ENH2660

Here and there: the literature of travel

(ART)

R Gerster

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: CLS2660/3660

Synopsis: This subject will examine, within an English-speaking context and over a broad historical timeframe, a spectrum of individual/social/cultural rationales for travel and the ways in which these experiences (real or imaginary) have found expression in literature. Texts will range from accounts of mediaeval pilgrimages, through imaginary voyages, utopian fantasies, New World travellers' tales, explorers' journals, the concept of the Grand Tour, to contemporary tourism.

Assessment: Seminar paper (15 minutes, 1500 words): 20% + Essay (2500 words): 40% + Exam (2 hours): 30% + Seminar participation: 10%