GUJARATI LITERATURE
Syllabus:
Paper-I
Answers must be written in Gujarati
Section-A
Gujarati Language : Form and history
- History of Gujarati Language with special reference to New Indo-Aryan i.e. last one thousand years.
- Significant features of the Gujarati language: Phonology, morphology and syntax.
- Major dialects: Surti, Pattani, charotari and Saurashtri.
History of Gujarati Literature
Medieval :
- Jaina tradition
- Bhakti tradition: Sagun and Nirgun (Jnanmargi)
- Non-sectarian tradition (Laukik parampara)
Modern:
- Sudharak yug
- Pandit yug
- Gandhi yug
- Anu-Gandhi yug
- Adhunik yug
Section-B
Literary Forms : (Salient features, history and development of the following literary forms):
(a) Medieval
- Narratives: Rasa, Akhyan and Padyavarta
- Lyrical: Pada
(b) Folk
- Bhavai
(c) Modern
- Fiction: Novel and short story
- Drama
- Literary Essay
- Lyrical Poetry
(d) Criticism
- History of theoretical Gujarati criticism
- Recent research in folk tradition
Paper-II
Answers must be written in Gujarati
The paper will reqire first hand reading of the texts prescribed and will be designed to test the critical ability of the candidate.
Section-A
1. Medieval
(i) Vasantvilas phagu-Ajnatkrut
(ii) Kadambari-Bhalan
(iii) Sudamacharitra-Premanand
(iv) Chandrachandravatini varta-Shamal
(v) Akhegeeta-Akho
2. Sudharakyug & Pandityug
(vi) Mari Hakikat-Narmadashankar Dave
(vii) Farbasveerah- Dalpatram
(viii) Saraswatichandra-Part-I Govar-dhanram Tripathi
(ix) Purvalap- ‘Kant’ (Manishankar Ratnaji Bhatt)
(x) Raino Parvat-Ramanbhai Neel-kanth
Section-B
1. Gandhiyug & Anu Gandhiyug
(i) Hind Swaraj-Mohandas Kar-machand Gandhi
(ii) Patanni Prabhuta- Kanhaiyalal Munshi
(iii) Kavyani Shakti- Ramnarayan Vish-wanath Pathak
(iv) Saurashtrani Rasdhar Part 1- Zaver-chand Meghani
(v) Manvini Bhavai-Pannalal Patel
(vi) Dhvani-Rajendra Shah
2. Adhunik yug
(vii) Saptapadi-Umashankar Joshi
(viii) Janantike- Suresh Joshi
(ix) Ashwatthama- Sitanshu Yash-aschandra
Reference Books:
Paper 1
- Arvachin Gujarati Sahitya ni Vikas Rekha (Adhunik ane Aadhunik pravaho)
- Bhasha parichay and Gujarati bhasha nu swarup- Jayant Kothari
- Bhasha Vigyan- Jayant Kothari
- History of Gujarati Literature- Dhirubhai Thakar
- Loksahitya- Pamphlets
- Madhyakalin Gujarati Literature- Vasuben Trivedi book
- Madhyakalin Gujarati Sahitya No Itihas- Dr. Ramesh M
- Sattar sahitya swarup- Prasad Brahmbhatt
Paper 2
- AkheGeeta – Akho
- Ashwatthama – Sitanshu Yashaschandra
- Chandra-Chandrawati ni varta – Shamal
- Dhvani – Rajendra Shah
- Farbas Virah – DalpatRam
- Hind Swaraj – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Janantike – Suresh Joshi
- Kaavya ni Shakti – RamNarayan Vishvanath Pathak
- Kadambari – Balan
- Manvi ni Bhavai – Pannalal Patel
- Mari Hakikat – Narmadashankar Dave
- Patan ni Prabhuta – Kanaiyalal Munshi
- Purvalap – ‘Kant’ ManiShankar Ratnaji Bhatt
- Rai no Parvat – Ramanbhai Nilkanth
- Saptapadi – UmaShankar Joshi
- Saraswatichandra (Part – 1) – GovardhanRam Tripathi
- Saurashtra ni Rasdhar (Part – 1) – Zaverchand Meghani
- Sudama Charitra – Premanand
- Vasant Vilas Fagu – AgyanKruti
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