Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar university arranged classesfor Net. subject code 30, english. unit 10. research methodology.

1. MAIN SUBJECT : ENGLISH LITERATURE
PAPER CODE : 30
UNIT : 10
“RESEARCH METHOD AND MATERIAL IN
ENGLISH” { part 2 }
-RESOURCE PERSON.
-BHUMI DANGI.

2.  When people choose to go in research, the have to choose, which research
they will choose between textual criticism / Biographical research.
 Goals literary biographer should achieve :
a. correction between writers life & situation in work
B. Distinguish between facts & myths about writer
c. Disinterestedness.
 Sources :
1. Official records
2. Semi official records
3. Writing & statements of authors circle
4. Material derived from author’s own statement
 Methods :
Collect information, study relevant works of author, present author in both
light and shade without prejudice. Skeptic, objective without bias, arrange
chronologically, cross check, delete extra information

3.  Art of book production.
1 Editing
Holograph
Manuscript
2 Authenticity
Identify author of anonymous/pseudonymous work
Attributed works need to check if all by are that writer
Which part of work was written by which author (in case of 2 authors)
3 chronology
Bibliographical
External
Internal
4 Source influence
Material

4.  Analysis, interpretation
 Purpose
 Most popular in India, most effective
 Same text new insight

5.  Research paper
Documented article of moderate length, discusses topic but
is limited in range.
 How is it different from M.phil. Thesis?
paper – smaller; consume less time, page
M.phil – more time, wider in scope,100 pages
 How is it different from doctoral dissertation?
Topic should be specific but makes investigation throughout.
We can be more ambitious and take more wide, elaborate,
vague topic. Adding something to existing branch of
knowledge. 400 pages. (But this is not a book) {some
universities ask for 250 page also.}

6.  Supervisor
 Seminars
 Steps
1. Study complete works of author
2. Study few standard critical studies
3. Narrowing topic to specificity
 Main criteria while selecting topic
I. Check availability of supervisor
II. Interest in topic
III. Time allotment
IV. Library facilities
V. New area of investigation
VI. Decide – whether to go for living author or not
VII. Feasibility {Value and importance to result achieved}

7.  Process
1. Consulting source material
2. Preparing 1st draft
3. Preparing 2nd draft
4. Preparing final draft
5. Binding & printing
 Format {Beginning, middle, end}
i. Preface
ii. Table of Content (index)
iii. Introduction
iv. Main body of thesis
v. Conclusion
vi. Appendix
vii. Footnotes
viii. Bibliography

8.  Plagiarism
 Style
 Citation
 Ellipsis

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