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ENH2315

Faculty of Arts

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Monash University

Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
OfferedClayton First semester 2010 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Kate Rigby

Synopsis

The unit examines the birth and development of British romanticism from romance. It begins with a brief study of romance, chiefly in Spenser and Milton, passes to a study of forgery, examines the work of William Blake, and concentrates on the writings of the Wordsworth Circle: the poetry of William Wordsworth and S. T. Coleridge, and the journals of Dorothy Wordsworth.

Assessment

Two essays (2250 words each; one of these essays must be presented as a seminar paper): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Kate Rigby

Contact hours

2 hours (1 lecture and 1 tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

English

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in English or Comparative Literature (not Cultural Studies)