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Volume 03 · Semester III

Nineteenth Century Literature with Voices from India

Victorian literature and the questions of art

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

Reading with context and care

Explore a literary world shaped by changing beliefs, social pressures and artistic ambition. This volume considers the tensions between beauty and responsibility, certainty and doubt, private feeling and public life. Victorian poetry is studied alongside Chekhov, Wilde and Indian spiritual and ethical voices. The explanations connect literary contexts with the experience of reading individual works. Summaries, glossaries, answered questions, passage explanations and MCQs support students as they develop their own understanding and prepare for assessment.

Curriculum Focus

Selected coverage

Victorian poetry, Chekhov and Wilde; Indian spiritual and ethical voices.

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.

Industrialization, faith and scientific doubt
Aestheticism and dramatic art (Chekhov and Wilde)
Dialogue between Victorian dilemmas and Indian ethical traditions
Detailed dramatic summaries & character sketches
Selected passage explanations with critical nuance
Full examination support: short answers, essays & MCQs

Volume details & academic credits

CourseBA English Literature, Semester III
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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