Undergraduate Course: English Literature 1 (VS2) (ENLI08009)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | A study of the historical development of both literary theory and the concept of the 'literary' from 1300-1700. |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce critical textual analysis that demonstrates an understanding of genre, varieties of form, and literary critical terms.
- Critically evaluate how writers use literary forms for different effects by paying attention to rhetorical detail and providing textual evidence.
- Identify and explicate some of the methods used by literary or cultural critics to examine formal issues and to link a work's form to its content.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how literary texts are shaped by historical developments, and how they in turn participate in and reflect on historical change.
- Make use of a range of university study skills, including essay writing skills and responding to feedback.
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Carole Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 3068
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Course secretary | Ms June Cahongo
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
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