IGNOU MEG 9 Syllabus | Australian Literature in English

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Last Updated on 7th April , 2025.

Here you will get the full syllabus for the IGNOU MEG 9 : Australian  Literature in English.

The syllabus of IGNOU MEG 1 is divided in 8 blocks and each block is again divided in units.

You can find the detailed syllabus of all the 8 blocks and its units.

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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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Block 1 - An Introduction to Australian Literature

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  • 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

Block 2 - Nineteenth Century Australian Poetry

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  • 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

Block 3 - Introduction to Short Fiction

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  • 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

Block 4 - Modern Australian Poetry (1901-1970)

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  • 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

Block 5 - VOSS

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  • 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

Block 6 - Contemporary Australian Poetry (1970-Onwards)

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  • 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

Block 7 - David Malouf: Remembering Babylon

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  • 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

Block 8 - David Williamson: The Removalists

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