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 | MEDIEVAL NARRATIVES | ||
Code | ENGL270 | ||
Coordinator |
Professor SL Peverley English S.Peverley@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2021-22 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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To introduce a range of medieval narrative literature and common themes found there through studying a variety of texts in the original Middle English, alongside some others written in Anglo-Norman (studied in translation). |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will acquire analytical skills and vocabulary appropriate to university-level work and be able to use them appropriately in relation to a range of sources from different historical periods and social contexts. |
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(LO2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in written or spoken forms suitable for academic work and be able to participate constructively in group discussions. |
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(LO3) Students will gain awareness of cultural, theoretical and historical contexts of literature and language use. |
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(LO4) Students will have the ability to write well-constructed prose, reflecting appropriate scholarly knowledge and independent response within a sustained argument. |
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(LO5) Students will have the ability to write well-constructed prose, reflecting appropriate scholarly knowledge and independent response within a sustained argument. |
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(LO6) Students will have the ability to demonstrate research and evaluative skills that support wider literary or linguistic analysis, criticism, and/or data collection. |
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(LO7) Students will acquire a basic reading ability in Middle English Language. |
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(LO8) Students will gain an awareness of how early texts might be edited. |
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(S1) Students will gain the ability to analyse and interpret sophisticated texts closely and critically. |
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(S2) Students will gain the ability to construct and support argument in both written and spoken forms. |
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(S3) Students will gain the ability to write with appropriate subject knowledge, using appropriate approaches and terminology. |
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(S4) Students will gain the ability to identify and assess relevant information and data, and argue independently in response. |
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(S5) Students will gain the ability to critically evaluate research materials. |
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(S6) Students will gain the ability to undertake independent research, and to develop a sense of research attitude. |
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(S7) Students will gain the ability to critically evaluate different editorial methods. |
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(S8) Students will gain the ability to read medieval texts in the original Middle English and use language-based resources, such as glossaries and the Middle English Dictionary. |
Syllabus |
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The module will look at various forms of poetic and prose narrative in the medieval period, covering courtly texts such as romances and lais as well as bawdy tales (fabliaux). Themes explored will include elite behaviour (courtly codes), secular and spiritual codes of conduct, exile, marriage, and quests. A fair chronological range will allow for a sense of historical development and scope for comparison, as well as seeing how certain themes recur, eg rites of passage, women's relation to power, magic, social conduct. A typical syllabus might cover: Chaucer's Book of the Duchess and a selection from The Canterbury Tales, often including The Knight's Tale, The Reeve's Tale, the Wife of Bath's Tale, and others chosen by tutors; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Selected books from Malory's Morte D'Arthur (normally The tale of King Arthur, The Tale of Sir Gareth, The Book of Lancelot and Guinevere). Extracts fro m medieval chronicles, Gower's Confessio Amantis and several lyrics may also be considered. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Workshop Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial Teaching Method 3 - Other |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
12 24 |
48 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
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 |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Practice Editorial Exercise | 0 | 0 | ||||
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 2 | 0 | 60 | ||||
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 2 | 0 | 40 | ||||
Annotated Bibliography | 0 | 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. |