What is Language? General characteristics of Language. Dravidian Family of
Languages and its specific features, Antiquity of Kannada Language Different
Phases of its Development.
Dialects of Kannada Language : Regional and Social Various
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aspects of
development of Kannada Language : phonological and Semantic changes. Language
borrowing.
B. History of Kannada Literature
Ancient Kannada literature : Influence and Trends. Poets for study :
Specified poets from Pampa to Ratnakara Varni are to be studied in the light of
contents, form and expression : Pampa, Janna, Nagachandra.
Medieval Kannada literature : Influence and Trends.
Influence, trends and idealogies, Navodaya, Pragatishila, Navya, Dalita and
Bandaya.
Section-B
A. Poetics and literary criticism :
Definition and concepts of poetry : Word, Meaning, Alankara, Reeti, Rasa,
Dhwani, Auchitya.
Interpretations of Rasa Sutra.
Modern Trends of literary criticism : Formalist, Historical, Marxist,
Feminist, Post-colonial criticism.
B. Cultlural History of Karnataka
Contribution of Dynasties to the culture of Karnataka : Chalukyas of Badami
and Kalyani, Rashtrakutas, Hoysalas, Vijayanagara rulers, in literary context.
Major religions of Karnataka and their cultural contributions.
Arts of Karnataka : Sculpture, Architecture, Painting, Music, Dance-in the
literary context.
Unification of Karnataka and its impact on Kannada literature.
Paper-II
Answers must be written in Kannada.
The paper will require first-hand reading of the Texts prescribed and will be
designed to test the critical ability of the candidates.
Section-A
A. OLD KANNADA LITERATURE
1. Vikramaarjuna Vijaya of Pampa (cantos 12 & 13), (Mysore University Pub.)