Undergraduate Course: Stevenson and the End of the Nineteenth Century (ENLI10259)
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/undergraduate/Honours/FourthYear/4thYear_Home.htm
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
This course looks in detail at the novels, prose and poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson, making connections with his work and the fiction and non-fiction of the last decades of the 19th century. We will look at subjects such as: children's fiction, gothic, adventure, anthropology, SCotland, the Pacific. We will compare Stevenson to writers such as: R. M. Ballantyne, Jack London, Henry James, J. G. Frazer. |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, 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 | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | |
First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Room 3.18, David Hume Tower. |
Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): Autonomous Learning Group at times to be arranged. |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 20 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will have developed:
* a famililarity with a broad range of Stevenson's writing in fiction and non-fiction.
* an understanding of various genres of fictional and non-fictional writing practised in the late nineteenth century.
* an ability to make critical and contextual comparisons between the writing of Stevenson and his contemporaries.
* an awareness of the literary, critical and cultural questions raised by these genres of writing.
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Assessment Information
One course essay of 2,500 words (25%)
One 2-hour examination paper (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. |
Additional Information
Academic description |
Not entered |
Syllabus |
Not entered |
Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Not entered |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Not entered |
Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Penny Fielding
Tel: (0131 6)50 3609
Email: Penny.Fielding@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk |
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