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LTD. E-28, Sector-8, Noida - 201301 (UP) Phone: 0120-4078900 Fax: 0120-4078999 Regd. Office: 7361, Ravindra Mansion, Ram Nagar, New Delhi 110 055 Website: www.vikaspublishing.com Email: [email protected] Work Order No. AU/DDE/DE1-291/Preparation and Printing of Course Materials/2018 Dated 19.11.2018 Copies - 500 SYLLABI-BOOK MAPPING TABLE Fiction Syllabi Mapping in Book BLOCK I: FICTION I - V Unit 1: A Tale of Two Cities: Unit - I Charles Dickens : A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens Unit - II Charlotte Bronte : Jane Eyre (Pages 1-20); Unit - III D.H. Lawrence : Sons and Lovers Unit 2: Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte Unit - IV James Joyce : Ulysses (Pages 21-30); Unit - V Hawthorne : The Scarlet Letter Unit 3: Sons and Lovers: D. H. Lawrence (Pages 31-62); Unit 4: Ulysses: James Joyce (Pages 63-80); Unit 5: The Scarlet Letter: Nathaniel Hawthorne (Pages 81-94) BLOCK II: FICTION VI - IX Unit 6: A Farewell to Arms, Unit - VI Ernest Hemingway : A Farewell to Arms - Book I & II Book I and II: Unit - VII Ernest Hemingway : A Farewell to Arms - Book III & V Ernest Hemingway Unit - VIII Dostoevsky : Crime and Punishment - Chapter I to III (Pages 95-102); Unit - IX Dostoevsky : Crime and Punishment - Chapter IV to VI Unit 7: Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms, Book III and V (Pages 103-110); Unit 8: Crime and Punishment Chapter 1 – 3: Dostoevsky (Pages 111-122); Unit 9: Crime and Punishment Chapter 4 – 6: Dostoevsky (Pages 123-140) BLOCK III: FICTION X - XII Unit 10: The Tin Drum: Gunter Grass Unit - X Gunter Grass : The Tin Drum (Pages 141-154); Unit - XI Margaret Atwood : Surfacing Unit 11: Surfacing: Margaret Unit - XII Patrick White : Voss Atwood (Pages 155-166); Unit 12: Voss: Patrick White (Pages 167-174) BLOCK IV: FICTION XIII - XIV Unit 13: The Vicar of Wakefield: Unit - XIII Oliver Goldsmith : The Vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith Unit - XIV Jane Austen : Emma (Pages 175-208); Unit 14: Emma: Jane Austen (Pages 209-224) CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BLOCK I: FICTION I - V UNIT 1 A TALE OF TWO CITIES: CHARLES DICKENS 1-20 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Objectives 1.2 A Tale of Two Cities: Summary 1.3 Character Sketches and Themes 1.4 Important Passages for Explanation 1.5 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 1.6 Summary 1.7 Key Words 1.8 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 1.9 Further Readings UNIT 2 JANE EYRE: CHARLOTTE BRONTE 21-30 2.0 Introduction 2.1 Objectives 2.2 Victorian Novel 2.3 Jane Eyre: Summary and Critical Appreciation 2.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 2.5 Summary 2.6 Key Words 2.7 Self Assessment Questions And Exercises 2.8 Further Readings UNIT 3 SONS AND LOVERS: D. H. LAWRENCE 31-62 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Objectives 3.2 D. H. Lawrence: Life and Works 3.2.1 Novels and Short Stories 3.2.2 Poetry 3.3 D. H. Lawrence and Historicity 3.4 Oedipus Complex 3.5 The Bildungsroman Novel 3.6 Women Characters 3.7 The Ending 3.8 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 3.9 Summary 3.10 Key Words 3.11 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 3.12 Further Readings UNIT 4 ULYSSES: JAMES JOYCE 63-80 4.0 Introduction 4.1 Objectives 4.2 James Joyce: Life and Works 4.3 Ulysses: Summary and Critical Appreciation 4.4 The Stream of Consciousness Novel 4.5 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 4.6 Summary 4.7 Key Words 4.8 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 4.9 Further Readings UNIT 5 THE SCARLET LETTER: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE 81-94 5.0 Introduction 5.1 Objectives 5.2 Nathaniel Hawthrone: Life and Works 5.3 Themes in The Scarlet Letter 5.4 The Scarlet Letter: Analysis 5.5 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 5.6 Summary 5.7 Key Words 5.8 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 5.9 Further Readings BLOCK II: FICTION VI - IX UNIT 6 A FAREWELL TO ARMS, BOOK I AND II: ERNEST HEMINGWAY 95-102 6.0 Introduction 6.1 Objectives 6.2 Ernest Hemingway: Life and Works 6.3 A Farewell to Arms, Book I and II: Summary and Analysis 6.