English Honours Syllabus with Notes for BBMKU University Dhanbad. Very Helpful Guide available in Scipuz website. The notes are based on new syllabus 2025 onward. This help you to complete your preparation for obtaining higher marks. All Topics have been covered on this post.

Semester I

Indian Classical Literature

Unite 1: Introduction to Classical Indian Literature1. Introduction

2. The Indian Epic Tradition: Themes and Recensions

3. Classical Indian Drama: Theory and Practice

4. Alankara and Rasa

5. Dharma and the Heroic
UNIT 2: The Ramayana Book II Translated by R. C. Dutt1. Complete Notes

2. Rama Character sketch

3. Sita Character sketch

4. Laxman Character sketch
UNIT 3: Abhigyan Shakuntalam by Kalidas translated by Arthur W Ryder1. Summary notes

2. Sakuntala Character sketch

3. King Dushyant Character sketch

4. Love theme in Abhigyan Shakuntalam
UNIT 4: Vyas: Mahabharata (The book of Assembly Hall or Sabha Parva)1. Summary
Unit 5: Mrichchhakatikam by Sudraka translated by M. R. Kale1. Summary
Unit 6: Cilappatikaran (The Tale of an Anklet) translated by R. Parthasarathy Book 31. Summary

Semester 2

Paper 2: European Classical Literature

Unit 1: Homer: Iliad, Book 1Summary
Unit 2: Sophocles: Oedipus the KingSummary
Unit 3: Virgil: Aeneid, Book 1Summary
Unit 4: Dante: selections from The Divine Comedy: Inferno (Canto 1 & 2)Summary
Unit 5: Horace: Satire Epistle 1, Book 1Summary
Unit 6: Plautus: The plot of GoldSummary

Paper3: Indian Writing in English

NOVELS
1. R.K. Narayan, Swami and FriendsSummary
2. Amitav Ghosh, Shadow linesSummary
POETRY
1. H.L.V. Derozio’s ‘Freedom to the Slave’, ‘The Orphan Girl’Summary
2. Kamala Das, ‘Introduction’, ‘My Grandmother’s House’Summary
3. Nissim Ezekiel, ‘Goodbye Party to MIss Pushpa TS’, The Night of the Scorpion’Summary
4. Robin S. Ngangom, ‘The Strange Affair of Robin S. Ngangom’, ‘A Poem for Mother’Summary
5. Eunice de Souza, ‘De Souza Prabhu’Summary
SHORT FICTION
1. Mulk Raj Anand ‘Two Lady Rams’Summary
2. Rohinton Mistry ‘Swimming Lesson’Summary
3. Shashi Deshpande’s ‘The Intrusion’Summary
DRAMA
1. Mahesh Dattani, TaraSummary