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Volume 02 · Semester II

Eighteenth Century and Romantic Literature with Voices from India

Order, nature and the Romantic imagination

Chief Editor: Professor Avinash Jodha
Course: BA English Literature, Semester II
Publisher: Surya Prakashan Mandir
Volume Overview

Reading with context and care

Follow the movement from eighteenth-century order towards Romantic feeling, nature and imagination. This volume brings together literary context, close reading and student-friendly explanation. The poetry of Gray, Blake, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth and Coleridge opens questions about memory, creativity and the inward life. Defoe and Goldsmith extend the study into narrative and comedy. Critical discussions, detailed summaries, glossaries, passage explanations and answered questions provide support for reading and revision.

Curriculum Focus

Selected coverage

Gray, Blake, Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth and Coleridge; Defoe and Goldsmith.

Key authors, foundational essays, dramatic masterworks, and classical devotional poetry aligned with the MGSU BA English curriculum.
Pedagogical Apparatus

Study support

Literary foundations, critical study, detailed summaries, glossaries, passage explanations, answered questions and MCQs.

Transition from Neoclassicism to Romantic sensibility
Close readings of canonical Romantic lyricists
Prose and narrative explorations (Defoe & Goldsmith)
Indian voices interacting with Romantic ideals
Stanza-by-stanza annotations & critical commentary
Answered examination questions & objective revision practice

Volume details & academic credits

CourseBA English Literature, Semester II
UniversityMaharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner
Chief EditorProfessor Avinash Jodha
Co-editorsDr. Manish Maharshi, Dr. Sunita Nain and Dr. Neetu Bissa
PublisherSurya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner
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