M.A. English - Drama I - Syllabus and Examination Pattern

Sep 21, 2026

Syllabus of M.A. English for Semester-First under the Post-Graduate Department of English, University of Jammu. Covers Drama I (Course No. PSENTC 101) with course objectives, literary and intellectual background of English drama up to the Jacobean age, and detailed study texts including Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest, and Jonson’s The Alchemist alongside Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. Exam pattern divides the paper into multiple choice, short answers, and long answers with marks distribution and suggested reading.

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PSENTC 101 - Drama I

Unit I - Jacobean background

Unit II - Christopher Marlowe

Unit III - William Shakespeare

Unit IV - William Shakespeare

Unit V - Ben Jonson

Unit VI - John Webster

Mode of Examination

Section A - Multiple choice questions

Section B - Short answer questions

Section C - Long answer questions

Suggested Reading

PSENTC 102 - Novel I

POST-GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU, JAMMU. SYLLABUS OF M.A. ENGLISH SEMESTER-First Course No. PSENTC 101 Title of the Course: Drama I Credits : 5 Duration of Examination: 3 hrs Total Marks: 100 Minor I-20 Minor II-20 Major Test-60 Syllabus for the examinations to be held in Dec. 2014 , 2015 & 2016 Objective: The purpose of the course is to acquaint the students with the growth and development of English Drama from the Medieval to the Jacobean Period from the literary and historical perspectives. The course introduces the students to the different kinds of drama. They will study the form and literary problems associated with the prescribed plays. Texts Prescribed (Detailed Study) Unit – I Literary and Intellectual background of Drama upto the Jacobean age Unit-II Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine the Great (Part I and II) Unit-III. William Shakespeare: King Lear Unit-IV William Shakespeare: The Tempest Unit-V Ben Jonson: The Alchemist Unit-VI John Webster: The Duchess of Malfi Mode of Examination The paper will be divided into sections A, B and C. M.M. = 60 Section A Multiple choice questions Q.No.1 will be an objective type question covering the entire syllabus. Ten objectives with four options each will be set and the candidate will be required to write the correct option and not specify by putting a tick mark (√) . Four questions from covered units in Minor I and II and six questions from the remaining units will be set. Each objective will be for one mark. (1 x 10 = 10) . Section B Short answer questions Q.No.2 comprises short answer type questions from the entire syllabus. Four questions will beset and the candidate will be required to attempt all. Two questions from the units covered in Minor I and II and two from the remaining units will be set. Each answer will be evaluated for 5 marks. (4 x 5 = 20) Section C Long answer questions Q.No.3 comprises long answer type questions. Three questions will be set with internal choice and the candidate will be required to attempt all the questions in 300-350 words. One question from the units covered in Minor I and II and two from the remaining units will be set. Each answer will be evaluated for 10 marks. ( 3 x 10 = 30) Suggested Reading: 1. Anne Barton Ben Jonson, Dramatist. 2. D.H. Craig (ed.) Ben Jonson: The Critical Heritage 1599-1798. 3. W. Shakespeare : Othello, Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida and other plays. 4. C. Marlowe : Tamburlaine. 5. Ben Jonson: The Alchemist. 6. John Webster : The White Devil. 7. Fredson Bowers: Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy 8. Una Mary Ellis-Fermor: The Jacobean Drama: An Interpretation. 9. Ralph J. Kaufmann (ed.) : Elizabethan Drama: Modern Essays in Criticism. 10. Frank Laurence Lucas: Seneca and the Elizabethan Tragedy. 11. Irving Ribner: Jacobean Tragedy: The quest for Moral Order. 12. F.P. Wilson.: Elizabethan and Jacobean. 13. Ben Jonson: Everyman in his Humour. 14. Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedy. 15. Andrew Cecil Bradley: Shakespearean Tragedy. 16. G. Wilson Knight: Wheel of fire. 17. Samuel Johnson: Preface to Shakespeare. 18. E. Welsford: The Fool in Shakespeare. 19. H. B. Charlton: Shakespearean Comedy. 20. John Palmer: Comic Characters of Shakespeare. 21. Frank Kermode: Shakespeare: Final Plays. 22. M. C. Bradbrook: Themes and Conventions of Elizabethan Tragedy. Course No. PSENTC 102 Title of the Course: Novel I Credits : 5 Duration of Examination : 3 hrs Total Marks: 100 Minor I-20 Minor II-20 Major Test-60 Syllabus for the examinations to be held in Dec. 2014 , 2015 & 2016 Objective: The students will be required to study the rise of the English novel in the 18th century with special reference to the epistolary, picaresque, gothic forms; character writing and realism in the 18th century fiction. Texts prescribed (For Detailed Study) Unit-I Literary and Intellectual background

FAQs

What is the main objective of Drama I (PSENTC 101)?

It acquaints students with the growth and development of English drama from the Medieval to the Jacobean period through literary and historical perspectives, including different kinds of drama and the form and literary problems of prescribed plays.

How is the exam for Drama I (PSENTC 101) structured?

The paper is divided into Sections A, B, and C with a total of 60 marks. Section A contains multiple choice questions, Section B contains short answer questions, and Section C contains long answer questions with internal choice.

Which prescribed texts are included for Drama I (PSENTC 101) in detailed study?

The syllabus includes Marlowe’s Tamburlaine the Great (Part I and II), Shakespeare’s King Lear, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist, and John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi.

Sep 21, 2026

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