Undergraduate Course: Lyric and Society (ENLI10311)
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 |
This course will explore the interaction between critical theory and lyric poetry in the twentieth century. Through an examination of the place of poetry in twentieth century critical thought, it will aim to give students an introduction to central themes and problems in the development of critical theory. The course will also aim to give a sense of ways in which poets have participated in and responded to changing ways of conceptualizing the literary artwork. We will look at essays, manifestoes and statements of intent by writers, critics and theorists, seeking to understand and contextualise them, set alongside a range of lyric poems in English. A study of twentieth century thinking about lyric opens up both the central problems of critical theory: the question of aesthetic form, and the problem of the relationship between the literary artwork and society. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Scottish Literature 1 (ENLI08016)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Essential course texts |
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 | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 11 week(s). 1 hour a week attendance at Autonomous Learning Group - times to be arranged |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate familiarity with a selection of key figures and central problems of 20th century critical theory, and to compare and contrast different theoretical approaches; students should be able to discuss the historical development of the idea of lyric, and of the twentieth century dialogue with lyric tradition in English-language poetry; they should be able to comment on significant formal features of a range of lyric poems. |
Assessment Information
One coursework essay of 2,500 words (25%)
One take home examination 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 Alex Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3058
Email: Alex.Thomson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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