| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 10 Hours. (10 x 1 hour seminars) |
| Lecture | 20 Hours. (20 x 1 hour lectures: two per week for 10 weeks) |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 2 x 2,000-word assignments | 50% |
| Semester Exam | A two question examination paper of two hours duration, at the end of Semester 2 | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit or resit failed elements and/or make good any missing elements |
On the completion of this module students should typically be better able to:
1. read literary texts in an informed and critical manner;
2. discuss literary texts coherently;
3. write about them in a well-structured and well-argued manner;
4. understand the complexities of literary modes and kinds.
This module considers aspects of the three main literary genres - poetry, drama and prose fiction - with the emphasis mainly on pre-twentieth century writing. Within each genre the module picks out one aspect for special attention. In the case of poetry the focus is on longer forms, whether 'integral' (the verse narrative) or 'composite' (the sonnet sequence); within drama the focus is on comedy; and within prose fiction the focus is on 'the uncanny' - broadly speaking here the genre is defined by content rather than by form.
This module is at CQFW Level 4