Undergraduate Course: Syntax and Style in English Poetry (LASC10006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Close stylistic study of a range of selected English poems, mainly from the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the role of syntax in poetic form, and exploring grammetric and other textual aspects of the use of syntax in poems. Consideration will be given to the different claims of formal and contextual stylistics, and to issues of interpretation and evaluation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
English Language 2 (LASC08002)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will have:
- a basic grasp of the relevance of stylisitcs to the evaluation of poetry;
- an understanding of the claims of contextual and (especially) formal stylistics;
- an awareness of relations in poems involving syntax and linear/metrical form;
- an ability to explore, in appropriate terms, the linguistic and textual structure of poems;
- developed their knowledge of relevant grammatical structures in English. |
Assessment Information
(1) Coursework providing 50% of the final mark.
(2) A two-hour written examination providing 50% of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Norman Macleod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3598
Email: Norman.Macleod@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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