What are the Most important books for UGC NET English?

Here are some of the most important books for UGC NET English: *Literary Theory and Criticism:* 1. _Literary Theory: An Introduction_ by Terry Eagleton 2. _The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism_ 3. _A Handbook of Literary Terms_ by X.J. Kennedy *English Literature:* 1. _The Norton Anthology of English Literature_ 2. _The Cambridge History of English Literature_ 3. _English Literature: A Very Short Introduction_ by Jonathan Bate *British Literature:* 1. _The British Literature Companion_ by Michael Alexander 2. _A History of English Literature_ by Robert Barnard 3. _British Literature: A Historical Overview_ by Michael Meyer *American Literature:* 1. _The Norton Anthology of American Literature_ 2. _A History of American Literature_ by Richard Ruland 3. _American Literature: A Very Short Introduction_ by Emory Elliott *Indian English Literature:* 1. _Indian English Literature: A Critical Survey_ by M.K. Naik 2. _A History of Indian English Literature_ by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra 3. _Indian English Literature: A Companion_ by Ramesh S. Mishra *Language and Linguistics:* 1. _A Course in Modern Linguistics_ by Charles F. Hockett 2. _Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech_ by Edward Sapir 3. _The Structure of English_ by Randolph Quirk *Other recommended books:* 1. _The UGC NET English Literature and Language Guide_ by R. Chandrasekhar 2. _UGC NET English: A Comprehensive Guide_ by A.P. Singh 3. _English Literature for UGC NET_ by S. Kumar Remember to also practice with previous year's papers, and engage with scholarly articles and research papers to stay updated. read less