IGNOU MEG 9 Syllabus | Australian Literature in English

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Table of Contents

Content

Syllabus of MEG 9

Course Code

MEG 9

Course Title

Australian Literature in English

Course Type

Optional Course

Blocks

Total 8 Blocks

Programme

MEG : Master’s Degree in English

University

IGNOU ( Indira Gandhi National Open University

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MEG 9 - Block 1 Syllabus

Block 1 - An Introduction to Australian Literature

Unit 1 – Australian Literature
Unit 2 – Australia-Land and History
Unit 3 – Australia-People and Culture
Unit 4 – Literary Beginnings-Oral Literature
Unit 5 – Early Literature
Unit 6 – Themes and Trends

MEG 9 - Block 2 Syllabus

Block 2 - Nineteenth Century Australian Poetry

Unit 1 – Nineteenth century Australian Poetry: An Introduction
Unit 2 – W.C.Wentworth
Unit 3 – Charles Harpur
Unit 4 – Henry Kendall
Unit 5 – A.L. Gordon and A.B.Paterson
Unit 6 – Ada Cambridge

MEG 9 - Block 3 Syllabus

Block 3 - Introduction to Short Fiction

Unit 1 – Introduction to Short Fiction/Story
Unit 2 – Marcus Clarke: The Seizure of the Cyprus
Unit 3 – Barbara Baynton: The Chosen Vessel
Unit 4 – Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife/:The Union Buries It’s Dead
Unit 5 – Arthur Hoey Davis: Cranky Jack
Unit 6 – Christina Stead: The Old School

MEG 9 - Block 4 Syllabus

Block 4 - Modern Australian Poetry (1901-1970)

Unit 1 – Introduction: An Overview
Unit 2 – Beginnings
Unit 3 – The Notion of Australia
Unit 4 – Keepers of the Flame
Unit 5 – Coming of Age
Unit 6 – The Marginalised Voice

MEG 9 - Block 5 Syllabus

Block 5 - VOSS

Unit 1 – Rise and Development of the Australian Novel
Unit 2 – As We First Read: Voss
Unit 3 – Romantic Elements in Voss
Unit 4 – Multiple Themes in Voss
Unit 5 – Modern Readings: Some Important Area

MEG 9 - Block 6 Syllabus

Block 6 - Contemporary Australian Poetry (1970-Onwards)

Unit 1 – Contemporary Australia
Unit 2 – Bruce Dawe & Les Murray
Unit 3 – Chris Wallace-Crabbe & Gwen Harwood
Unit 4 – Ee Tiang Hong & Kevin Gilbert
Unit 5 – Mudrooroo Narogin & Gig Ryan

MEG 9 - Block 7 Syllabus

Block 7 - David Malouf: Remembering Babylon

Unit 1 – Contemporary Australian Fiction: An Overview
Unit 2 – The Author, His Creativity and Remembering Babylon
Unit 3 – Structure, Characters and Metaphors
Unit 4 – Narrative Strategies and Communication
Unit 5 – Themes

MEG 9 - Block 8 Syllabus

Block 8 - David Williamson: The Removalists

Unit 1 – An Overview of Australian Drama
Unit 2 – David Williamson’s Dramatic World
Unit 3 – Reading The Removalists
Unit 4 – Themes and Techniques

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