Undergraduate Course: Victorian Conventions (ENLI10185)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An attempt, through sampling prose and poetry of the nineteenth century, to explore what public (and sometimes private) attitudes were prevalent, and in particular to show that while Victoria's reign was long there were many varieties and developments of belief and practice during the period. Convention is mirrored and frequently challenged in satirical writing which forms a large part of the course. |
| Course description |
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Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 course essay of 2,500 words (25%); 1 take-away examination essay of 3,000 words (75%) |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
| Some sense of the variety of the period and the difficulty of generalisation; some discussion of how we approach the analysis of particular genres developed during the period (including the serial novel and the very long three-volume novel); some extended discussion of the relationship between ideas in imaginative literature and the public beliefs.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.englit.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergrd/honours/4year/2007-2008/ic4spr.htm |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Numbers are limited and students taking degrees not involving English or Scottish literature need the written approval of the head of English Literature |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 hour(s) per week for 10 week(s). |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Ian Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 4284
Email: Ian.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Catherine Williamson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: Catherine.Williamson@ed.ac.uk |
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