Postgraduate Course: Medieval Romance (ENLI11122)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
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Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
English Literature |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The course will take in the full chronological range of medieval romance, charting its development from the origins of courtly romance in twelfth-century France, through the later Middle Ages, and concluding in the Renaissance with the romances of Sidney and Shakespeare. In the light of this historical / chronological approach, we shall question why romance emerged when it did, the nature of its relationship to contemporary social, political, and religious ideas, and the reasons not only for its resilience and enduring popularity, but also for its ultimate decline.
But as well as exploring the historical specificity of the genre, the lengthy timescale that we are considering will enable us to assess the extent to which the underlying structures and meanings of romance remain relatively stable, despite historic change. For however much they may differ from each other in points of detail, romance narratives regardless of when and where they were produced share both a basic subject matter (love and adventure), and narrative structure (the quest). And the persistence with which romance revisits and rehearses this romantic material raises the question to which will be returning throughout the course - of whether the genre can be said to enjoy a certain degree of autonomy from history, in other words, whether it has an independent life of its own.
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Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain an understanding of the varieties of medieval romance, its chronological development from the 12th century through to the Renaissance, and its relationship to contemporary religious, social and political ideas. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as specified in the programme handbook |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr David Salter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3055
Email: David.Salter@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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