This course lays a solid foundation in literature in the students. It explains elementary notions of art and the various branches of art and art forms. It then deals with literature as

an art form with its own resources, limits and justification. It further explains and discusses the three main literary genres – Prose Fiction, Poetry and Drama – their nature, differences

and similarities using illustrative examples. This will develop in the students a systematized sensitivity to literature and prepare them for more advanced literature courses.