DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

J.B. College (Autonomous)

Jorhat

First Semester BOOK & READING list

1. Vyasa “The Dicing” and “The Sequel to Dicing”, Book V, in The Mahabharata: tr. and ed. J.A.B. van Buitenen. Brill, 1975. pp. 106–69.

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Narayan, R.K. “Ch. 3 -Two Promises Revived” and “Ch. 9- Ravana in Council” in The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic. Introduced by Pankaj Mishra, Penguin, 2006.

2. Kalidasa Abhijnana Shakuntalam, tr. Chandra Rajan, in Kalidasa: The Loom of Time (New Delhi: Penguin, 1989).

3. Sudraka Mricchakatika, tr. M.M. Ramachandra Kale. Motilal Banarasidass, 1962.

4. Shankaradeva. Parijata Harana Nata, tr. William L. Smith. Worldview Critical Editions, 2019.

Readings:

• Bharata, Natyashastra, tr. Manomohan Ghosh, vol. I, 2ndedn. Granthalaya,1967. chap. 6: “Sentiments”, pp. 100–18.
• Buitenen, J.A.B. Van. “Dharma and Moksa”, in Roy W. Perrett, ed., Indian Philosophy, vol. V, Theory of Value: A Collection of Readings. Garland,2000. pp. 33–40.
• Dharwadkar, Vinay. “Orientalism and the Study of Indian Literature”, in Orientalism and the Postcolonial Predicament: Perspectives on South Asia, ed. Carol A. Breckenridge and Peter van der Veer. OUP, 1994. pp. 158–95.
• Karve, Iravati. “Draupadi”, in Yuganta: The End of an Epoch. Disha,1991. pp. 79–105.

Please Note: Worldview editions of all course books are recommended on account of their

reliability, accessibility and affordability.