| Unit name | Lost and Found 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL10038 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tom Sperlinger |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Quests can take many different forms. How far do we need to travel to find ourselves? This unit aims to engage students in reading, discussing and comparing, on average, between 5 and 8 literary texts (depending on the length of those chosen), which will be selected in order to explore the presentation of the quest in literature, in different periods and styles. The unit will aim to improve students’ knowledge of literary works and will, where relevant, ask them to research biographical or historical contexts and to consider theories of literary approach. Students will be expected to read widely in the relevant area in their own time.
Students will have been introduced to a range of literary texts and a variety of approaches to them, and will have had an opportunity to develop their skills in reading, analyzing and comparing literary works in light of a range of appropriate contexts.
Seminar teaching, including short lectures from the tutor and informal presentations by students where appropriate.
Assessment for this unit is normally undertaken through either a formal seminar presentation or a short essay of between 1,500 and 2,000 words, in which students will be required to relate their knowledge of one or more of the literary texts considered to one of the approaches to literature introduced in the unit.
E.M. Forster Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905);
Kate Chopin The Awakening (1899);
Hermann Hesse Siddhartha (1922);
Tom Stoppard Arcadia (1993).
