New IGNOU MEG-09 Help Book Australian Literature in English in English – MA English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – An Introduction to Australian Literature
Australian Literature
Australia-Land and History
Australia-People and Culture
Literary Beginnings-Oral Literature
Early Literature
Themes and Trends

Block 2 – Nineteenth Century Australian Poetry
Nineteenth century Australian Poetry: An Introduction
W.C.Wentworth
Charles Harpur
Henry Kendall
A.L. Gordon and A.B.Paterson
Ada Cambridge

Block 3 – Introduction to Short Fiction
Introduction to Short Fiction/Story
Marcus Clarke: The Seizure of the Cyprus
Barbara Baynton: The Chosen Vessel
Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife/:The Union Buries It’s Dead
Arthur Hoey Davis: Cranky Jack
Christina Stead: The Old School

Block 4 – Modern Australian Poetry (1901-1970)
Introduction: An Overview
Beginnings
The Notion of Australia
Keepers of the Flame
Coming of Age
The Marginalised Voice

Block 5 – VOSS
Rise and Development of the Australian Novel
As We First Read: Voss
Romantic Elements in Voss
Multiple Themes in Voss
Modern Readings: Some Important Area

Block 6 – Contemporary Australian Poetry (1970-Onwards)
Contemporary Australia
Bruce Dawe & Les Murray
Chris Wallace-Crabbe & Gwen Harwood
Ee Tiang Hong & Kevin Gilbert
Mudrooroo Narogin & Gig Ryan

Block 7 – David Malouf: Remembering Babylon
Contemporary Australian Fiction: An Overview
The Author, His Creativity and Remembering Babylon
Structure, Characters and Metaphors
Narrative Strategies and Communication
Themes

Block 8 – David Williamson: The Removalists
An Overview of Australian Drama
David Williamson’s Dramatic World
Reading The Removalists
Themes and Techniques