BOOK II ANALYSIS OF LITERARY TEXTS
Revised Edition
CONTENTS Pages
Foreword
i
Section One: British Poetry 1.
Ballad
3
2. Epic
3
3.
Free verse
3
4. Mock Epic
3
5.
4
Ode
6. Pastoral poetry
4
7.
4
o!!et
". #eo$$rey %&a'cer
(i)
*&e %a!ter+'ry *ales
5
,. Ed-'!d pe!ser
(i)
Prot&ala-io!
,
(ii)
*&e Faerie 'ee!e
1/
(iii)
Epit&ala-io!
11
1/. 0illia- &akespeare
(i)
o!!ets 1 14 1" 1, 2, 3/ 33 55 12, 11
11. o&! o!!e
(i)
y-! to #od t&e Fat&er
1"
(ii)
*&e %a!o!iatio!
1,
(iii)
*&e Flea
2/
(iv)
*&e '! isi!g
2/
(v)
8aledictio! For+iddi!g Mo'r!i!g
21
(vi)
Batter My eart
22
12. #eorge er+ert
(i)
*&e %ollar
22
13. e!ry 8a'g&a!
(i)
*&e etreat
23
14. o&! Milto!
(i)
9ycidas
23
(ii)
O! is Bli!d!ess
24
(iii)
Paradise 9ost
26
15. ! !drew Marvell
(i)
*o is %oy Mistress
3/
(ii)
*&e #arde!
31
(iii)
Be Ber-'das
31
(i)
MacFleck!oe
32
(ii)
+salo- a!d c&itop&el
35
(i)
! Essay o! %riticis-
35
(ii)
*&e ape o$ t&e 9ock
36
(iii)
*&e '!ciad
37
(iv)
Epistle to r r+'t&!ot
3"
1". *&o-as #ray
(i)
Elegy 0ritte! i! a %o'!try %&'rc&yard 3"
1,. 0illia- Blake
(i)
*&e *yger
43
(ii)
9o!do!
44
2/. o+ert B'r!s
(i)
ed ed ose
45
21. 0illia- 0ordswort&
(i)
*i!ter! ++ey 9i!es
47
(ii) (ii)
Ode o! o! t&e t&e ;!ti ;!ti-a -ati tio! o!ss o$ o$ ;-;--or orta tali lity ty
4,
(iii)
9o!do! 1"/2
5/
(iv)
*&e olitary eaper
5/
(v)
esol'tio! a!d ;!depe!de!ce
51
(vi)
51
(i)
*&e i-e o$ t&e !cie!t Mari!er
52
(ii)
e=ectio!> ! Ode
55
(iii)
?'+la ?&a!
56
(i)
*&e Priso!er o$ %&illo!
57
(ii)
o! 'a!
57
(i)
Oy-a!dias
6/
(ii)
Ode to t&e 0est 0i!d
61
(iii)
*o a kylark
62
(i)
Ode to a @ig&ti!gale
63
(ii)
Ode o! a #recia!
65
16. o&! ryde!
17. le:a!der Pope
22. . *. %oleridge
23. 9ord Byro!
24. P. B. &elley
25. o&! ?eats
(iii)
*o 't'-!
66
(i)
67
(ii)
;! Me-oria-
7/
(iii)
*&e %&arge o$ t&e 9ig&t Brigade
72
(i)
My 9ast 'c&ess
73
(ii)
Fra 9ippo 9ippi
75
(iii)
!drea del arto
76
(iv)
a++i Be! Era
77
(i)
over Beac&
7"
(ii)
*&e c&olar #ipsy
7,
(iii)
*&yrsis
"/
(i)
-o!g c&ool %&ildre!
"4
(ii)
Easter 1,16
"5
(iii) (iii)
Pray Prayer er $or $or My a'g a'g&te &terr
"5
(iv)
*&e eco!d %o-i!g
"6
(v)
aili!g to Bya!ti'-
"7
(vi)
Bya!ti'-
"7
3/. #. #. M. opki!s
(i)
*&e 0i!d&over
,/
31. 0il$red Owe!
(i)
tra!ge Meeti!g
,2
(ii)
!t&e-! $or oo-ed Ao't&
,2
32. Era Po'!d
(i)
'g& elwy! Ma'+erley
,3
33. *. . Eliot
(i)
*&e 9ove o!g o$ . l$red Pr'$rock
,3
(ii)
*&e 0aste 9a!d
,5
(i)
M'se des Bea': rts
1/1
(ii)
*&e
1/2
(iii) (iii)
;! Me Me-o -ory ry o$ 0. B. Aeat Aeatss
1/2 1/2
35. tep&e! pe!der
(i)
! Ele-e!tary c&ool %lassroo-
1/3
36. yla! *&o-as
(i)
Fer! ill
1/5
(ii)
Poe- i! Octo+er
1/5
26. l$red *e!!yso!
