ENGL2008 19th and 20th Century Literature
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | English |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course spans an historical era of enormous range and significance: from the “blissful dawn” of the French Revolution in 1789 to the years of World War II; from the publication of William Blake’s Songs of Innocence to the completion of T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets; from Romanticism to Modernism. This is a vast literary-historical panorama, and yet there are many discernible, essential and vital continuities between the writers and texts on this course. These major writers and especially challenging texts have been amongst the most influential of all in setting the agenda for modern literary practice in our language, as well as for modern conceptions and theories of literature. Writers studied will include Blake, Wordsworth, Yeats, Eliot and Joyce. |
| Learning Outcomes | On satisfying the requirements for this course, students will have knowledge of key currents of thought in milestones of the Romantic, Victorian and Modernist periods of British literary hitory. They will have enhanced skills in literary analysis and evaluation as well as in oral and written presentation of argument. Course co-ordinator is an internationally recognised scholar in the field. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Three in-class exercises involving a one-hour essay assignment plus a 2000 word essay. Each exercise is assigned to consolidate a four-week teaching block and gives an opportunity to develop written skills under time pressure. The synoptic research essay covers a wider area of the course and allows for a deeper exploration of its underlying themes. All assessment must be completed. |
| Workload |
Contact hours include 20 hours of lectures and 12 one-hour tutorials. Students might reasnably expect to spend 7-8 hours each week outside of contact hours on reading/preparation/assessment tasks. This course is open to all students but is required for Honours. |
| Areas of Interest | English |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Students should have passed 2 first year English courses at distinction level before enrolling in this one. |
| Requisite Statement |
Any two English courses. |
| Preliminary Reading |
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7th edn., vol. 2A, “The Romantic Period” |
| Majors/Specialisations | Contemporary Europe and English |
| Academic Contact | Dr Melinda Harvey and Dr Ian Higgins |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
