The Field Full of Folk (VS1) (U03668)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-3-U03667

Medieval conceptions of the world, and of humanity and its operation in that world, rest on imaginative assumptions which are often very different from those of today. This course will introduce a varied range of fourteenth and fifteenth century literary texts: allegory, romance, dream vision, meditation, lyric and drama. Through these texts it will begin to explore the medieval imaginative models of the physical and metaphysical world, considering issues such as society, the body, gender, God, time, love and death. Visual images and other kinds of writing and commentary will be considered alongside the literary texts, to develop an understanding of the imaginative world which the literature both emerged from and helped to shape.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U03667

? 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 in the second year course.

? 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 : 3rd 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

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	09:30	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students successfully completing the course will develop:

- a familiarity with a range of medieval literary forms through close study of particular texts.

- an awareness of some of the dominant images which shaped medieval conceptions of the world.

- a recognition of how medieval literary texts both draw on and develope these images.

- an ability to analyse and interpret critically the active engagement of literary texts with medieval models of the world.