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Postgraduate Course: Baudelaire and Mallarme as Readers of English (CLLC11027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCommon Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionPoe is the anglophone writer that Baudelaire and Mallarme read most; they translated his work, and wrote about it, always with the greatest respect. The Option will begin by examining their writings on Poe, and will continue with a study of their translations, particular attention being paid to the implications of the way they present Poe's work in French. We will next study Baudelaire's Paradis artificiels, in which he adapted and commented at length on the Confessions of an English Opium Eater by De Quincey, whom he considered in many ways a spiritual brother of Poe. Then we will move on to Mallarme's two famous articles on Shakespeare's plays. At the end of the course, discussion will focus on the questions: what are the peculiarly "anglo-saxon" qualities which Baudelaire and Mallarme find in Poe, De Quincey and Shakespeare and how do those qualities translate into the French cultural setting? A good reading knowledge of French is required for this course.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV2) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should reach an awareness of the problems and issues underlying literary translation. Through close analysis of a range of texts, the course will develop comparative, writing and interpretative skills.
Assessment Information
One essay of 4,000 words.
Special Arrangements
None
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
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Peter Dayan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8424
Email: Peter.Dayan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Heather Elliott
Tel: (0131 6)50 3030
Email: Heather.Elliott@ed.ac.uk
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