Postgraduate Course: Theories and Methods of Literary Study II (CLLC11025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces students to a number of different theories of literature and approaches to literary study, which have emerged in the 20th century. Students will thereby explore a variety of approaches to reading texts and different kinds of narratives in the light of the discussed theories. The sessions focus on the Theory of the Novel, Russian Formalism, Structuralism and Poststructuralism, Psychoanalytic Criticism, and Feminist Criticism. Authors whose theoretical writings will be studied include Viktor Shklovsky, Mikhail Bakhtin, Roland Barthes, Sigmund Freud, Simone de Beauvoir, and Luce Irigaray. Each seminar will concentrate on the discussion of one or two reasonably short texts by the theorist in question. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Familiarity with a number of literary theories and different approaches to literary study; critical reading of theoretical texts; ability to assess the range of application of theories and approaches; awareness of the relationship between approach and result; ability to reflect on aesthetic principles and their historical change within different contexts; further development of communication, presentation and writing skills. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1 and 2 Theory of the Novel-N.B. these two sessions will take place on Tuesday, 4-6pm (Dr John Ardila)
3 and 4 Russian Formalism and Their Followers (Dr Alexandra Smith)
5 and 7 Structuralism and Poststructuralism (Dr Marion Schmid)
8 and 9 Psychoanalytic Criticism (Dr Mary Crosgrove)
10 and 11 Feminist Criticism (Dr Claire Boyle) |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Barry, Peter, Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, 2nd edn (Manchester and New York : Manchester University Press, 2002 [1995])
Bertens, Hans, Literary Theory: The Basics, 2nd edn (London and New York: Taylor & Francis, 2008 [2001])
Culler, Jonatha, Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997)
Eagleton, Terry, Literary Theory: An Introduction, 2nd edn (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1983 [1996])
Iser Wolfgang, How to Do Theory (Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2006)
Makaryk, Irena R., ed., Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Literary Theory: Approaches, Scholars, Terms (Toronto and London: University of Toronto Press, 1993) |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | TMLS2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Frauke Matthes
Tel: (0131 6)51 1483
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Natalie Carthy
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
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