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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English Literature

Postgraduate Course: Madness in Twentieth Century Literature (ENLI11051)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionStudents of literature often encounter texts which represent madness, are invited to read texts using theories developed by psychoanalysts, and frequently associate literary creativity with mental instability. Advanced students of literature may therefore wish to investigate further the place of madness within literary studies. This course offers twentieth-century texts in various genres and introduces a number of different theoretical perspectives on madness.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Essential Course Texts
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the course should be able to
1) relate representations of madness in fiction, biography, poetry, and drama to specific topics in twentieth-century history such as a) war experience, b) feminism, c) sexuality, d) psychiatric medicine, e) postmodern or consumer society

2) critically assess relationships between madness and creativity

3) understand what each genre (fiction, biography, poetry, drama) contributes to its representation of madness

4) understand the literary representation of madness in relation to various possible theories of madness, such as a) social constructionism, b) existentialism and phenomenology, c) psychoanalysis, d) social anthropology

5) explain what role literature has played in twentieth-century conceptualisations of madness
Assessment Information
One 4,000 word examination essay (100%)
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Ken Millard
Tel: (0131 6)50 8304
Email: K.Millard@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Mason
Tel: (0131 6)50 3618
Email: Anne.Mason@ed.ac.uk
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