Undergraduate Course: Sovereign Bodies: Tragedy c. 1380-1625 (ENLI10284)

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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Credits	20
Home subject area	English Literature	Other subject area	None
Course website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/literatures-languages-cultures/english-literature/undergraduate/current/honours	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This course will consider what writers, readers, and audiences expected from tragedy as a form of political writing in the premodern world. Its principal concern will be with the representation of sovereigns and, more broadly, with the nature of political sovereignty. Students will consider the relationship between the monarch=s management (or mismanagement) of his or her body and the way in which the ?body politic= is governed. They will also consider how tragedy explores a range of questions connected to the investment of political authority in the person of the king or queen: what kind of powers does a monarch possess and how is this justified? What happens when these powers are confronted by, or help to cause, a political crisis? How do earthly powers relate to divine sovereignty? Are there alternatives to investing sovereignty in the body of the king or queen? These issues will be explored through a range of tragic plays and poems from Chaucer to Shakespeare.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: ( English Literature 1 (ENLI08001) OR Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)) AND ( English Literature 2 (ENLI08003) OR Scottish Literature 2 (ENLI08004))	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	Essential course texts

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	A MINIMUM of 4 college/university level literature courses at grade B or above (should include no more than one introductory level literature course). Related courses such as cross disciplinary, "Freshman Seminars", civilisation or creative writing classes are not considered for admission to this course. Applicants should also note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. In making admissions decisions preference will be given to students who achieve above the minimum requirement with the typical visiting student admitted to this course having four or more literature classes at grade A. as numbers are limited, visiting students should contact the Visiting Student Office directly for admission to this course
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)			Learn enabled: Yes	Quota: 26
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged
Course Start Date	15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name	Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)		2:00

Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)			Learn enabled: No	Quota: 6
Web Timetable	Web Timetable
Class Delivery Information	1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged
Course Start Date	15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have explored some of the most significant forms of tragic composition across the Medieval and Renaissance period and considered the continuities and differences between these. They will have considered how premodern tragedy explored problems deriving from an unruly monarchical person and the broader questions this provokes concerning political sovereignty.

Assessment Information
1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination paper of 2 hours (75%) Visiting Student Variant Assessment:- 1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination essay of 3,000 words (75%)

Special Arrangements
Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Liteature before enrolling.

Additional Information
Academic description	Not entered
Syllabus	Not entered
Transferable skills	Not entered
Reading list	Not entered
Study Abroad	Not entered
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Keywords	Tragedy, political sovereignty, the body