Postgraduate Course: Victorian Conventions (ENLI11076)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An attempt, through sampling prose and poetry of the nineteenth century, to explore what public (and sometimes private) attitudes were prevalent, and in particular to show that while Victoria's reign was long there were many varieties and developments of belief and practice during the period. Convention is mirrored and frequently challenged in satirical writing which forms a large part of the course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Some sense of the variety of the period and the difficulty of generalisation; some discussion of how we approach the analysis of particular genres developed during the period (including the serial novel and the very long three-volume novel); some extended discussion of the relationship between ideas in imaginative literature and the public beliefs. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as specified in the programme handbook or by the supervisor |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ian Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 4284
Email: Ian.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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