sThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Part II 31 6. Critical Study of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors Part I 41 7. Critical Study of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors Part II 48 8. Selected Verse from the Elizabethan Period: Part I 53 9. Selected Verse from the Elizabethan Period: Part II 63 10. Selected Verse from the Elizabethan Period: Part III 70 11. Selected Verse from the Jacobean Period Part I 77 12. Selected Verse from the Jacobean Period Part II 85 13. Selected Verse from the Jacobean Period Part III 90 􀀁􀀁􀀁􀀁 TYBA Semester V (CBCS) English Paper IV 16TH TO 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE Syllabus Unit 1: Important Concepts & Terms: A. The Elizabethan Age (1550-1603) i) Renaissance, Humanism and Reformation. ii) Elizabethan Poetry – Sonnets, Epic and Pastoral iii) Elizabethan Drama iv) University Wits. B. The Jacobean Period (1603-1650) i) Characteristics of the Jacobean Period (Major influences and its impact on literature) ii) Metaphysical Poetry iii) Jacobean Drama- (Revenge Tragedy and Comedy) Unit 2: William Shakespeare: Hamlet OR William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors Unit 3: Selected Verse from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Elizabethan Period: a. Sir Philip Sidney from Astrophel and Stella sonnet sequence. Sonnet 37 “My mouth doth water and my breast doth swell”. 39 “Come Sleep! O Sleep, the certain knot of peace”. b. Edmund Spenser: from The Shepheardes Calender“April Eclogue”. “November Eclogue”. c. William Shakespeare: Sonnet 116 “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” Sonnet 138 “When my love swears that she is made of truth” Jacobean Period: a. John Donne: “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”. Holy Sonnet 10 –“Death Be Not Proud”. b. George Herbert: “The Pulley”. “Love”. c. Andrew Marvell: “The Coronet”. “On a Drop of Dew”. References: 1. Alpers, Paul E. Elizabethan Poetry: Modern Essays in Criticism (OUP: 1967) 2. Daiches, David. A Critical History of English Literature (Secker and Warburg: London, 1960) 3. Ford, Boris Ed. The New Pelican Guide to English Literature: The Age of Shakespeare Vol. 2 (Penguin, 1993) From Donne to Marvell Vol. 3 (Penguin, 1990) 4. Ke

FAQs

What are the main topics under Unit 1 in this syllabus?

Unit 1 covers important concepts and terms, including the Elizabethan Age (Renaissance, Humanism, Reformation, Elizabethan poetry and drama, University Wits) and the Jacobean Period (its characteristics, metaphysical poetry, and Jacobean drama like revenge tragedy and comedy).

Which Shakespeare options are included in Unit 2?

Unit 2 focuses on William Shakespeare: Hamlet OR William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors.

Which authors and specific poems/sonnets are listed under Unit 3?

Unit 3 includes selected verse from the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods: Sir Philip Sidney (Astrophel and Stella sonnets 37, 39), Edmund Spenser (The Shepheardes Calender: April Eclogue, November Eclogue), William Shakespeare (Sonnets 116, 138), and Jacobean poets John Donne, George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell with named poems.

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