Undergraduate Course: Gothic (ENLI10132)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours |
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| Course description |
This course looks at the history of 'Gothic' writing from Walpole's early tongue-in-cheek experiment to the development of a distinctively American Gothic in the nineteenth century. Questions of national identity will also be raised when we look at Scottish Gothic writing. We will also consider temporal and spatial contours of Gothic; the importance of journeys; the implications of Gothic for the construction of gender and the body. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 16:10 - 18:00 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will be enabled to identify and discuss the temporal and spatial contours of Gothic; the importance of journeys; the implications of Gothic for the construction of gender and the body. Questions of national identity will also be raised in considering Scottish Gothic writing. The course will develop the students' knowledge of the literature of the period in question, with specific regard to a number of major genres and intellectual issues. The course will enhance students' ability to read critically and comparatively and to engage with an area of specialist research not otherwise available to students at Edinburgh. |
Assessment Information
| 1 essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 exam essay of 3,000 words(75%) |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Robert Irvine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3605
Email: R.P.Irvine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Williamson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: Catherine.Williamson@ed.ac.uk |
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