English Honours Syllabus Calcutta University Part-II

ENGLISH HONOURS- UNDER UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA PART-II

PART - II

PAPER – III (F.M. 100)

DRAMA

GROUP A: Marlowe – Edward II, Shakespeare –A Midsummer Night's Dream 

One question of 16 marks out of two from each of the two plays

Explanation of one passage of 8 marks out of two (one from each play)

GROUP B: Literary terms on drama

Two questions of 5 marks each out of four

16 X 2=	32
8 X 1=	8
5 X 2=	10
TOTAL	50

GROUP C: Sheridan – The Rivals, Shakespeare - Macbeth

One question of 16 marks out of two from each of the two plays

Explanation of one passage of 9 marks out of two from each of the two plays

16 X 2=	32
9 X 2=	18
TOTAL	50

PAPER – IV (F.M. 100)

 NOVEL, ESSAYS AND SHORT STORIES

GROUP A: Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice OR Sir Walter Scott: Kenilworth

One question of 16 marks out of two (two questions will be set from each of the two novels)

GROUP B: Essays: Francis Bacon, Of Studies, Charles Lamb,

The Superannuated Man, and George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant

Recommended Reading: Eight Essayists, ed. A.S. Cairncross & Modern Prose ed. Michael Thorpe

One question of 16 marks out of two

Explanation of one passage of 8 marks out of two

GROUP C: Literary Terms on fiction

Two questions of 5 marks each out of four

16 X 2=	32
8 X 1=	8
5 X 2=	10
TOTAL	50

GROUP D: Stories - James Joyce, Araby, HE Bates, The Ox, and Katherine Mansfield, The Fly

Two questions of 16 marks out of three (one from each story)

Recommended Reading: Modern Prose ed. Michael Thorpe

GROUP E: Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer

One question of 18 marks out of two

Recommended Reading: The Secret Sharer and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Edition)

16 X 2=	32
18 X 1=	18
TOTAL	50

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B.A. English Honours Exam Time Table 2014

University of Calcutta had postponed the Under Graduate Examination of 2014 by 7 weeks. The reasons sought for this action were the eminent General Elections and clash of exam dates with some professional course exams such as CS. On 10^th March 2014, University of Calcutta had uploaded a Pdf on its official website about revised exam schedule. The exams are stated to be taken in April and May 2014.

STEPS TO DOWNLOAD REVISED EXAM TIME TABLE:

• Visit the www. cuexam.net website of C.U.
• On the left hand side you will see a list of options under Menu.
•  Kindly click on ‘Notice Board’.
•  Then click on ‘Exam Notice, Circulars and Schedules’.
• Now you will find a list of notices, just look for your stream and download your exam schedule.

To make it easier for you all, just look for the Notices uploaded on 10 and 11^th of March 2014.

The B.A. English Honours Part-I examinations would begin from 8th August 2014.
The B.A. English Honours Part-II and III examinations would begin from 26th May 2014.

The B.A. General Part-III examinations will begin from 3rd June 2014.

Best of Luck! Study Hard.

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English Honours Syllabus Calcutta University Part-I

PART I

ENGLISH HONOURS- UNDER UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA PART-I

PART - I

PAPER – I (F.M. 100)

HISTORY OF LITERATURE: 60 MARKS

Group A: OE period to 1750

Section 1: Old English and Middle English Periods

Section 2: Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods

Section 3: Civil War, Restoration and Augustan Periods

One question of 16 marks out of three (one from each section)

Two questions of 7 marks each out of six (two from each section)

16 X 1=	16
7 X 2=	14
TOTAL	30

 Three questions will have to be answered (one question of 16 marks and two questions of 7 marks each)taking only one from each section. Examinees are not allowed to answer twice from the same section.

Group B: 1750 to 2000

Section 1: Pre-Romantics and Romantics

Section 2: Victorian

Section 3: Modern and Post-Modern

One question of 16 marks out of three (one from each section)

Two questions of 7 marks each out of six (two from each section)

16 X 1=	16
7 X 2=	14
TOTAL	30

 Three questions will have to be answered (one question of 16 marks and two questions of 7 marks each)taking only one from each section. Examinees are not allowed to answer twice from the same section.

