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III Sem English Literature

Syllabus

Unit – 1

Drama.

Tragedy

Comedy

Mystery, Miracle and Morality Plays

Epic Theatre

Theatre of ideas

 

Unit 2

Hamlet – William Shakespeare

 

Unit 3

Rivals – R. B. Sheridan

 

Unit 4

Pygmalion – G. B. Shaw

 

Unit 5

One Act Plays

The Boy Comes Home – A.A.Milne

The Room – Herald Pinter

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