Undergraduate Course: Gender, Nation and the Novel 1790-1830 (ENLI10299)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will examine the political and gender issues surrounding fiction written in Scotland, Ireland and England against the background of the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France and their aftermath, from the 'Jacobin' and 'Anti-Jacobin' novels of the 1790s to the Historical novels of Scott and Hogg in the post-war period. Four seminars from ten are devoted to Scottish writers, making this course available as a Scottish-content option for students taking degrees naming Scottish Literature. Most of the authors studied are women, making this an attractive option also for students with a particular interest in the history of women's writing. |
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Learning Outcomes
| Students will acquire a broad overview of fiction in English in this period, and a detailed knowledge of the politics of its production and reception; a solid grounding in contemporary critical approaches to the history of the novel in this period, especially those highlighting gender; and further develop their skills in autonomous research, research presentation, seminar discussion and essay writing.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robert Irvine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3605
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
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