IGNOU MEG-12 - A Survey Course In 20th Century Canadian Literature, Latest Help Book Edition

MEG-12 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - Contexts of Canadian Writing

• Unit 1 - Canada: Land and People
• Unit 2 - Literary Beginnings
• Unit 3 - English Canadian Theatre and Drama: its Evolution
• Unit 4 - Canadian Discourse on Nature and Technology

Block 2 - Recent Canadian Poetry

• Unit 1 - The Growth of Canadian Poetry
• Unit 2 - Recent Common Wealth Poetry and Canada's Place in iIt
• Unit 3 - Two Major Novelists as Poets
• Unit 4 - Five Other Important Poets

Block 3 - Surfacing

• Unit 1 - Development of the Canadian Novel
• Unit 2 - Margaret Atwood: Life and Works
• Unit 3 - Surfacing: Theme,Structure,Technique and Characterization
• Unit 4 - Surfacing: Language

Block 4 - The Tin Flute (Novel)

• Unit 1 - French Canadian Writing (Quebec)
• Unit 2 - Gabrielle Roy: Life and Works
• Unit 3 - The Tin Flute: Structure and Theme
• Unit 4 - The Tin Flute: Characterization and Technique

Block 5 - The English Patient

• Unit 1 - Canadian-South Asian Diasporic Writing
• Unit 2 - Onadaatje: Life and Works
• Unit 3 - The English Patient: Theme,Structure and Characterization
• Unit 4 - The English Patient: Technique

Block 6 - Canadian Short Story

• Unit 1 - Short Fiction in General and The Canadian Short Story
• Unit 2 - 'A Mother in India': Sara Jenette Duncan
• Unit 3 - 'Sunday Afternoon': Alice Munro; 'Where is the Voice Coming From' Rudy Wiebe
• Unit 4 - 'Swimming Lessons' Rohinton Mistry; 'The Door is Shut Behind Me': Uma Parameswaran

Block 7 - The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Drama

• Unit 1 - Canadian Drama: The General Dramatic Scene
• Unit 2 - Introduction to Writer and The Structure of the Play
• Unit 3 - The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Theme and Characterization
• Unit 4 - Dramatic Technique in the Ecstasy of Rita Joe and The Brechtian Angle

Block 8 - Development of Canadian Criticism

• Unit 1 - The Recent Development of Canadian Criticism
• Unit 2 - Northrop Frye
• Unit 3 - Linda Hutcheon
• Unit 4 - Smaro Kamboureli

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

MEG-12 English (Total-15, Solved-12, Unsolved-1)

• June (2016-2023)
• December (2016-2022)

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