27. o+ert Brow!i!g
2". Matt&ew r!old
2,. 0.B. Aeats
34. 0.
. 'de!
37. P&ilip 9arki!
(i)
%&'rc& #oi!g
1/6
(ii)
0&its'! 0eddi!gs
1/7
3". *&o- #'!!
(i)
O! t&e Move
1/"
3,. ea-'s ea!ey
(i)
iggi!g
1/,
(ii)
Bogla!d
1/,
(iii)
%as'alty
11/
(i)
*&e *&o'g&tCFo:
111
(ii)
awk oosti!g
111
(iii)
Pike
113
(iv)
*&r's&es
113
4/. *ed 'g&es
Section Two: British Prose and Fiction 1.
%a-p's @ovel
116
2. Epistolary @ovel
116
3.
#ot&ic @ovel
116
4. istorical @ovel
116
5.
117
Magic ealis-
6. Meta$ictio!
117
7.
11"
PicaresD'e @ovel
". Psyc&ological @ovel
11"
,. ealist @ovel
11"
1/. cie!ce Fictio!
11,
11. e!ti-e!tal @ovel
11,
12. trea-Co$C%o!scio's!ess
11,
13. Fra!cis Baco!
(i)
O$ t'dies
12/
(ii)
O$ *r't&
12/
14. ir *&o-as More
(i)
12/
15. P&ilip id!ey
(i)
*&e rcadia
121
16. o o&! B'!ya!
(i)
*&e Pilgri-s Progress
1 21
17. o o!at&a! wi$t
(i)
*ale o$ a *'+
125
(ii)
*&e Battle o$ t&e Books
1 26
(iii)
#'llivers *ravels
127
1". a-'el ic&ardso!
(i)
Pa-ela
1 2"
1,. e e!ry Fieldi!g
(i)
osep& !drews
13/
(ii)
*o- o!es
132
2/. 9awre!ce ter!e
(i)
*ristra- &a!dy
133
21. Oliver #olds-it&
(i)
*&e 8icar o$ 0ake$ield
134
22. 0alter cott
(i)
?e!ilwort&
135
23. a!e 'ste!
(i)
e!se a!d e!si+ility
136
(ii)
Pride a!d Pre='dice
136
(iii)
Ma!s$ield Park
13"
(iv)
E--a
13,
(v)
Pers'asio!
141
(i)
O:$ord i! t&e 8acatio!
1 42
(ii)
rea- %&ildre!
143
(i)
da- Bede
144
(iii)
*&e Mill o! t&e Floss
146
(iii)
ilas Mar!er
14"
(iv)
Middle-arc&
14,
26. o&! 'ski!
(i)
15/
27. %& %&arles icke!s
(i)
*&e Pickwick Papers
151
(ii)
Oliver *wist
151
(iii)
@ic&olas @ickle+y
152
(iv)
avid %opper$ield
152
(v)
#reat E:pectatio!s
153
(vi)
O'r M't'al Frie!d
155
2". 0ilkie %olli!s
(i)
*&e Moo!sto!e
156
2,. %&arlotte Bro!te
(i)
a!e Eyre
15"
24. %& %&arles 9a-+
25. #eorge Eliot
3/. E-ily Bro!te
0't&eri!g eig&ts
16/
31. 0illia- Makepeace *&ackeray (i)
8a!ity Fair
162
32. *& * &o-as ardy
(i)
*&e Mayor o$ %aster+ridge
163
(ii)
*ess o$ t&e
164
(iii)
'de t&e O+sc're
166
(i)
eart o$ ark!ess
166
(ii)
@ostro-o
16,
(i)
owards E!d
17/
(ii)
Passage to ;!dia
171
35. 'dyard ?ipli!g
(i)
?i-
1 74
36. a-es oyce
(i)
Portrait o$ t&e rtist as a Ao'!g Ma! 175
(ii)
177
(i)
o!s a!d 9overs
1"/
(ii)
0o-e! i! 9ove
1 "1
(i)
*o t&e 9ig&t&o'se
1 "2
(ii)
oo- o$ O!es Ow!
1 "3
(i)
%ro-e Aellow
1"5
(ii)
Brave @ew 0orld
1"5
(i)
*&e Power a!d t&e #lory
1"6
(ii)
*&e E!d o$ t&e $$air
1 "7
(i)
!i-al Far-
1 "7
(ii)
@i!etee! Eig&ty Fo'r
1",
(i)
9ord o$ t&e Flies
1,1
(ii)
*&e ;!&eritors
1,2
(i)
1,2
(ii)
*&e Bell
1,4
(iii)
*&e
1,4
44. M' M 'riel park
(i)
*&e Pri-e o$ Miss ea! Brodie
1,5
45. o&! Fowles
(i)
*&e Fre!c& 9ie'te!a!ts 0o-a!
