Civil Service Mains Optional KANNADA

 KANNADA

PAPER-I
(Answers must be written in Kannada)
Section-A

A. History of Kannada Language
What is Language? General
charecteristics of Language. Dravidian
Family of Languages and its specific
features, Antiquity of Kannada Lan-guage, Different Phases of its Develop-ment.
Dialects of Kannada Language :
Regional and Social Various 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.
Vachana literature : Basavanna, Akka
Mahadevi.
Medieval Poets : Harihara, Ragha-vanka,
Kumar-Vyasa.
Dasa literature : Purandra and Kanaka.
Sangataya : Ratnakaravarni

C. Modern Kannada literature :
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. Cultural 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, Architec-ture, 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 de-signed to test the critical ability of the can-didates.

Section-A

A. OLD KANNADA LITERATURE

1. Vikramaarjuna Vijaya of Pampa (can-tos 12 & 13), (Mysore University Pub.)

2. Vaddaraadhane (Sukumaraswamyia
Kathe, Vidyutchorana Kathe)

B. MEDIEVAL KANNADA LITERATURE :

1. Vachana Kammata, Ed: K.
Marulasiddappa K.R. Nagaraj (Ban-galore University Pub.)

2. Janapriya Kanakasamputa, Ed. D.
Javare Gowda (Kannada and Culture
Directorate, Bangalore)

3. Nambiyannana Ragale, Ed., T.N.
Sreekantaiah (Ta.Vem. Smaraka
Grantha Male, Mysore)

4. Kumaravyasa Bharata : Karna Parva
(Mysore University)

5. Bharatesha Vaibhava Sangraha Ed. Ta.
Su. Shama Rao (Mysore University)
Section-B

A. MODERN KANNADA LITERATURE
1. Poetry : Hosagannada Kavite, Ed :


G.H. Nayak (Kannada Saahitya
Parishattu, Bangalore)

2. Novel : Bettada Jeeva-Shivarama
Karanta Madhavi-Arupama Niranjana
Odalaala-Devanuru Mahadeva

3. Short Story : Kannada Sanna
Kathegalu, Ed. G.H. Nayak (Sahitya
Academy, New Delhi).

4. Drama : Shudra Tapaswi-Kuvempu.
Tughlak-Girish Karnad.
5. Vichara Saahitya : Devaru-A.N. Moorty
Rao (Pub : D.V.K. Moorty, Mysore.)
B. FOLK LITERATURE :

1. Janapada Swaroopa-Dr. H.M. Nayak.
(Ta. Vem. Smaraka Grantha Male,
Mysore.)

2. Janapada Geetaanjali-Ed.D. Javare
Gowda. (Pub : Sahitya Academy, New
Delhi.)

3. Kannada Janapada Kathegalu-Ed.
J.S. Paramashivaiah, (Mysore Univer-sity.)

4. Beedi Makkalu Beledo. Ed.
Kalegowda Nagavara (Pub : Banga-lore University.)

5. Savirada Ogatugalu-Ed : S.G.
Imrapura.