Undergraduate Course: Victorian and Edwardian City (ENLI10330)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 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 | During the nineteenth century, Britain changed from an overwhelmingly rural society to a predominantly urban one. This course examines the ways in which writers attempted to come to terms with often bewilderingly rapid changes in urban life and landscape. Our investigations will trace how the modern city shaped contemporary texts and also how readers' ideas of the modern city were in turn shaped by those texts. Although the course is divided into five discrete sections, these are intended to overlap in a way that allows us to form more general conclusions about modernity and the city in Britain. Apart from the core texts, we will also examine contextual and theoretical material relevant to this topic. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 15 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
One hour per week for 10 weeks (autonomous learning group at times to be arranged) |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course, is to provide students with a detailed understanding of the importance of the city, both physically and imaginatively in Victorian literature.
By the end of the course the student will gain an insight into key themes in Victorian literature: these will include representations of modernity in Victorian writing, social-problem fiction, the gothic, Degeneration and fin de siècle texts, and the New Woman novel.
The course will also provide essential critical/theoretical background knowledge for students wishing to focus their studies on the Victorian period and beyond.
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Assessment Information
One course essay of 2,500 words (25%)
One examination essay of 3,000 words (75%)
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Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited to 15 and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish Literature need the written approval of the Head of English Literature. |
Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jonathan Wild
Tel: (0131 6)51 3191
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
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