LIT107 English Literature 1 (8)

Abstract

This subject provides a survey of English literature from medieval times to the mid-seventeenth century. Emphasis will be given to the social and cultural contexts, and the literature will be examined through a study of particular texts.

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Session 1
Internal	Bathurst Campus
Internal	Wagga Wagga Campus
Distance	Wagga Wagga Campus

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Subject information

Duration	Grading System	School:
One session	HD/FL	School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be familiar with some of the most influential and frequently discussed works in English literature from Medieval times to the mid-Seventeenth century
- have a broad sense of the transformations that have occurred in English language and literature during these centuries
- have a good sense of how developments in society had an impact on the cultural environment of England
- have an understanding of a number of literary genres introduced during the session
- have an understanding of and competence in practices of analysis and commentary that constitute the discipline of literary criticism

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
- Critical analysis of selected works in English literature from Medieval times to the mid-Seventeenth century - Introduction to the study of literary history - Introduction to practices of commentary and analysis that constitute traditional literary criticism

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