ENGL2067 Classic Novel into Film
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Humanities |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | English |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2009 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
An exploration of four 19th Century novels and how they have been turned into movies. The set texts will be Jane Austen's Persuasion, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady and R.L. Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. |
| Learning Outcomes | On satisfying the requirements for this course students will have enhanced analytical and critical skills, broadened their historical understanding, grasped the basics of film adaptation techniques and theory, and informed knowledge of some major texts from the period. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Written assessments totally 4,000 words. |
| Workload |
20 hours of lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week and a number of film viewing sessions of up to 2 1/2 hours. Normally students could expect to spend 8 hours per week on work related to this course. |
| Areas of Interest | English |
| Eligibility |
Successful completion of two First Year English Courses or comparable expertise in historical and cultural studies. |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
Those relevant to the courses indicated under 'eligibility' above. |
| Requisite Statement |
Any two First Year English courses or FILM1002 and FILM1003. |
| Prescribed Texts |
L. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina J. Austen, Persuasion R.L. Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde H, James, Portrait of a Lady and selected film adaptations of each novel.
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| Preliminary Reading |
* Tolstoy, L. Anna Karenina, |
| Indicative Reading List |
Deborah Cartmell, Imelda Whelehan, (Ed.'s) The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen. There will be an extensive guide to secondary reading in the Course Guide.
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| Majors/Specialisations | English, Film Studies, and Cinemedia |
| Programs | Bachelor of Arts (New Media Arts) |
| Academic Contact | Graham Cullum |
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