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IGNOU MEG-12 Code Details
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University
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
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Title
A Survey Course In 20th Century Canadian Literature
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Language(s)
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Code
MEG-12
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Subject
English
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Degree(s)
MA
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Course
Optional Courses
IGNOU MEG-12 English Topics Covered
Block 1 - Contexts of Canadian Writing
- Unit 1 - Canada: Land and People
- Unit 2 - Literary Beginnings
- Unit 3 - English Canadian Theatre and Drama: its Evolution
- Unit 4 - Canadian Discourse on Nature and Technology
Block 2 - Recent Canadian Poetry
- Unit 1 - The Growth of Canadian Poetry
- Unit 2 - Recent Common Wealth Poetry and Canada's Place in iIt
- Unit 3 - Two Major Novelists as Poets
- Unit 4 - Five Other Important Poets
Block 3 - Surfacing
- Unit 1 - Development of the Canadian Novel
- Unit 2 - Margaret Atwood: Life and Works
- Unit 3 - Surfacing: Theme,Structure,Technique and Characterization
- Unit 4 - Surfacing: Language
Block 4 - The Tin Flute (Novel)
- Unit 1 - French Canadian Writing (Quebec)
- Unit 2 - Gabrielle Roy: Life and Works
- Unit 3 - The Tin Flute: Structure and Theme
- Unit 4 - The Tin Flute: Characterization and Technique
Block 5 - The English Patient
- Unit 1 - Canadian-South Asian Diasporic Writing
- Unit 2 - Onadaatje: Life and Works
- Unit 3 - The English Patient: Theme,Structure and Characterization
- Unit 4 - The English Patient: Technique
Block 6 - Canadian Short Story
- Unit 1 - Short Fiction in General and The Canadian Short Story
- Unit 2 - 'A Mother in India': Sara Jenette Duncan
- Unit 3 - 'Sunday Afternoon': Alice Munro; 'Where is the Voice Coming From' Rudy Wiebe
- Unit 4 - 'Swimming Lessons' Rohinton Mistry; 'The Door is Shut Behind Me': Uma Parameswaran
Block 7 - The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Drama
- Unit 1 - Canadian Drama: The General Dramatic Scene
- Unit 2 - Introduction to Writer and The Structure of the Play
- Unit 3 - The Ecstasy of Rita Joe: Theme and Characterization
- Unit 4 - Dramatic Technique in the Ecstasy of Rita Joe and The Brechtian Angle
Block 8 - Development of Canadian Criticism
- Unit 1 - The Recent Development of Canadian Criticism
- Unit 2 - Northrop Frye
- Unit 3 - Linda Hutcheon
- Unit 4 - Smaro Kamboureli
IGNOU MEG-12 (July 2024 - January 2025) Assignment Questions
1 What are some major concerns that dominate 20th century Canadian Literature? Discuss it critically.
2 Canadian Professional Theatre gave the Canadians an identity of their own. Do you agree with it? Discuss.
3 “The landscape of Canada evokes terror in the literary mindscape “. Do you agree? Give a reasoned answer.
4 Comment on the central spirit of Canadian poetry.
5 What are the major themes running in the novel Surfacing?
6 Discuss the portrayal of ordinary people and their essential humanity in The Tin Flute.
7 Trace the character sketch of kip in The English patient.
8 Rita is a victim of social injustice. Justify this statement with reference to the play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
9 Describe the Indian immigrant’s experience in Canada found in “Swimming Lessons” and “The Door I Shut Behind Me”.
10 Assess the contribution of Robert Kroetsch towards post-modern criticism in Canada.
IGNOU MEG-12 (July 2023 - January 2024) Assignment Questions
1. What are the different stages of Canadian history from the First Settlers to the present age? Elaborate on it.
2. What makes 1967 a key year in the development of indigenous Canadian drama? What gives George Ryga a special place in Canadian drama?
3. What is the general Canadian attitude to 'Nature" especially in the early years of its existence as a nation?
4. What are the chief characteristics of 20" century Canadian poetry?
5. Comment on the overall thematic thrust of Surfacing. Structurally, what are the three broad sections into which Surfacing can be divided?
6. Comment on the thematic side of The Tin Flute.
7. Who are the main characters in The English Patient. Give a brief account of their life together in the Italian Villa?
8. Comment on the thematic side of The Ecstasy of Rita Joe.
9. Discuss the narrative technique Swimming Lessons."
10. What are the various types of criticism that Frye talks about in Anatomy of Criticism?
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