EN3162 Revolution and Romanticism: Literature, History and Society (1789-1805)

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

11.00 am Tue and 10.00 am Thu

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Module coordinator

Prof N H Roe

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Module Staff

Prof N H Roe

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Module description

The module offers students a wide-ranging introduction to the varied and stimulating literature of the 1790s. It will also present students with an opportunity to read some of the best modern criticism of literature of the Romantic period. By the end of the module, students will be able to demonstrate a broadly based knowledge of the literature of the 1790s and some relevant later texts, and will be able to present an informed discussion of this literature in the light of contextual evidence such as social, political, and wider historical developments. (Group C)

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

2 hours: seminars, lectures, or tutorials, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Scheduled learning hours

22

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

Guided independent study hours

278

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate a broadly based knowledge of the literature of the 1790s and some relevant later texts
  • Present an informed discussion of this literature in the light of contextual evidence such as social, political and wider historical developments
  • Demonstrate skills in critical reading and evaluation of primary texts and relevant secondary material
  • Demonstrate skills in oral and written presentation