Undergraduate Course: Victorian Women Writing (ENLI10186)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all 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/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/index.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Course considers themes of gender, class and empire (including Scotland and England in relation to each other) as well as looking at questions of social position, the position of women in Victorian society; these will be considered, using fiction and non-fiction texts, in Victorian women's writing. It will look at the intersections between fiction and non-fiction writing, using novels, autobiographies, letters and diaries (both published and unpublished), polemical writing and journalism. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The course will enable students to discuss different genres of prose writing by women in the Victorian age; it will give them a grounding in the social history of the time; it will allow them to explore issues of gender in a historical period but also in relation to ideas of empire and social class. They will also become familiar with areas of uses of rhetoric (including style and use of metaphor) in non-fiction (whether published or unpublished). |
Assessment Information
1 essay of c. 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination paper of 2 hours (75%).
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
1 essay of c. 2,500 words (25%); 1 examination essay of c. 3,000 words (75%). |
Special Arrangements
| Numbers are limited to 15, with priority given to students taking degrees involving English or Scottish Literature and Visiting Students placed by the Admissions Office. Students not in these categories need the written approval of the Head of English Literature before enrolling. In the case of excess applications places will be decided by ballot. |
Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Aileen Christianson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4285
Email: Aileen.Christianson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sheila Strathdee
Tel: (0131 6)50 3619
Email: S.Strathdee@ed.ac.uk |
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