Undergraduate Course: The Long Summer: Edwardian Texts and Contexts, 1900-1910 (ENLI10273)
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 |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | In popular imagination, the Edwardian period is characteristically seen as a long and carefree summer season. This 'long summer', according to conventional readings of the era, takes place in the gap between, on one side, a time of heavy Victorian paternalism and, on the other side, a disastrous world war. Literary histories of this era have similarly depicted the Edwardians as existing in a period of transition; bordered before 1900 by decadent reactions to the end of the Victorian period and after 1910 by the stirrings of literary Modernism. For these reasons, the first decade of the twentieth century has tended to be overlooked by students of both Victorian and Twentieth Century Modernist literature. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 30 |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | | 1-11 | 10:00 - 12:00or 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Room 2.05, 18 Buccleuch Place |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s): Autonomous Learning Group at time to be arranged. |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of this course students will gain a detailed historical and theoretical understanding of this period. This knowledge will allow students of Victorian and twentieth century Modernist literature to bridge the gap between these distinct periods. The student completing this course will gain an excellent understanding of a variety of print culture forms: these will include novels, verse, drama, children's literature, and journalism. In addition, students interested in the intersection between literature and history will gain insights into the relationship between these disciplines over a ten year period. |
Assessment Information
One course essay, c.2,500 words (25%)
One take-away exam essay, c. 3,000 words (75%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jonathan Wild
Tel: (0131 6)51 3191
Email: J.Wild@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Catherine Williamson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: Catherine.Williamson@ed.ac.uk |
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