Victorian and Edwardian City (U03279)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U03279

During the nineteenth century, Britain changed from an overwhelmingly rural society to a predominantly urban one. This course examines the ways in which writers attempted to come to terms with often bewilderingly rapid changes in urban life and landscape. Our investigations will trace how the modern city shaped contemporary texts and also how readers' ideas of the modern city were in turn shaped by those texts. Although the course is divided into five discrete sections, these are intended to overlap in a way that allows us to form more general conclusions about modernity and the city in Britain. Apart from the core texts, we will also examine contextual and theoretical material relevant to this topic.

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.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving Enlgish 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

Victorian and Edwardian City (VS1) (Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd 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	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The aim of this course, is to provide students with a detailed understanding of the importance of the city, both physically and imaginatively in Victorian literature.

By the end of the course the student will gain an insight into key themes in Victorian literature: these will include representations of modernity in Victorian writing, social-problem fiction, the gothic, Degeneration and fin de siècle texts, and the New Woman novel.

The course will also provide essential critical/theoretical background knowledge for students wishing to focus their studies on the Victorian period and beyond.