Various theories: origin from proto Dravidian, Tamil, Sanskrit.
Relation between Tamil and Malayalam: Six nayas of A.R. Rajaraja Varma.
Pattu school-definition, Ramacharitam, later pattu works-Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Unit 2- Linguistic features of
Manipravalam-definition. Language of early manipravala works- Champu, Sandesakavya, Chandrotsava, minor works. Later Manipravala works-medieval Champu and Aattakkatha.
Folklore-Southern and Northern ballads, Mappila songs.
Early Malayalam prose- Bhashakautaliyam, Brahmanda Puranam, Atta Prakaram, Krama Dipika and Nambiantamil.
Unit 3- Standardisation of Malayalam
Peculiarities of the language of Pana, Kilippattu and Tullal.
Contributions of indigenous and European missionaries to Malayalam.
Characteristics of contemporary Malayalam: Malayalam as administrative language. Language of scientific and technical literature-media language.
Section B – Literary History
Unit-4 Ancient and Medieval Literature
Pattu-Ramacharitam, Niranam works and Krishnagatha.
Manipravala-early and medieval manipravala works including aattakkatha and champu.
Folk literature.
Kilippattu, Thullal and Mahakavya.
Unit 5- Modern Literature-Poetry
Venmani poets and contemporaries.
The advent of Romanticism-Poetry of Kavitraya i.e., Asan, Ulloor and Vallathol
Poetry after Kavitraya.
Modernism in Malayalam poetry.
Unit 6- Modern Literature-Prose
Drama
Novel
Short story
Biography, travelogue, essay and criticism.
Malayalam Literature Syllabus: Paper-2
Section A
Unit 1
Ramacharitam-Pattalam 1.
Kannassa Ramayanam-Balakandam first 25 stanzas.
Unnunilisandesam-Purvabhagam 25 slokas including Prastavana
