The American 1890s (P00298)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00298

The course will examine the variety of texts and cultural contexts contributing to the transformation of American society at the end of the nineteenth-century. A number of key topics will be considered, including American imperialism, fictional realism, and the decline of Christianity.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Text purchase within normal range.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Common Courses (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course will develop the students' knowledge of the literature of the period in question, with specific regard to a number of major genres and intellectual issues, while also enhancing their ability to read critically and comparatively and to engage with an area of specialist research not otherwise available to students at Edinburgh. It supports the Learning Outcomes outlined in the Programme Specifications for MA Hons in English Literature.