CO4037 Love, Lust, and Longing: Exploring Early Modern Love Poetry

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

15

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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.

Availability restrictions

Students should be undertaking a degree with Comparative Literature as a named subject. Visiting students must seek approval from the CO Honours Adviser prior to enrolment. Student numbers are capped at 14. CO students have priority

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr P J Lennon

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Module Staff

Dr Paul Lennon, Dr Claudia Rossignoli, Dr Emma Herdman

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Module description

‘Love, Lust, and Longing’ offers a high-level introduction to Early Modern love poetry. The module charts Petrarchism as an enduring global phenomenon, the legacy of which can still be felt today, through the works of some of the finest poets of the period. Through close textual analysis of contemporary poetry, you will gain an understanding of the rich cultural, philosophical, and literary contexts that helped shape how we express and understand love in the West.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE SP4017

Assessment pattern

Coursework - 100%

Re-assessment

Coursework - 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1.5-hour seminar per week.

Scheduled learning hours

17

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

Guided independent study hours

132

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • identify, comprehend, and analyse features of Early Modern love poetry from different cultures in line with the materials taught, e.g., Petrarchism and Neoplatonism.
  • perform critical analysis of the poetry and materials taught with reference to salient themes, e.g., Petrarchism and Neoplatonism.
  • produce a scholarly written argument commensurate with an Honours-level module, which is accurate in spelling, grammar, and MHRA citation of primary and secondary sources.
  • engage in discussion and debate about the materials studied on the module with reference to examples in poetry and scholarly sources.