Major · English · Semester 3 · SY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours
Module 1
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a. Definition of tragedy
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b
Greek Theatre and Concepts from Aristotle’s Poetics, such as The Three Unities, Hamartia, Catharsis, Plot (Main Plot and Sub Plot, Exposition, Complication, Resolution), Character, and Setting.
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Important playwrights - Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
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c
Roman/ Senecan Tragedy
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2
Concepts from Natyashastra and the Indian dramatic tradition: Origin of Drama (natyotpatti), abhinaya, structure of the play, Construction of the Theatre, Rasa, Bhava. Important playwrights - Kalidasa, Bhavabhuti, Visakhadatta, Sudraka.
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3
Definition and Characteristics of Comedy.
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Greek Comedy; Shakespearean Comedy; Comedy of Humour; Comedy of Manners; Sentimental Comedy
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4
Definition and Characteristics of Problem Play/Drama of Ideas/Social Play
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Important playwrights – Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw
Module 2: Tragedy
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Bhasa: Urubhanga (The Shattered Thighs)
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OR Sophocles: Oedipus Rex
Module 3: Comedy
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William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream OR Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest
Module 4: Problem Plays
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Vijay Tendulkar: Kamala
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OR Henrik Ibsen: A Doll’s House
Reference Books
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Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 1978. Madras: Macmillan, 1988. Print.
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Bharatamuni. The Natyasastra. Translated by Manmoham Ghosh, The Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1959.
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3
Bhat, G. K. Tragedy and Sanskrit Drama. Popular Prakashan, 1974
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4
Birch, Dinah, ed.. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford UP, 2009.
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5
Boulton, Marjorie. The Anatomy of Drama. Routledge, 2015.
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6
Brandon, James R. Theatre in Southeast Asia. Harvard UP, 2009.
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7
Brooks, Cleanth and Heilman, Robert B. Understanding Drama. Creative Media Partners, 2018.
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8
Adiseshiah, Siân and LePage, Louise (ed.) Twenty-First Century Drama: What Happens Now. London: Palgrave, 2016. Print.
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9
Billington, Michael. State of the Nation: British Theatre Since 1945. London: Faber, 2007. Print.
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10
Innes, Christopher. Modern British Drama: 1890-1990. Cambridge: University Press, 1992. Print
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11
Karnad, Girish; Sircar, Badal; Tendulkar, Vijay. Three Modern Indian Plays: Tughlaq; Evam Indrajit; Silence The Court Is In Session. Oxford University Press: New Delhi, 2023. Print.
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12
Kermode, Frank and John Hollander. The Oxford Anthology of English Literature Volume Six: Modern British Literature. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. Print.
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13
Lee-Brown, Patrick. The Modernist Period: 1900 – 1945. London: Evans, 2003. Print.
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14
Shepherd-Barr, Kirsten. Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford UP, 2016.
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15
Styan, J. L. Elements of Drama. Cambridge UP, 2001.
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Styan, J. L. Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. Cambridge UP, 1980. 12.