Recommended Reading:

Andrew Sanders: The Short Oxford History of English Literature

G.M. Trevelyan: English Social History

Michael Alexander: A History of English Literature

Edward Albert: History of English Literature

Bibhash Choudhury: English Social and Cultural History

PHILOLOGY: 40 MARKS

Group A: Latin, Greek, Scandinavian & French Influence

One question of 12 marks out of two

Group B: Word Notes

Four word-notes of 2 marks each out of eight

12 X 1=	12
2 X 4=	8
TOTAL	20

 Group C: Word-formation Processes and Americanism

One question of 12 marks out of two

Group D: Consonant Shift, Makers of English Language (Shakespeare, Milton & the Bible)

One question of 8 marks out of three

12 X 1=	12
8 X 1=	8
TOTAL	20

 Recommended Reading:

Otto Jespersen: Growth and Structure of the English Language (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, 10)

C.L. Wren: The English Language (Chapters 6 & 7)

Further Reading:

A.C. Baugh: A History of English Language

C.L. Barber: The Story of Language

PAPER – II (F.M. 100)

POETRY FROM ELIZABETHAN AGE TO THE ROMANTIC REVIVAL

GROUP A: John Donne: The Good Morrow, Andrew Marvell: To His Coy Mistress, William Blake:The Tyger & The Lamb

One question of 14 marks out of two

GROUP B: William Wordsworth: Tintern Abbey, ST Coleridge: Kubla Khan, PB Shelley: Ode to the West Wind & To a Skylark, John Keats: Ode to a Nightingale & To Autumn

Two questions of 14 marks each out of four (one each from the four poets)

Explanation of one passage of 8 marks out of two passages (one each from Groups A and B)

14 X 3=	42
8 X 1=	8
TOTAL	50

 GROUP C: Shakespeare’s sonnets No. 87 (Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing) & No. 130 (My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun)

One question of 14 marks out of two

GROUP D: John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I

One question of 14 marks out of two

GROUP E: Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock (First 3 Cantos)

One question of 14 marks out of two

GROUP F: Literary Terms on poetry

Two questions of 4 marks each out of four

Recommended Reading: M.H. Abrams: A Glossary of Literary Terms

14 X 3=	42
4 X 2=	8
TOTAL	50

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What is wrong with C.U. (University of Calcutta)?

This is the very first question that comes to the mind of any C.U. student. This is followed by long list of questionnaire, questioning each and every aspect of the glorious institution. They seek to find out -why the university can’t pass them with flying colours. They want to know a lot of unanswered questions regarding the administration and working of university which seems to be bent upon destroying the careers of millions.

This prestigious university was established on 24^th January 1857. By foundation date, it is the first institution in South Asia to be established as a multidisciplinary and secular Western style university. Within India it is recognized as a Five Star University and a Centre with Potential for Excellence by the University Grants Commission and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council. And it had given three Nobel laureates: Rabindra Nath Tagore, C. V. Raman and Amartya Sen.  Will it ever do such a thing as said earlier!

Road to Success

First of all the students has to face the fact that they are studying at a university level. It is widely different from the way it’s taught at the school level. Here you are expected to write answers with complete dedication and focus, while at school you could easily get marks by writing few relevant points. 

The following are the points where a student should focus:

1. Punctual: The student should be punctual or should attend the classes regularly in the college.

2. Books: Buy all the books prescribed by the university.

3. Time table: Create a time table for studying i.e. make a distinction between studies and joyous life.

4. Guides: Students should not fall prey to guide books which are nothing but a worse synopsis of the subjects.

5. Question Papers: Go through the last years question papers and try to solve them in order to increase your confidence level.

6. Answers: Try to answers those questions and get it checked by your subject teacher. In this way you will get know your short comings.

7. Syllabus: Be acquainted with the present syllabus.

8. Leave Aside: Do not leave aside anything from the syllabus. Cover all the portions expect for the optional ones.

9. Suggestions: Again don’t fall prey to such things because no one knows really- what is going to come in university exams.

10. Confident: Be confident about yourself, do not lose hope at any point of time.

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