The languages of literature
Not offered in 1997
P Groves
8 points
* 2.5 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
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Prerequisite: either ENH1111, CLS1010 or ENH1040.
Objectives On successfully completing this subject students should have developed a basic grasp of discourse analysis as a method of investigating the structures and functions of texts, some understanding of the ways in which ideological pressures determine the forms of different kinds of discourse, and a degree of skill in close textual analysis, in terms of linguistic organisation and stylistic patterning.
Synopsis The subject will introduce students to discourse stylistics as a method for examining literary texts. It will begin with some necessary linguistic background in the areas of phonetics and discourse analysis itself (drawing upon the student's acquaintance with syntax gained in one of the prerequisite first-year subjects) and proceed to the study of the following areas of interest: metre and other kinds of rhythmic form; metrical style; soundpatterning and its affective and iconic potential; poetic diction; the functioning of metaphor, metonymy and other forms of figurative language; formal rhetoric; and the syntactic and discoursal analysis of texts.
Assessment second year Seminar paper (1000 words): 15%
* Short essay
(1500 words): 20%
* Long essay (2500 words): 30%
* Class-test 10%
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Exercise in parody: 15%
* Seminar participation: 10%
Assessment third year Seminar paper (1000 words): 15%
* Short essay
(1500 words): 20%
* Long essay (2500 words): 30%
* Class-test 10%
*
Exercise in parody: 15%
* Seminar participation: 10%
* Assessment at
third-year level will anticipate a broader acquaintance with the literature and
a more profound understanding of stylistics and discourse analysis.
Prescribed texts
Allison and others The Norton anthology of poetry, 3rd edn, Norton
Coulthard M An introduction to discourse analysis Longman
Shakespeare W King Lear Signet or Penguin
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