This course will examine a particular genre of play called the history play, in which Shakespeare examined the nature of kingship, social order, and right rule. In addition, a selection of the “Roman plays,” as they are called, in which Shakespeare drew on classical sources to tell his stories, will also be read.
Course Catalogue
Course Code: ENG 413
Course Name:
Shakespeare’s History and Roman Plays
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Course Code: ENG 414
Course Name:
Survey of British Literature – II
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Highlights significant aspects of the British Literature from the eighteenth century to the modern period.
5. The Eighteenth Century (1660-1789)
6. The Nineteenth Century
a. The Romantic Period (1785-1830)
b. The Victorian Age (1830-1901)
7. The Twentieth Century (1901-2000)
8. The Twenty-first Century (2001- )
Course Code: ENG 415
Course Name:
English Literary History: from Chaucer to Milton
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course will highlight the following periods in order to give an idea of connectivity between history and literature.
Chaucer’s England: the Middle Ages
Shakespeare’s England: Tudor and Stuart England
Milton’s England: Cromwell’s Revolution
Course Code: ENG 416
Course Name:
Romantic Poetry – II
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course provides teaching on the second generation of Romantic poets.
Course Code: ENG 417
Course Name:
Stylistics
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
Stylistics is considered as applied field of linguistics that explains techniques of literary analysis. The aim of this course is to study the literary works, the techniques of linguistics and literature and the relationship in between linguistics and literature. It will study the in-depth study of the methods and techniques used by the writers in their writings to create particular effects with language.
Course Code: ENG 4201
Course Name:
Gender Theory and Literature
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is designed to introduce students to representations of gender and sexuality in literary works, including poetry, fiction, and drama. Content includes theories of gender and sexual identity; influence of gender and sexual identities on literary expressions, and influence of literature on gender and sexual identities; terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
Course Code: ENG 4202
Course Name:
Bangladeshi Writings in English
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will acquaint students with Bangladeshi writings in English or translated into English. The course will be innovative and open-ended in nature.
Course Code: ENG 4203
Course Name:
World Literature in Translation-I (Non-European)
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
The course intends to familiarize students with some chosen examples of world literature in translation with the view to introduce them to the issues, ideas, challenges and prospects of further studies they prefer. The course will take a historical and cultural approach to the texts placing them in both their local and global contexts.
Course Code: ENG 4204
Course Name:
World Literature in Translation-II (European)
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course will focus on a reflection of classical yet contemporary literary works from Europe in translation. The aim is to familiarize students with the rich literary tradition of the continent and the historical, political, and other issues it deals with.
Course Code: ENG 4205
Course Name:
Modern Classics in Translation
Credit Hours:
3.00
Detailed Syllabus:
This course is centered around translations of modern classic literature in different genres that have themselves become classics by virtue of their quality and content. This course aims to acquaint students with great works from different cultures in the modern age.