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 | Romantic Literature | ||
Code | ENGL218 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr BL Roberts English B.Roberts@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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To introduce you to a wide range of texts from the Romantic and pre-Romantic period. To improve reading skills specific to those texts. To give you an informed sense of the wider cultural history of the time and the interconnections between different forms of writing in the period. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Demonstrate awareness of a range of literary forms and idioms in English Literature from c. 1770 to c. 1830 |
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(LO2) Show an awareness of main issues in the literature of the period |
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(LO3) Relate elements of this literature to specific historical and cultural contexts |
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(LO4) Plan, research, and execute an assessed essay showing the application of the above skills, and demonstrate these skills and appropriate knowledge in a three-hour examination |
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(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S2) Research skills - All Information skills |
Syllabus |
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The module focuses on the period of English literature of the Romantic period (roughly 1770-1830). The two workshops each week will cover a range of authors and themes in the period. Because of time constraints, not all texts / themes will be covered in the tutorials. The module contains appreciably more poetry than prose. The subject of each week's tutorial will be decided by the individual tutor, however, a typical tutorial syllabus (based on the lectures) might be as follows: |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Online workshop Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial Teaching Method 3 - Other |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 |
22 |
33 | ||||
Timetable (if known) |
60 mins X 1 totaling 11
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60 mins X 2 totaling 22
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Private Study | 267 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 2: take-home paper (48 hours, not to be scheduled by SAS) There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment | 48 hour take-home pa | 67 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Essay | 0 | |||||
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2 | 4,000 words | 33 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |