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Undergraduate Course: From 'Fact' to 'Fiction': Women's Life Writing and the Rise of the Novel, c. 1650-1750 (ENLI10316)

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 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course description'It is a truth (nearly) universally acknowledged among literary historians and theorists that women played a special role in the rise of the novel' (Josephine Donovan). However, the exact nature of that special connection remains a matter of debate. One currently under-examined link is that between the 'factual' accounts of women's lives which began to be published in the mid-seventeenth century and the later 'fictional' versions of them produced by early novelists including Defoe, Richardson and Fielding. Defending their political, religious or (predominantly) sexual reputations women's 'factual' life-writing from this period often deploys the 'fictional' conventions of romance, the criminal biography, or the scandal memoir. Conversely, many early novelists drew on these 'factual' lives to create their 'fictional' subjects. This course will enable students to explore the connections between texts written by both men and women which purport to represent women=s lives. This will simultaneously require an interrogation of the theoretical debates (literary and historical) regarding the complex relationship between 'fact' and 'fiction'.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Essential Course Texts
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- An understanding of the development of narrative forms c. 1650-1750.
- An insight into the emergence of a particular conception of female subjectivity.
- A deeper understanding of the theoretical issues at stake in the division between "fact" and "fiction".
Assessment Information
1 Class Essay (25%); 1 two hour Examination (75%)
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
One class essay (25%); one take home exam essay (75%)
Special Arrangements
None
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Suzanne Trill
Tel: (0131 6)50 4291
Email: S.Trill@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk
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