New IGNOU BEGE-108 Help Book Reading the Novel in English – BA English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – The Novel: An Introduction
The Novel: A Literary Genre
Aspects of the Novel–I
Aspects of the Novel–II
Contextualising Kate Chopin’s the Awakening
Locating the Awakening: Background and Contexts
Critical Responses to the Awakening
Critical Approaches to the Awakening: Feminist, Psychoanalytical, Others

Block 2 – A Tale of Two Cities
Introductory: A Tale of Two Cities
Reading the Text-Books I & II
Reading the Text-Book III
The French Revolution
Dickens’s Treatment of the French Revolution
The Two Worlds of a Tale of Two Cities
Dickens’s Humanism and Social Concerns

Block 3 – Things Fall Apart
Africa: A Brief Historical Survey
The African Novel in English: An Introduction
Literature and Society in Nigeria
Chinua Achebe: Life and Works
Things Fall Apart: Detailed Analysis
Specific Features of Things Fall Apart

Block 4 – Attia Hosain: Sunlight on a Broken Column
Introduction to the Writer and the Indian Novel in English
Reading the Novel
Themes and Women Characters
Structure of the Novel
Critical Assessment

Block 5 – Paraja
Paraja: An Introduction
The Cultural Context of Paraja
Tribal Life as Reflected in Paraja
Paraja: A Novel in Translation
Theme and Plot
Paraja in Indian English Literature

Block 6 – The Novel: A Retrospective
The Novel: A Conclusion
Critical Perspectives on the Novel
The Indian English Novel
The Novel of the Diaspora
Future of the Novel