Malayalam Literature Syllabus: Paper-1
Section A
- Unit 1- Early phase of Malayalam Language
- 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
- Mahabharatham Kilippattu- Bhishma Parvam.
- Unit 2
- Kumaran Asan-Chinthavishtayaya Sitha.
- Vailoppilli-Kudiyozhikkal.
- G. Sankara Kurup-Perunthachan.
- N.V. Krishna Variar-Tivandiyile Pattu.
- Unit 3
- ONV -Bhumikkoru Charamagitam
- Ayyappa Panicker-Kurukshetram.
- Akkitham-PaudathaMessanthi
- Attur Ravivarma-Megharupan.
Section B
- Unit 4
- O. Chanthu Menon-Indulekha
- Thakazhy-Chemmin.
- O V Vijayan-Khasakkinte Ithihasam.
- Unit 5
- MT Vasudevan Nair-Vanaprastham (Collection).
- N S Madhavan-Higvitta (Collection).
- C J. Thomas-1128-il Crime 27.
- Unit 6
- Kuttikrishna Marar-Bharatanatyam
- M. K Sanu-Nakshathrangalude snehabhajanam
- V.T. Bhattathirippad-Kannirum Kinavum.