ENGLISH LITERARY CRITICISM – 1 – PAPER 5

UNIT II : Nature and Function of Literature
i. Literature as Imitation (Plato-Aristotle debate)
ii. Literature and Imagination (the Romantic Idea of the Imagination)
iii. Literature as an expression of the writer’s personality
iv. Function of Literature (aesthetic, moral and cognitive functions)

UNIT III : Nature and function of Literary Criticism
i. Nature of Literary Criticism
ii. Functions of Literary Criticism (Explication, Analysis, Interpretation,
Evaluation, Theorizing)
iii. A survey of the Role of a Critic

UNIT IV : Practical Criticism : Scansion
1. Base Metre
2. Variations / Modulations
3. Rhyme Scheme
4. Stanza Forms
5. Metrical Peculiarities

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