LLC4000(H)

Writing Worlds: The Novel from Cervantes to Calvino (12 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Philip Anderson, Stewart King and Susanna Scarparo

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion, students will be able to: 1a understand issues dealing with narrative theory and practice. 1b discuss issues dealing with narrative theory and practice. 1c analyse issues dealing with narrative theory and practice. 2a develop a relative understanding of historical and cultural contexts in relation to the above. 2b express a relative understanding of historical and cultural contexts in relation to the above. 3 develop an understanding and application of modes of textual analysis. 4. Develop oral and written skills in exposition, analysis and argumentation.

Assessment: Seminar presentation (3,000 words): 30%, Two essays (3,000 words each): 30% each, Seminar participation: 10%

Contact Hours: 24 hours per week divided as follows: 1 hour lecture, 2 hour seminar, 12 hours reading, 9 hours preparation for seminar and essay writing

Prerequisites: Any third-year sequence in any program within the Schoo of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics and a third-year sequence for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies students.