Ph.D. Syllabus [Conducting of Ph.D. Entrance Test] Subject: KANNADA 1] History of old Kannada Literature: Kavirajamarga, Vaddaradhane, Pre-Pampa Period-Asaga, Gunavarma and Pampa Period –Pampa, Ponna, Ranna, Chavundaraya, Nagachandra, BrahmaShiva 2] History of Medieval Kannada Literatura- Pre Basava Period-Jedara Dasimayya, Shankar Dasimayya, Sakalesh Madarasa, Kembhavi Bhoganna, Madara Chennnaiah, Basava Period- Basavanna, Allam Prabhu, Akka Mahadevi, Siddharam, Chennabasavanna, 3] History of Medieval Kannada Literatura- Origin and development of Ragale Literature-Harihar and Other Ragale Poets, Origin and development of Shatpadi Literature- Ragavanka, Kumaravyasa, Lakshmish, Chamarasa. 4] History of Medieval Kannada Literatura- Origin and development of Dasa Literature-Vyasarayaru, Purndara Dasaru, Kanaka Dasaru, Vijaya Dasaru, Jagannath Dasaru, Origin and development of Sangatya literature-Depa Kavi, Nanjunda Kavi, Ratnakar Varni, Bhaskara Kavi. 5] History of Medieval Kannada Literatura- Origin and development of Shataka Literature-Harihar, Palkurike Somanath and Others- Andayya, Mahalinga Ranga, Sarvajne 6] Indian Poetics and Western Poetics: Kavi, Sahrudya, Kavya Hetthugalu, Kavya Prayojanagalu, Rasa, Dhvani, Reeti, Ouchitya, Anukarane, Bhavyate, Manasika Door, Abhivyakti vada, Sadarikarana, etc 7] History of Kannada Language: Kannada Bhasheya Ugama-Vikasa, Kannada Avastha Bhedagalu, Kanaranaka Shabdada nishpatti, Pradeshika prabhedagalu. 8] Grammar and Prosody: Kannada Vyakarana Charitre, Kavairaja Marga, Shabdamani Darpanam, Karnataka Bhashabhushanam,:; Kannada Chamdhassina Charitre, Kanada Chandassu: Gana, Matre, Laya, Karanaka Jaathimattugalu, Kyatha Karntakagalu, Tripadi, Kanda, Shatpadi, Ragale, Sangathya, Hosagannada Chandassu: Laya, Matra laya, Mudi, Ganaparivrutti, Padma Gana, Sonet, Sarlargale, 9] Modern Kannada Literature: Hosagannada Ugama-Vikasa, Kraist Missineries, Sahitya Prakargalu: Kathe, Kadambari, Kavya, Nataka, Prabandha, Vimarshe, Pravasa (page 1 of 2) Sahitya, Sahity ghattagalu: Navodaya, Pragathi Sheela, Navya, Dalitha- Bandaya 10] Literary Criticism- History of Kannada Literary Criticism, Meaning of Criticism, Tyape of Literary criticism, Function of Literary Criticism, Eligibility of Critic Reference: 1.Kannada Sahitya charitre-Ram.Shree. Mugali 2.Kannada Sahitya charitre Samputagalu- Bangalore University 3. Kannada Sahitya charitre Samputagalu- Mysore University 4. Vachana Samputagalu- Dept of Kannada and Culture, Bangalore. 5.Jain Samputagalu- Kannada University, Hampi 6. Samanyanige Sahitya Charitre Male- Samputgalu, Bangalore University 7. Bhartiya Kavya Meemamse- Thee. Nam. Shree 8. Pashchatya Kavya Meemamse- V.M. Inamandara 9. Kannada Bhasheya Charitre- R. Y. Dahravadakr 10. Kannada Bhaya Ithihasa- B.Ramachandrarao 11. Kannada Chandha Swarupa- T.V. Venakatachal Shastri 12. Shabda Manidarpanam- Keshiraja 13. Hosagannada Sahitya Charitre-L.S.Sheshagiri Rao 14. Sahitya mattu Yugadharma- Kurthakoti 15. Saludeepagalu-G.S.Siddhalingaiah 16.Sahithya vimarshe-C.N.Ramachandran, Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Bangalore (page 2 of 2).