Ph.D Coursework Syllabus for Paper II & III

 

MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY, BHAVNAGAR.

Ph.D Coursework Syllabus for Paper II & III

(Year:- 2021-22)

 

Research Scholar: Laljibhai Ghusabhai Baraiya

Registration No.:

Date of Registration:

Research Guide: Dr. Abulshamim A.Khan

 

Title: -  Existential Quest for Spiritual Identity in Paulo Coelho’s

Novels

 

 For the Award of the

 

Degree of the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English

 

MKBU,Bhavnagar.

Paper no.:2) General Studies/Area

Existentialism

Unit	Subject	Hour
1	Concept of Existentialism ·       Theme of Existentialism ·       Genre of Existentialism	5
2	Existentialism is Humanism ·       Theme of Existentialism and Humanism ·       View of Jean-Paul-Sartre	5
3	Philosophy of Nothingness ·       The state of nothingness ·       Mean of nothingness ·       True nothingness	5
4	The Myth of Sisyphus: Albert Camus ·       Existential concept in The Myth of Sisyphus: Albert Camus ·       The moral of the Sisyphus myth.	5

 

Works Cited

Camus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus. India: Penguin, 2013. Print

Levi, Albert William. The Meaning of Existentialism for Contemporary International Relations. Jstor 72 (1996): 233-251.

Sartre, Jean Paul. Existentialism is a Humanism. Yale University press, 2007.Print

 

Questions:-

1)     Write about main concept of Existentialism.

2)     Describe the theme of Existentialism is Humanism.

3)     What does nothingness mean in existentialism?

4)     What is the moral of the Sisyphus myth?

 

Paper no.:3) Specific Studies/Area

Paulo Coelho’s Novels

Unit	Subject	Hour
1	Concept of Spiritual Identity in The Alchemist ·       The Personal Legend in The Alchemist ·       Heroic self discovery in The Alchemist	5
2	Being and Nothingness in Veronica Decides To Die ·       Meaning of madness in Veronica Decides To Die ·       Spiritual Enlightment in Veronica Decides To Die	5
3	Self- Knowledge in The Pilgrimage ·       Spiritual Quest  in  The Pilgrimage ·       Theme of The Pilgrimage	5
4	Journey Towards self in The Witch of Portobello ·       Search of identity in The Witch of Portobello ·       Spiritual Journey of the Character	5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Worked Cited

Alexander, Fiona, and Tyagi Sarika. “A Study of the protagonist’s  alterity exhibited in Paulo Coelho’s The Witch of Portobello.” International Journal of English and Literature, 2017, Cloud front, 12 January 2022, Vol. 7, Issue 6, pp. 25-30. Academia, https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/55484730/5.

—. Coelho,Poelho. The Alchemist. 86^th ed., London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1988. Print.

—. Coelho,Poelho. The Pilgrimage. 40^th ed., London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997. Print.

—. Coelho,Poelho. The Witch of Portobello. 14^th ed., India: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2007. Print.

—. Coelho,Poelho. Veronika Decides To Die. 48^th ed., India: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1999. Print.

 

Questions:-

1) Write about Spiritual Identity in the novel The Alchemist.

2) Describe the theme being and Nothingness in Veronica Decides To Die

3)  Write Self- Knowledge based on novel The Pilgrimage.

4) Justify Journey towards self in The Witch of Portobello.