Undergraduate Course: The Disenchanted World: Hobbes, Rochester, Swift. (ENLI10192)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course will seek to explore an important tendency in late seventeenth and early eighteenth century Anglophone literary culture through the examination of selected writings by three canonical figures: Hobbes, Rochester and Swift. The course will explore the distinctive features of each approach, and allow for comparison between them. It will also set this exploration in the broader context of historical and conceptual accounts of enlightenment and 'disenchantment'. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
A MINIMUM of three college/university level literature courses at grade B or above (should include no more than one introductory level literature course). Related courses such as civilisation or creative writing are not considered for admissions to this course.
Applicants should also note that, as with other popular courses, meeting the minimum does NOT guarantee admission. In making admissions decisions preference will be given to students who achieve above the minimum requirement with the typical visiting student admitted to this course having three to four literature classes at grade A.
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| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-critically assess the account of 'disenchantment' offered by Max Weber, its place in broader narratives of the development of modernity, and its usefulness for the study of the writings of the set authors
-give an account of the basis of Hobbesian method, first philosophy, and 'civil science'
-explore the consequences, implications and complications of Hobbes' writing
-critically compare the development of Hobbesian themes in the work of Rochester and Swift. |
Assessment Information
| 1 course essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination paper of 2 hours (75%). |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
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 James Loxley
Tel: (0131 6)50 3610
Email: James.Loxley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Catherine Williamson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: Catherine.Williamson@ed.ac.uk |
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