Introduction

The Post Graduate Diploma in British Literature acquaints learners with various genres of British Literature such as Poetry, Drama and the Novel. The course covers British Poetry from the medieval ages to the Modern and Post- modern age, while giving a bird’s eye view of British Poetry. It also offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution and development of life on the British stage, from Christopher Marlowe to T S Eliot. It then traces the development of the British novel from its beginnings in the early eighteenth century till the later decades of the twentieth century, while focusing on various aspects of the novel as a genre, and discussing each novel against its social and cultural contexts. And lastly we look at an integral part of the curricula at colleges and universities across the globe - literary theory and criticism, beginning with classical criticism, including romantic criticism, new criticism, feminist theories, deconstruction and ending with contemporary theories.

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