1,6
33. osep& %o!rad
34. E. M. Forster
37. .. 9awre!ce
3". 8irgi!ia 0ool$
3,. ldo's ':ley
4/. #r #ra&a- #ree!e
41. #eorge Orwell
42. 0illia- #oldi!g
43. ;r ;ris M'rdoc&
(i)
46. Margaret ra++le
(i)
*&e 0ater$all
1,7
(ii)
*&e Middle #ro'!d
1,"
(i)
*&e #rass is i!gi!g
1,"
(ii)
*&e #olde! @ote+ook
1,,
4". !ita Brook!er
(i)
otel d' 9ac
2//
4,. !gela %arter
(i)
@ig&ts at t&e %irc's
2//
(ii)
Black 8e!'s
2/2
5/. .. Byatt
(i)
Possessio!
2/2
51. adie -it&
(i)
0&ite *eet&
2/3
52. ;a! McEwa!
(i)
-sterda-
2/5
(ii)
to!e-e!t
2/6
(iii)
at'rday
2/6
47. o oris 9essi!g
Section Three: British Drama 1.
lie!atio! E$$ect
2/"
2. !gry Ao'!g Ma!
2/"
3.
2/"
%o-edy o$ '-o'rs
4. %o-edy o$ Ma!!ers a!d estoratio! %o-edy
2/"
5.
2/,
?itc&e! i!k ra-a
6. Mysteries Miracle a!d Morality Plays
2/,
7.
Pro+le- Play
2/,
". e!eca! *ragedy
21/
,. e!ti-e!tal %o-edy
21/
1/. &akespearea! tage
21/
11. *&eatre o$ t&e +s'rd
211
12. *&eatre o$ %r'elty
212
13.
212
14. *& *&o-as ?yd
(i)
*&e pa!is& *ragedy
213
15. %&ristop&er Marlowe
(i)
octor Fa'st's
214
(ii)
Edward ;;
2 21
*&e %o-edy o$ Errors
2 23
(ii)
Mids'--er @ig&ts rea-
224
(iii)
*&e Merc&a!t o$ 8e!ice
2 26
(iv)
s Ao' 9ike ;t
2 26
(v)
*wel$t& @ig&t
2 26
*roil's a!d %ressida
227
(vii) lls 0ell *&at E!ds 0ell
2 2"
(viii) Meas're $or Meas're
2 2"
(i:)
*it's !dro!ic's
2 2"
(:)
a a-let
2 2,
(:i)
Ot Ot&ello
23/
16. 0illia- &akespeare> %o-edies (i (i)
Pro+le- Plays (vi)
*ragedies
(:ii) ?i ?i!g 9ear
231
(:iii) Mac+et&
231
o-a! *ragedies (: (:iv) 'li's %aesar
231
(:v) !to!y a!d %leopatra
234
(:vi) %oriola!'s
235
(:vii) *&e *e-pest
236
(i)
8olpo!e
23,
(ii)
Epicoe!e
24/
1". 0illia- %o!greve
(i)
*&e 0ay o$ t&e 0orld
24/
1,. Oliver #olds-it&
(i)
*&e #ood @at'rd Ma!
241
(ii)
&e toops to %o!D'er
241
2/. i ic&ard &erida!
(i)
*&e c&ool $or ca!dal
242
21. Oscar 0ilde
(i)
*&e ;-porta!ce o$ Bei!g Ear!est
244
22. .M. y!ge
(i)
iders to t&e ea
246
(ii)
*&e Play+oy o$ o$ t&e 0ester! 0o 0orld
246
(i)
r-s a!d t&e Ma!
247
(ii)
Pyg-alio!
24"
o-a!ce 17. Be! o!so!
23. # #eeorge Ber!ard &aw
(iii)
*&e pple %art
2 52
24. *.. Eliot
(i)
M'rder i! t&e %at&edral
2 52
25. a-'el Beckett
(i)
0aiti!g $or #odot
254
(ii)
E!dga-e
255
26. o&! Os+or!e
(i)
9ook Back i! !ger
2 56
27. a arold Pi!ter
(i)
*&e Birt&day Party
2 5,
(ii)
*&e %aretaker
261
(iii)
*&e o-eco-i!g
262
(i)
ose!cra!t a!d #'ilde!ster!
263
(ii)
*ravesties
264
(iii)
r rcadia
264
(i)
9ear
264
(ii)
*&e B'!dle
26,
(i)
*op #irls
27/
(ii)
%lo'd @i!e
271
(iii)
erio's Mo!ey
2 72
2". *o * o- toppard
2,. Edward Bo!d
3/. %aryl %&'rc&ill
Foreword to Revised Edition
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