APPRECIATING FICTION
(ENG4B05)
STUDY MATERIAL
CORE COURSE
IV SEMESTER
B.A. ENGLISH
(2019 Admission)
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O.
MALAPPURAM - 673 635, KERALA
19011
,School of Distance Education
University of Calicut
STUDY MATERIAL
IV SEMESTER
B.A. ENGLISH
(2019 Admission)
Core Course
ENG4B05 : APPRECIATING FICTION
Prepared by:
Dr. ARUNLAL K.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Government College, Mokeri.
Scrutinized by:
Dr. SUNITHA SRINIVAS C.
Associate Professor
Department of English
Government College, Mokeri.
DISCLAIMER
"The author(s) shall be solely responsible
for the content and views
expressed in this book".
Printed @ Calicut University Press
, CONTENTS
1 Module: 1 1-9
2 Module: 2 10 - 34
3 Module: 3 35 - 41
4 Module: 4 42 - 44
, Introduction
The course aims to instil in the learners, a love of
fiction, to stimulate their imagination and to foster intercultural
dialogue.
Syllabus
Module 1.
What is fiction - Plot - character - Atmosphere - Narrative
Technique - Points of View - Difference between long and
short fiction - Different types of fiction.
Module 2.
O Henry: The Cactus
Maxim Gorky: Her Lover
James Joyce : Eveline
Ray Bradbury: Sound of Thunder
Sally Morgan: The Letter
Arun Joshi: The Homecoming
Ken Liu: The Paper Menagerie
Module 3.
George Orwell: Animal Farm
Module 4.
Film: Moby Dick: dir John Huston
(ENG4B05)
STUDY MATERIAL
CORE COURSE
IV SEMESTER
B.A. ENGLISH
(2019 Admission)
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O.
MALAPPURAM - 673 635, KERALA
19011
,School of Distance Education
University of Calicut
STUDY MATERIAL
IV SEMESTER
B.A. ENGLISH
(2019 Admission)
Core Course
ENG4B05 : APPRECIATING FICTION
Prepared by:
Dr. ARUNLAL K.
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Government College, Mokeri.
Scrutinized by:
Dr. SUNITHA SRINIVAS C.
Associate Professor
Department of English
Government College, Mokeri.
DISCLAIMER
"The author(s) shall be solely responsible
for the content and views
expressed in this book".
Printed @ Calicut University Press
, CONTENTS
1 Module: 1 1-9
2 Module: 2 10 - 34
3 Module: 3 35 - 41
4 Module: 4 42 - 44
, Introduction
The course aims to instil in the learners, a love of
fiction, to stimulate their imagination and to foster intercultural
dialogue.
Syllabus
Module 1.
What is fiction - Plot - character - Atmosphere - Narrative
Technique - Points of View - Difference between long and
short fiction - Different types of fiction.
Module 2.
O Henry: The Cactus
Maxim Gorky: Her Lover
James Joyce : Eveline
Ray Bradbury: Sound of Thunder
Sally Morgan: The Letter
Arun Joshi: The Homecoming
Ken Liu: The Paper Menagerie
Module 3.
George Orwell: Animal Farm
Module 4.
Film: Moby Dick: dir John Huston