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The Subject of Poetry 2: Wordsworth to Hardy (U02763)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-U02763

The course will aim to examine a selection of key poetic works from the Victorian period with particular attention paid to the legacy of Romanticism and Romanticism's notions of poetic form, influence, heritage and reflection. The problem of the subject will be studied locally in close readings of poems that are directly concerned with the nature of poetic creation, and the relation between poetic activity and other aspects of life.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and 2, with a mark of 50 or above at the first attempt in the second year course. Passes in third year courses in the subject are amounting to at least 40 credits.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature.

? Costs : Essential course texts

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students taking the course will become familiar with the dominant themes of poetry in the nineteenth century, and explore changes in the 'I' of poetry including such topics as the nature of interiority, the way the poetic voice speculates on the form and function of poetry, the visual scope of the poetic narrative.

By reading different verse forms and styles students will be made aware of the ways in which techniques such as rhyme, rhythm, metre and diction produce different modes of poetic voice. Students will refine their skills in close reading of literary language and gain a broad sense of the historical development of poetry in the period.