Scottish Fiction 1814-30 (VS1) (U02805)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U01551

A study of the major Scottish novelists of the period which was one of extraordinary development, richness and talent. We spend a lot of time on Scott before covering Galt, Hogg and Lockhart: close attention is paid to the theory of narrative through the 'Scott hero' theory of Alexander Welsh, to the use of language (particularly in Hogg), to the study of historical development (in Lockhart and Galt) and to the Biblical references in Hogg and elsewhere. Carlyle's SARTOR RESARTUS ends the course.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U01551

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited to 15, with priority given to students taking degrees involving English or Scottish Literature and Visiting Students placed by the Admissions Office. Students not in these categories need the written approval of the Head of English Literature before enrolling. In the case of excess applications places will be decided by ballot.

? Costs : Essential course texts

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd 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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2006	09:00	10:50			Room 2.05, 18 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

An opportunity for students to explore the cross-currents in Scottish writing of this period; to look at questions of language and reader response; to study the intertextual questions raised by Scottish history and by the presence of a close knowledge of the Bible at the time; to see how the novel developed very rapidly towards SARTOR RESARTUS; to see questions of nationhood examined through a variety of oblique responses in literature.