Single Author Study
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL3067 | English | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ENGL3067
- School
- English
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This stranded module provides students with a detailed introduction to the major works of a single author. Students will select one author to study from a range on offer. They will then have the opportunity to consider in detail important thematic and stylistic aspects of their chosen author's work, taking account of the chronological development of their writing practice (if relevant), and their relationship to key historical and literary contexts, as well as assessing trends in the critical reception of the author's work.
Target Students
Only available for final-year students on SH and JH English programmes; including 2+2 programmes; students participating in exchanges from the School partner institutions; and final-year students on the Liberal Arts programme.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- Coursework 1: Optional essay plan and work in progress bibliography
- 100% Coursework 2: One 3500-word essay
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The module allows students to question and critique the models of literary history and the literary-critical taxonomies encountered at levels 1 and 2; it allows students to deepen their understanding of literary culture by studying in detail the changing relationship between the work of a single author, their forebears and contemporaries, and the literary marketplace; it enables students to consider changes in the critical reception of an author’s work reflecting cultural and historical transitions and shifts in literary-critical trends; and introduces students to textual scholarship, giving them a practical and guided introduction to such issues as authorial revision, editorial changes, censorship and publishing practices.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
- A1 Critical and theoretical approaches to the study of texts, including appropriate critical terminologies
- A2 The literary, cultural and historical contexts for literature, language and drama
- A5 The interaction of genre with specific content in the analysis of literary texts
Intellectual Skills:
- B1 Engage in close and logical analysis of texts and arguments
- B2 Think independently while giving due weight to the arguments of others and to reflect on their own critical practice
- B3 Understand complex ideas and relate them to specific problems or questions
- B4 Acquire substantial quantities of information systematically and process it effectively
Professional Practice Skills:
- C1 Articulate knowledge and understanding of literary, linguistic and theoretical concepts relating to English studies, using appropriate terminology
- C2 Analyse texts with an awareness of how circumstances of authorship, textual production, convention and/or audience affect what they communicate;
- C3 Write accurately and grammatically, demonstrating awareness of the importance of style and register in communication, and present written material using conventions appropriate to literary or language work including bibliographies;
- C4 To construct and communicate a sustained analysis of texts, verbally and in writing
- C5 Carry out research (include the use of scholarly resources and databases), to evaluate the material so acquired and use it appropriately
Transferable key skills:
- D1 Work productively with others
- D2 Communicate effectively in writing
- D4 Organise and manage working time, including scheduling tasks and meeting deadlines
- D5 Retrieve information from a range of written and electronic sources and present the results in a clear and accurate fashion
- D6 Reflect upon and assess their own progress, strengths and weaknesses
Conveners
- Dr Andrew Steven Harrison