EN3141 Tragedy in the Age of Shakespeare

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

10am - 12 Tues

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Module coordinator

Dr H A R Archer

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Module Staff

Dr Harriet Archer (HARH)

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Module description

Students in this module will study the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries and acquire knowledge of contemporary critical approaches to the subject. They will consider how the plays of this period present different varieties of tragic form while also relating them to the theatrical and cultural conditions of the period.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS EN2003 AND PASS EN2004

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

exam = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 lecture and 1 tutorial and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours

20

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Display a direct knowledge of the set texts, gained by close reading of those texts and reading of supplementary primary and secondary material.
  • Identify and undertake appropriate secondary reading on Shakespeare and the drama of his time, guided by the module handbook.
  • Deploy an appropriate critical terminology for discussing the drama of the period.
  • Construct logical, persuasive arguments which are presented in correct and fluent English.