ENH1220

Reading Literature II: Worlds in Conflict (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Charles Stevenson

Offered:
Caulfield Second semester 2003 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2003 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2003 (Flexible)
Caulfield Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Flexible)
South Africa Second semester 2004 (Day)

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 participation: 10%

Contact Hours: 2.5 hours (1 lecture and 1 tutorial) per week

Prerequisites: ENH1010