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

Postgraduate Course: Church, Court and City: Writing London and Edinburgh 1480-1560 (ENLI11103)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEnglish Literature Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course will look at the various ways in which the three principal institutions of late-medieval and early-modern political and cultural life are represented in the vibrant literature of the period. Drawing examples from both Scottish and English writing, we will focus on a broad range of literary forms and genres, from the literature of praise and eulogy, through courtly interludes, advice poems and mirrors for princes to scabrous satire, polemic and invective.

We will read the major literary texts of the period alongside selected historical source materials, to provide what we hope will be a lively and engaging introduction to this fascinating, turbulent period in both English and Scottish history, suggesting how the literature of period both reflected and contributed to that turbulence. Among the authors focused on will be Robert Henryson, William Dunbar and Sir David Lyndsay, John Skelton, John Heywood, Sir Thomas More, Anne Askew and John Bale.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?No
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- an understanding of how literary and cultural works document the complex and changing relationships between the various elements of late medieval and early-modern society in England and Scotland.
- an understanding of both the similarities and the differences between English and Scottish traditions and experience in this period.
- An understanding of the variety of literary and non-literary modes and genres in which cultural issues were articulated and explored in this period.
Assessment Information
One 4,000 word essay to be submitted at the end of the semester on the date specified in the programme handbook.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Sarah Carpenter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3608
Email: Sarah.Carpenter@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk
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