MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

ENH1011

Introduction to English literature

K Foster

Synopsis The subject is designed firstly to introduce students to the three major literary forms: prose fiction, poetry and drama; and secondly to foster that imaginative reading which underlies all theoretical and critical thought about literature. It aims to introduce ideas about the creative process, to consider the resources of form and style, and to make students conscious of the various theoretical and critical frameworks used in talking and writing about literature.

Assessment Two essays (1250 words): 50% + Examination (two tests of one hour each): 40% + Tutorial participation: 10%

Prescribed texts

• Bronte C Jane Eyre Penguin
• Goldsworthy K (ed.)Australian short stories Dent
• Leonard J Seven centuries of poetry in English 3rd edn, OUP, 1994
• Rhys J Wide Sargasso Sea Penguin
• Shakespeare W Hamlet CUP
• Course booklet (English department)

Recommended texts

• Selden R Practising theory and reading Harvester, 1989