ENH1220

Reading literature II: worlds in conflict

(ART)

C Stevenson

6 points + 2.5 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield, Clayton, Flexible mode + Prerequisite: ENH1010

Synopsis: The concepts of the 'primitive' and the 'civilised' and the relationships between them as depicted in literary texts from the Renaissance to the present. The 'worlds' of the unit's title include individuals (eg the country-dweller and the city-dweller) and national cultures (eg aboriginals and white settlers); in the latter particularly, the conflict between the two is examined in the context of post-colonialism.

Assessment: Exercise (1000 words): 20%; + Essay (1500 words): 30%; + Examination (2 hours): 40%; + Class work and participation: 10% + For flexible delivery students, assessment will be by exercise, essay and examination