Undergraduate Course: The Novels of Jane Austen (LLLG07014)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | This is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.
Jane Austen has become a canonical figure within literature and a much loved author by the reading public, the literary critics and many filmmakers. However, this has allowed for a specific, almost standardised ¿reading¿ of her characters and even Austen herself. Join this class to discuss all six of her novels, challenge established views and discover what makes them so enduring. |
Course description |
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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
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ go beyond immediate opinions about Austen¿s novels to the production of well-informed and supported arguments;
¿ critically assess the importance of recurring themes within the novels;
¿ explain the importance of a historical and cultural context regarding the novels and on the way they influence one¿s reading;
¿ compare and contrast Austen¿s literary practice from the first to the last novel.
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Additional Information
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Caroline Bamford
Tel: (0131 6)50 4322
Email: Caroline.Bamford@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk |
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