Postgraduate Course: Class and Conflict in the 19th Century Industrial Novel (Level 11) (ENLI11159)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A study of attitudes towards class and culture in the industrial novel, this course proposes to examine a range of texts from the 19th century. As well as major 'condition of England' novels such as Jane Eyre, Hard Times and North and South, texts to be introduced will include non-fiction representations of industrial life: trades union anthems, radical poetry, and working class autobiography. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| The course will develop the students' knowledge of the literature and the critical theory of the period in question, with specific regard to a number of major genres and intellectual issues, while also enhancing their ability to read critically and comparatively and to engage with an area of specialist research not otherwise available to students in Edinburgh. It supports the Learning Outcomes outlined in the Programme Specifications for MA Hons in English Literature. It also confirms to the benchmark criteria laid down for English.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | CaC |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Bill Bell
Tel: (0131 6)50 4283
Email: B.Bell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
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