UNIVERSITY OF DELHI , B.A. (HONOURS) BENGALI , (Three Year Full Time Programme) , COURSE CONTENTS (Effective from the Academic Year 2011‐2012 onwards) DEPARTMENT OF MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERARY STUDIES

SEMESTER – VI

Paper XIX Prose (Non-Fictional)

Text – 1: ‘Dusho Bachharen Bangla Prabandha’; Ed. by Alok Roy, Pabitra Sarkar and
Abhra Ghosh (Selected Pieces)

(i) Sahamaran Bishaye Prabartak O Nibartaker Sambad – Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
(ii) Balya Bibaher Dosh – Iswar Ch. Bidyasagar
(iii) Samya - Bankim Ch. Chattopadhyay
(iv) Prachin O Nabiner Sangharshan O Ghor Samajik Biplaber Suchana – Shib Nath
Shastri
(v) Vignyane Sahitya – Jagadish Ch. Basu
(vi) Ekal O Ekaler Meye – Sarat Kumari Chowdhurani
(vii) Nimantran Sabha – Balendra Nath Takur

Text – 2: ‘Ekaler Prabandha Sanchayan’; Published by Calcutta (Selected Pieces) University;
1992

(i) Je Deshe Bohu Dharma Bohu Bhasha – Annada Shankar Ray
(ii) Jamini Roy – Bishnu De
(iii) Bangalir Ruchi – Shrikumar Bandyopadhyay

Paper XX :Literary Theory and Criticism

Text - 1: ‘Kabya Jignasa’; Atul Ch. Gupta (Entire Book: 4 Essays)

Text – 2: ‘Sahityer Pathe’; Rabindra nath Tagore (Selected Pieces)
Bhumika, Adhunik Kabya, Sahityer Tatparya

Text – 3: ‘Sahityer Roop O Riti’; Ujjwal Kr. Majumdar (Selected Pieces)
(i) Samalochana
(ii) Kabita (Mahakabya, Rupak Kabya)
(iii) Natya Kriya Ba Action, Natakiya Dwandwa, Britto Ba Plot
(iv) Upanyase Bichitra Roop

Readings: ‘Sahityatattwe Rabindranath’; Satyendra Nath Ray; Sanskrita Pustak Bhandar,
Kolkata, 1972
‘Bangla Samalochana Parichay’; Subodh Ch. Sengupta; A. Mukherjee & Co.
Kolkata; 1976
Tendulkar, Vijay: Ghasiram Kotowal (1970), Shankha Ghosh (Tr.), Dey’s Publication, Kolkata
Motowani, Hari: Asray (1990), Afsar Ahmed & Durga Thapalani (Tr.), Sahitya Akademy, Delhi
Karve, Iravati: Yuganto (1968), Arunduti Bandopadhyay (Tr.), Sahitya Akademy, Delhi

Readings:
Chaudhuri, Sukanta: Translation & Understanding (1999), O. V. P. Publication, Kolkata
Sen, Sukumar: Bangla Sahitye Gadya (1994), Ananda, Kolkata