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 6.5 Summary 6.6 Key Words 6.7 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 6.8 Further Readings UNIT 7 A FAREWELL TO ARMS, BOOK III AND V: ERNEST HEMINGWAY 103-110 7.0 Introduction 7.1 Objectives 7.2 A Farewell to Arms, Book III and V: Summary and Analysis 7.3 Themes, Motifs and Symbols in the Novel 7.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 7.5 Summary 7.6 Key Words 7.7 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 7.8 Further Readings UNIT 8 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT CHAPTER 1 – 3: DOSTOEVSKY 111-122 8.0 Introduction 8.1 Objectives 8.2 Fyodor Dostoevsky: Life and Works 8.3 Crime and Punishment: Plot Overview 8.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 8.5 Summary 8.6 Key Words 8.7 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 8.8 Further Readings UNIT 9 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT CHAPTER 4 – 6: DOSTOEVSKY 123-140 9.0 Introduction 9.1 Objectives 9.2 Primary Characters of Crime and Punishment 9.3 Crime and Punishment: Themes and Techniques 9.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 9.5 Summary 9.6 Key Words 9.7 Self Assessement Questions and Exercises 9.8 Further Readings BLOCK III: FICTION X - XII UNIT 10 THE TIN DRUM: GUNTER GRASS 141-154 10.0 Introduction 10.1 Objectives 10.2 Gunter Grass: Life and Works 10.3 The Tin Drum: Summary 10.4 Magic Realism: An Overview 10.5 The Tin Drum: Magic Realism and Treatment of History 10.6 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 10.7 Summary 10.8 Key Words 10.9 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 10.10 Further Readings UNIT 11 SURFACING: MARGARET ATWOOD 155-166 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Objectives 11.2 Margaret Atwood: Life and Works 11.3 Surfacing : Critical Analysis 11.3.1 Summary 11.3.2 Main Characters 11.3.3 Essential Elements of the Novel 11.4 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 11.5 Summary 11.6 Key Words 11.7 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 11.8 Further Readings UNIT 12 VOSS: PATRICK WHITE 167-174 12.0 Introduction 12.1 Objectives 12.2 A Short Background to The British Presence in Australia 12.3 Patrick White: Life and Works 12.4 Voss: Summary 12.5 Voss: Major Themes 12.6 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 12.7 Summary 12.8 Key Words 12.9 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 12.10 Further Readings BLOCK IV: FICTION XIII - XIV UNIT 13 THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD: OLIVER GOLDSMITH 175-208 13.0 Introduction 13.1 Objectives 13.2 Oliver Goldsmith: Life and Works 13.3 The Vicar of Wakefield: Setting and Plot Construction 13.4 The Vicar of Wakefield : Summary and Critical Analysis 13.5 Recurrent Themes in The Vicar of Wakefield 13.6 Characterization in The Vicar of Wakefield 13.7 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 13.8 Summary 13.9 Key Words 13.10 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 13.11 Further Readings UNIT 14 EMMA: JANE AUSTEN 209-224 14.0 Introduction 14.1 Objectives 14.2 Jane Austen: Life and Works 14.3 Emma: Summary 14.4 Emma: Themes 14.5 Emma: Characters 14.6 Answers to Check Your Progress Questions 14.7 Summary 14.8 Key Words 14.9 Self Assessment Questions and Exercises 14.10 Further Readings Introduction INTRODUCTION Literature as a term is used for describing whatever is written or spoken.