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 | RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE: POETRY, PROSE AND DRAMA 1660-1789 | ||
| Code | ENGL272 | ||
| Coordinator |
Prof PT Baines English Bainespt@liverpool.ac.uk |
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| Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
| Session 2020-21 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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The module will introduce students to the wide range of writing in the period 1660-1789, including the rise of the novel and developments within poetic and dramatic genres. The module will investigate the literature of the period in the context of developments in society, in enlightenment thought and in the modes of literary production and consumption. |
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Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Substantial knowledge of literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century. |
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(LO2) Improved reading skills specific to understanding and analysing this literature. |
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(LO3) An informed sense of the wider cultural history of the period and the interconnections between its writings. |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing including referencing skills |
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(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral |
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(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills |
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(S5) Information skills - Critical reading |
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(S6) Research skills - All Information skills |
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(S7) Skills in using technology - Using common applications, eg work processing, databases, spreadsheets |
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(S8) Research skills - Awareness of /commitment to academic integrity |
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Syllabus |
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The syllabus includes some of the 'classics' of world literature (such as Gulliver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe, and Paradise Lost). Particular attention is paid to how the literature of the period reflects and imagines issues of: freedom and slavery; authorship and the culture of print; politics; religion and reason; realism and romance; urban expansion; the body, mind and spirit; sexual, racial and cultural identity; science, technology and new forms of knowledge. |
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Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Whole-cohort session of 1 hour (synchronous or asynchronous, as can be accommodated) Teaching Method 2 - Synchronous small-group session of one hour Teaching Method 3 - Other |
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Teaching Schedule |
| Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
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24 12 12 |
48 | |||||
| Timetable (if known) |
60 mins X 1 totaling 12
60 mins X 2 totaling 24 |
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| Private Study | 252 | ||||||
| TOTAL HOURS | 300 | ||||||
Assessment |
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| EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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| Assessment 2 Take-home Exam There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2 questions | 67 | ||||
| CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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| Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. | 2500 - 3000 words | 33 | ||||
| Close Reading Practice close reading and essay work. | 1000 - 1500 words | 0 | ||||
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. | |