English - 20th Century World Literature

This course surveys twentieth-century world literature through fiction, poetry, drama, and major literary trends. It examines writers and traditions from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and other regions.

Syllabus

Twentieth Century Fiction.
Twentieth Century Poetry.
Twentieth Century Literary Trends.
Twentieth Century Literary Trends - II.
Twentieth Century Drama.
African Thought.
African Drama.
African Short Story.
South African Literature.
African Novel.
African Poetry.
Neruda : Poet of Commitment.
Lorca : Voice of Humanity.
Jorge Luis Borges : Short Fiction.
Marquez as a Fiction Writer.
Latin American Women Writers.
Poet Octavio Paz.
Che: The Motorcycle Diaries.
V. S. Naipaul : Writer and Thinker.
Patrick White : Voss.
Derek Walcott : Dramatist.
Maria Campbell : Halfbreed.
Australian Poetry.
Syrian Poetry.
Canadian Poetry.
20th Century Poetry in Iran.
Egyptian Writer : Naguib Mahfouz.
Writing in Iraq and Middle East.
Theatre in Palestine.
Orhan Pamuk.
Faiz Ahmed Faiz : Voice of Masses.
Literature in Sri Lanka.
Literature in Vietnam.
Chinese Poetry.
Poetry in Indonesia.
Modern Japanese Poetry.
Russian Fiction.
Ibsen and Brecht.
Franz Kafka : Voice of Modernism ?.
Summing Up.
World Literature : Summing Up.
Introducing Romantic Trend in English Writing.