Victorian Women Writing (U02733)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0078

Course considers themes of gender, class and empire (including Scotland and England in relation to each other) as well as looking at questions of social position, the position of women in Victorian society; these will be considered, using fiction and non-fiction texts, in Victorian women's writing. It will look at the intersections between fiction and non-fiction writing, using novels, autobiographies, letters and diaries (both published and unpublished), polemical writing and journalism.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Passes in Enlgish 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. Passes in third year courses in the subject area amounting to at least 40 credits.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited to 15, with priority given to students taking degrees involving English or Scottish Literature and Visiting Students placed by the Admissions Office. Students not in these categories need the written approval of the Head of English Literature before enrolling. In the case of excess applications places will be decided by ballot.

? Costs : Essential course texts.

Variants

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

Victorian Women Writing (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

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 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	14:00	15:50			Room 2.05, 18 Buccleuch Place

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course will enable students to discuss different genres of prose writing by women in the Victorian age; it will give them a grounding in the social history of the time; it will allow them to explore issues of gender in a historical period but also in relation to ideas of empire and social class. They will also become familiar with areas of uses of rhetoric (including style and use of metaphor) in non-fiction (whether published or unpublished).