Nation and Empire in Early Modern Writing (U02771)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-U02771

The course will examine the formation of English identity in early modern culture and consider how this process was affected by relationships between England, Scotland and Ireland. It will begin by exploring the development of a distinctively protestant English culture and the threats that were perceived to this. This vision of English identity will then be examined in relation to contemporary understanding of two troublesome neighbours: Scotland and Ireland. The course will take a discursive and comparative approach to early modern culture drawing upon texts from a variety of sources: literary, religious, legal, historical and political.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? 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.

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	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course will enable students to:
-critically assess the shaping of English identity in pre-modern culture
-critically analyse and compare the representation of Scottish and Irish identity in the period
-analyse how early modern literature creates and contests national and imperial forms of identity
-explore the relationship between literary and non-literary sources
-engage with recent historical scholarship on the 'British'question, contemporary studies of nationalism and identity-politics, and colonial and post-colonial theory