Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Takeaway Exam Question 1 on a single text from Section A; Question 2 to show knowledge of at least two texts. | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay or Portfolio 1 x 2,000-word essay OR Creative Writing portfolio (2500 words) to show knowledge of at least one text taught in the first half of the module. | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Takeaway Exam Resit examination | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmit missing or failed 2000 word essay 1 x 2,000-word essay OR Creative Writing portfolio (2500 words) | 50% |
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 detailed 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 introduces students to a representative range of writing across the Romantic and Victorian periods. Each seminar text has been chosen to focus an aspect of the century’s crises, from the impact of revolution and urgent concerns about language, to pressing anxieties about sexuality, gender, empire and science. The module also familiarises students with a range of literary forms, including the novel and poetry, as well as fast forms that thrived in the era, such as periodical literature and the short story.
Content
Week 2: William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lyrical Ballads (1798)
Week 3: John Keats, the Odes, ‘Eve of St Agnes’ and ‘Isabella and the Pot of Basil’ (1819)
Week 4: Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817)
Week 5: Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821)
Week 6: Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (1854)
Week 7: Dramatic monologue (for instance, Augusta Webster, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alfred Tennyson)
Week 8: Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market (1862) and other selected poems
Week 9: Arthur Conan Doyle, selected Sherlock Holmes stories (1892)
Week 10: Module conclusion
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