Writing Women C.1400-1600 (U02059)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U02059

This course will introduce students to writing by and about women in the medieval and renaissance periods. The writers studied will include Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, Mary Sidney, Elizabeth Cary, Aemilia Lanyer and Lady Mary Wroth. These writers span the period c. 1400-1600 and the texts they produced include prayers, poetry, drama and autobiography. The material these writers produced was primarily related to their religious beliefs, consequently a familiarity with the Bible would be an advantage to students taking this course. However, some women writers also produced rather more 'secular' texts during this period and, as an example of this, we will pay special attention to Lady Mary Wroth's romance, The Countesse of Montgomerie's Urania.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Passes in English or Scottish Literature 1 and English or Scottish or American Literature 2, with a mark of 50 or above at the first attempt in the second year course.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature

? Costs : Essential Course Texts

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Writing Women C.1400-1600 (VS1) (Not being delivered)

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

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

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the course will engage with the cultural analysis of specific literary texts and will begin by examining contemporary 'definitions' of women's roles in order to understand the context in which their texts were produced. Students will be expected to analyse the literary techniques employed by these writers and to examine the influence of their social position and religious beliefs upon the form or kind of works they produced.