Twentieth-century drama
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
ENH2941
The dramatist as social critic
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
ENH2950
Literature and society
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
8 points * 2 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: ENH1011 and ENH1100, or approved equivalents
This subject examines literary texts and ideas in relation to the society which produces them, and in relation to changing approaches to literary theory and criticism. In 1995 the study will consider representations of the family in a range of `realist' texts, considering ways in which elements of Freudian psychology and structuralist theory can assist our understanding. As well, the subject will explore connections among such literary concepts as melodrama, tragedy and realism in relation to the prescribed texts.
Assessment
Essay (4000 words): 60% * Examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Eagleton, T Literary theory Basil Blackwell
Eliot G The Mill on the Floss Penguin
James H Washington Square Penguin
Hardy T Tess of the D'Urbevilles Macmillan
Wilde O Lady Windermere's Fan Penguin
Lawrence D H Sons and lovers Penguin
Priestley J B An Inspector Calls Penguin
Boyd M The cardboard crown Penguin
Williams T Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Penguin