6 points
* First semester
* 3 hours per week (1-hour lecture, 2
hours tutorial, plus occasional extra hour for screenings and presentations)
* Gippsland/Distance
Objectives Students successfully completing this subject will be able to demonstrate a detailed understanding of selected syllabus texts and their characteristics as prose fiction, drama, poetry or film, and an ability to deploy critical judgement in the written analysis and discussion of literary texts, and of their context in the wider culture.
Synopsis This subject focuses on the three major literary forms (prose fiction, poetry and drama) and introduces the techniques, aims and assumptions of literary criticism. It introduces students to broader concepts of culture as they bear on how we read and value these literary forms and develops an understanding of literature as a cultural institution. Literary texts will be drawn from different historical periods and cultures, with some emphasis on works from the twentieth century. A contemporary Australian film is also included in the syllabus.
Assessment Progressive assessment: 60%
* Examination: 40%
* The
total length of assessment will not exceed 5000 words
Prescribed texts
Poetry
Leonard J (ed.) Seven centuries of poetry in English 3rd edn, OUP, 1994
Fiction
Austen J Pride and prejudice OUP, 1980
Calvino I Marcovaldo Picador, 1985
Head B Maru Heinemann, 1985
Malouf D Johnno Penguin, 1985
Drama
Havel V Temptation Faber and Faber, 1990
Shakespeare W Twelfth Night Signet, rev. edn, 1987
Gallipoli (film) dir. Peter Weir
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