Introduction to English literature
F King and W B Steele
6 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
The subject is designed firstly to introduce students to the three major literary forms: prose fiction, poetry and drama; and secondly to foster that imaginative reading which underlies all theoretical and critical thought about literature. It aims to introduce ideas about the creative process, to consider the resources of form and style, and also to make students familiar with the terms and the various theoretical and critical frameworks used in talking and writing about literature.
Assessment
Two essays (1250 words each): 50% * Examination: (2 hours): 40% * Tutorial participation: 10%
Prescribed texts
Goldsworthy K (ed.) Australian short stories Dent
Joyce J Dubliners Penguin
Leonard J Seven centuries of poetry in English 2nd edn, OUP, 1991
Shakespeare Hamlet Norton
Recommended text
Selden R Practising theory and reading literature Harvester, 1989