IGNOU MEG-09
- Australian Literature in English,
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MEG-09 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - An Introduction to Australian Literature

• Unit 1 - Australian Literature
• Unit 2 - Australia-Land and History
• Unit 3 - Australia-People and Culture
• Unit 4 - Literary Beginnings-Oral Literature
• Unit 5 - Early Literature
• Unit 6 - Themes and Trends

Block 2 - Nineteenth Century Australian Poetry

• Unit 1 - Nineteenth century Australian Poetry: An Introduction
• Unit 2 - W.C.Wentworth
• Unit 3 - Charles Harpur
• Unit 4 - Henry Kendall
• Unit 5 - A.L. Gordon and A.B.Paterson
• Unit 6 - Ada Cambridge

Block 3 - Introduction to Short Fiction

• Unit 1 - Introduction to Short Fiction/Story
• Unit 2 - Marcus Clarke: The Seizure of the Cyprus
• Unit 3 - Barbara Baynton: The Chosen Vessel
• Unit 4 - Henry Lawson: The Drover’s Wife/:The Union Buries It’s Dead
• Unit 5 - Arthur Hoey Davis: Cranky Jack
• Unit 6 - Christina Stead: The Old School

Block 4 - Modern Australian Poetry (1901-1970)

• Unit 1 - Introduction: An Overview
• Unit 2 - Beginnings
• Unit 3 - The Notion of Australia
• Unit 4 - Keepers of the Flame
• Unit 5 - Coming of Age
• Unit 6 - The Marginalised Voice

Block 5 - VOSS

• Unit 1 - Rise and Development of the Australian Novel
• Unit 2 - As We First Read: Voss
• Unit 3 - Romantic Elements in Voss
• Unit 4 - Multiple Themes in Voss
• Unit 5 - Modern Readings: Some Important Area

Block 6 - Contemporary Australian Poetry (1970-Onwards)

• Unit 1 - Contemporary Australia
• Unit 2 - Bruce Dawe & Les Murray
• Unit 3 - Chris Wallace-Crabbe & Gwen Harwood
• Unit 4 - Ee Tiang Hong & Kevin Gilbert
• Unit 5 - Mudrooroo Narogin & Gig Ryan

Block 7 - David Malouf: Remembering Babylon

• Unit 1 - Contemporary Australian Fiction: An Overview
• Unit 2 - The Author, His Creativity and Remembering Babylon
• Unit 3 - Structure, Characters and Metaphors
• Unit 4 - Narrative Strategies and Communication
• Unit 5 - Themes

Block 8 - David Williamson: The Removalists

• Unit 1 - An Overview of Australian Drama
• Unit 2 - David Williamson's Dramatic World
• Unit 3 - Reading The Removalists
• Unit 4 - Themes and Techniques

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

MEG-09 English (Total-11, Solved-11, Unsolved-0)

• June (2017-2023)
• December (2017-2022)
• February (2021)

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