Transatlantic Comparisons (U02731)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0156

In this course students will study a series of paired major nineteenth-century texts from both sides of the Atlantic.

We shall:

1. read critically some enjoyable and important nineteenth-century American prose in relation to contemporary writing by British and European authors

2. establish the self-consciously comparative nature of American writing in the nineteenth century and the rivalrous nature of Anglo-American literary reception

3. develop understanding of the history, theories and practice of comparative literary studies, from its beginnings in eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment writing and European Romantic nationalism through its institutionalisation during the nineteenth century

4. develop critical perspectives on methodologies of comparative literary study through an awareness of recent theoretical and practical approaches

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 : To be arranged/Unknown

? 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 taking the course will develop skills in essay-writing, independent reading, group discussion, oral presentation, small-group autonomous learning.
They will have read critically some enjoyable and important nineteenth-century American prose in relation to contemporary writing by British and European authors
as well as understanding, and be able to describe aspects of the self-consciously comparative nature of American writing in the nineteenth century and the rivalrous nature of Anglo-American literary reception

Students will also develop understanding of the history, theories and practice of comparative literary studies, from its beginnings in eighteenth-century Scottish Enlightenment writing and European Romantic nationalism through its institutionalisation during the nineteenth century. They will also develop critical perspectives on methodologies of comparative literary study through an awareness of recent theoretical and practical approaches