| Unit name | Literature in its Time 5: Twentieth Century Poetry and Prose |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL30026 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Varga |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will introduce poetry and prose written in the period from 1900 to 2000. Students will be encouraged to read a range of works; to compare and contrast the use of a variety of forms by different writers; and to place these writings in the context of literary, political, historical, scientific and other developments in this period.
Aims:
This unit will aim to extend students knowledge of a range of poetry written between 1850 and 1960. Students will be encouraged to consider in depth the careers of individual poets and to compare the use of particular forms by different writers. The progression from the Victorian period to Modernism will be introduced, as will topics such as the poetry of war and movements such as The Movement. The unit aims to extend students ongoing appreciation of the chronology and historical development of literature in English.
Students will have had an opportunity to read a wide range of works written across the period from 1900 to 2000, and to consider questions of authorship, form, historical context, literary movements, and war.
The unit will normally be taught in ten three-hour seminars, which will utilise a range of teaching methods including lectures by the tutor(s), formal and informal presentations by students, and small group discussion.
Students will be required to write one essay for formal assessment, of 3,500 to 4,500 words; the mark for this essay will be the unit mark.
