Renaissance to Regency
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
ENH2960
Twentieth-century literature
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
ENH2970
Australian literature
I O'Loughlin
8 points * 2.5 hours per week * Second semester * Peninsula
The subject examines some developments in Australian literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. The aim is to encourage a critical appreciation of the influences on the preoccupations of important Australian writers.
Assessment
Essay (2000 words): 30% * Tutorial paper with written essay (1500 words): 30% * Test (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Anderson Tirra lirra by the river Penguin
Barnes J and McFarlane B Cross country Heinemann
Hathorn L The blue dress Mammoth
Hewett D The Chapel Perilous Currency
Lawler R The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Currency
Malouf D Fly away Peter Penguin
Prichard K S Coonardoo Angus and Robertson
Roland B The touch of silk Currency
White P The aunt's story Penguin
Williamson D The Perfectionist Currency