Undergraduate Course: The Subject of Poetry 2: Wordsworth to Hardy (ENLI10190)
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/4year/index.htm |
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| Course description |
The course will aim to examine a selection of key poetic works from the Victorian period with particular attention paid to the legacy of Romanticism and Romanticism's notions of poetic form, influence, heritage and reflection. The problem of the subject will be studied locally in close readings of poems that are directly concerned with the nature of poetic creation, and the relation between poetic activity and other aspects of life. |
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: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students taking the course will become familiar with the dominant themes of poetry in the nineteenth century, and explore changes in the 'I' of poetry including such topics as the nature of interiority, the way the poetic voice speculates on the form and function of poetry, the visual scope of the poetic narrative.
By reading different verse forms and styles students will be made aware of the ways in which techniques such as rhyme, rhythm, metre and diction produce different modes of poetic voice. Students will refine their skills in close reading of literary language and gain a broad sense of the historical development of poetry in the period. |
Assessment Information
| 1 course essay of c. 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination essay of c. 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| 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. |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Claire Colebrook
Tel: (0131 6)50 4290
Email: Claire.Colebrook@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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