Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay or Portfolio consisting of: 1 x 2,500-word comparative critical essay and 1 x 500-word reflection, OR 2,000-word creative piece (pro rata for poetry) and a 1,000-word commentary (+ reflection). 3000 Words | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay or Portfolio consisting of: 1 x 2,500-word comparative critical essay and 1 x 500-word reflection, OR 2,000-word creative piece (pro rata for poetry) and a 1,000-word commentary (+ reflection). 3000 Words | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of a range of literary texts from across the Nineteenth Century;
Locate texts in appropriate cultural and historical contexts;
Articulate a critical analysis of individual texts from the period that shows an understanding of their distinctive qualities;
Relate texts from the period either to each other or to a common theme.
Brief description
This module takes you through a transformative century of literature, shaped by revolutions, anxieties, and profound change. From the political upheavals of the 1790s to the scientific and social shifts of the late Victorian era, you’ll explore how writers responded to key crises of their time - revolution, empire, gender, sexuality, and the power of language itself. You'll engage with a diverse range of literary forms, including novels, poetry, short stories, and periodical writing, reflecting the richness and adaptability of nineteenth-century literature. Alongside studying these texts, you'll have the opportunity to develop your own critical and/or creative responses, comparing works and ideas from across the century. This is a look at a world in flux - ideal for students curious about how literature interacts with moments of change and crisis.
Content
2: First-generation Romantics – William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lyrical Ballads
3: Second-generation Romantics – Percy Shelley
4: Romantic-era prose – Jane Austen, Persuasion
5: Workshop – Introduction to the Victorian era
6: Dramatic monologues – selection from Augusta Webster and Amy Levy
7: Victorian women’s poetry – Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market
8: The New Woman (visual culture/selections from George Egerton 'A Cross Line' and Victoria Cross’s ‘Theodora: A Fragment')
9: Victorian short-fiction – Arthur Conan Doyle, selected Sherlock Holmes stories
10: Workshop – Revision and assessment preparation
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | Confident communication is developed through group discussions during seminars. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students are encouraged to take more personal initiative in the planning and conduct of their preparation for assignments than at Level 1, and to make use of a broader range of resources; formal feedback on essays and informal feedback on seminar participation help students measure their improvement |
| Information Technology | Substantial use is made of electronic text-databases (Jisc Historical Texts, LION), of electronic journals, and of Blackboard, and students are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Through increased critical self-reflection and the development of transferable ICT, communication and research skills. |
| Problem solving | Addressing the challenges of formulating and putting into practice a critical approach appropriate to text and topic set. |
| Research skills | Close reading of literary texts; grasp of generic and intertextual relationships between texts; identification and analysis of appropriate historical and cultural contexts. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Close reading of literary texts; grasp of generic and intertextual relationships between texts; identification and analysis of appropriate historical and cultural contexts |
| Team work | Informal group work in seminars. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 5