Beyond Good and Evil (U02711)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0153

The course will aim to extend students' knowledge of literature in English by close examination of the ways in which literature produces and challenges social and political limits. Attention will be paid to the construction of literary characters, the relation between literary character and authorship, and the problem of literary judgement. The course will enhance students' ability to read critically and comparatively and to engage with an area of specialist research not otherwise available to students at Edinburgh, especially questions regarding the ethics of literature and reading.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? 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 int he second year course. Passes in third year courses in the subject area amounting to at least 40 credits.

? 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.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

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

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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will attain knowledge of the literary techniques, figures, genres and images through which moral oppositions are both presented and questioned.
Students will understand the central problems of moral foundations in secular historical periods.
Students will learn to distinguish clearly between the morality of characters and the ethics of the literary work.