EN3224 Emily Dickinson and the Lyric

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

Tuesday 12-2

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Ms A M Boyer

Ms A M Boyer
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Module Staff

Ms Anne Boyer

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Module description

This module covers the writings of Emily Dickinson in the context of the tumultuous social, political, and intellectual landscape of the 19th century and with particular emphasis on Dickinson’s relationship to the tradition, theory, and practice of the lyric. In addition to careful readings of Dickinson's poetry, we will also study Dickinson’s prose, along with her visual work, and explore historical and contemporary responses to her work.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

One two-hour seminar (x 10 weeks).

Scheduled learning hours

40

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

262

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate the ability to critically analyse the work of Emily Dickinson, secondary critical literature, and contemporary creative responses to Dickinson through close reading, discussion, research, and writing
  • Contextualise Dickinson’s work in the social and political landscape of the 19th-century United States, as well as in relation to the lyric tradition and global Romanticism.
  • Synthesise perspectives on Dickinson’s work from various academic fields, including visual arts, social history, queer and feminist theory, and eco-poetics
  • Develop research skills by engaging with primary and secondary sources, and present findings and ideas clearly and effectively, in written format