Module Details

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title VICTORIAN LITERATURE
Code ENGL243
Coordinator Dr MD Bradley
English
Matthew.Bradley@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 5 FHEQ First Semester 30

Aims

The main aims of the module are to provide intensive study of a wide range of writing between 1837 and 1901, including the development of the realist novel, the problematic status of poetry, and the rise of women writers and to provide a context for such study in the light of the social and religious changes of the period.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of Victorian works, in all their differing forms and characteristics.

(LO2) An ability to produce written work on the texts of the period, demonstrating analytical skill, critical and contextual awareness and awareness of good academic practice.

(LO3) The ability to discuss knowledgeably a period of rich diversity and change. The student will have some awareness of contextual problems of belief, identity, and social order, as well as personal, family, sexual and public relations which lie behind Victorian questioning.

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading

(S6) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing, including referencing skills

(S7) Time and project management - Personal organisation

(S8) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S9) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking

(S10) Information skills - Critical reading

(S11) Information skills - Information accessing:Locating relevant information and Identifying and evaluating information sources

(S12) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness


Syllabus

 

Authors studied on the module could include Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, the Brownings, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Anthony Trollope, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, Wilkie Collins, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde, the Brontes, George Meredith, Margaret Oliphant, Thomas Carlyle, and John Ruskin. Topics covered could include the Woman Question, realism, society and politics, science and religion, the ghost story, the sensation novel, imperialism, art and literature, the body, gender and sexuality, and the Victorian reading public.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 3 - Other
Description:
Attendance Recorded: No
Notes: General questions and consultations during tutors' office hours; essay and exam guidance and feedback


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

  12

    12

48
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 252
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Non-standard penalty applies for late submission - This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  3 hours    67       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  4000-word essay    33       

Recommended Texts

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