Reading literature
A Dilnot and F King
6 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Caulfield
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject should have developed a recognition of the specific qualities of the three main genres of English literature, a grounding in the historical traditions and conventions within which it is produced, and an ability to use appropriate theoretical concepts and critical language in discussing it.
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 Exercise (700 words) and two essays (1500 words each): 60%
* One test (one hour): 25%
* Tutorial participation including class
presentation: 15%
Prescribed texts
Brontë 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
Abrams M H A glossary of literary terms 6th edn, Holt Rinehart, 1993
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