School of Humanities  
 
 
ENG-20033 Romanticisms  
Co-ordinator: Dr Nicholas Seager   Tel:33142  
Teaching Team: Mrs Tracey  Lea, Mrs Amanda  Porritt, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts, Dr Jonathon  Shears  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 2 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
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Programme/Approved Electives for
English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 2)
English with Creative Writing Single Honours (Level 2)
English Dual Honours (Level 2)
English Major (Level 2)
English Minor (Level 2)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Yes
Barred Combinations
None
Prerequisites
None
Description

The period 1780-1830 was a time of startling cultural and historical activity. There was a revolution in France, the slave trade was abolished, the fight for women's rights got underway and the industrial revolution gained momentum. The writers of this period provided a prototype for modern celebrity culture and shaped the way we understand and appreciate literature today. This module studies the poetry, prose and drama of what we now call the Romantic period. It will consider key issues such as the the constructions of the $ùRomantic Imagination&©, questions of national identity, Romantic ecology and the rise of the Gothic novel.

Module suitable for: English students, EALs students, students who have passed an English elective in year 1, students with English A-Level or equivalent.
Aims
To equip students with knowledge of the work of a range of authors from the Romantic Period

To offer students an understanding of key historical, political and philosophical contexts in relation to the literature of this period.

To offer students insight into some of the theoretical and critical traditions that have shaped our understanding of Romanticism.

To enable students to carry out contextualised close reading analysis of Romantic literature.

To offer students the opportunity to draw comparisons between the work of different Romantic authors and to construct an argument based around these comparisons.
Intended Learning Outcomes
identify the distinctive formal and thematic features of a variety of Romantic literature will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
demonstrate knowledge of the historical, political and philosophical contexts of the Romantic period will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
engage in contextualised close textual analysis of a variety of Romantic literary forms and genres will be achieved by assessments: 1,2,3
demonstrate the ability to compare and contrast literature by different authors writing during the Romantic Period. will be achieved by assessments: 2
demonstrate the ability to engage with theoretical and critical constructions and receptions of Romanticism will be achieved by assessments: 2
Study hours
lectures (11 hours)
small group classes (11 hours)
seminar preparation and private study (75 hours)
essay writing and preparation (42 hours)
formative exercise preparation and writing (10 hours)
essay feedback (1 hour)
Description of Module Assessment
01: Short Paper weighted 20%
close reading exercise
Students will choose one of a number of poems, extracts from prose, extracts from plays and asked to write a 1,000-word contextualised close-reading. the exercise will be submitted by students in Week 5 and returned in week 6.
02: Essay weighted 60%
Anthology
An anthology of up to 5 pieces of Romantic poetry, prose and/or drama, selected by the student, based on their own chosen theme, to which they will write a 2,000-word introduction.
03: Presentation weighted 20%
Anthology presentation
Students will prepare and present one poem or short piece of prose that bears some relation to the fortnightly theme.
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 02/Oct/2013

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