Module Code - Title:
EH4002
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CRITICAL PRACTICE 2 - RENAISSANCE LITERATURE
Year Last Offered:
2018/9
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The purpose of this module is to further develop the introduction of foundational skills to students of English literature, following on from Critical Practice 1, with a focus on Renaissance literature.
Syllabus:
This module introduces students to genre-based studies in poetry and drama, in this case, to significant ideas and key works from the English Renaissance. The period studied, from the Reformation to the Restoration, sees the introduction into England both of new philosophies, such as humanism, and new literary forms, such as the sonnet. Therefore, the module aims to place the literature in those cultural, social, and political contexts which inform and affect its interpretation, and, through an account of the poetic and dramatic developments of the period, to equip students with the skills to identify and critically analyse poetic forms and dramatic conventions.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Explain key concepts in the formation of the English Renaissance
Examine texts in their cultural, social, and political contexts
Relate texts to literary traditions
Define, identify and describe forms of versification
Distinguish between different poetic genres
Interpret and analyse texts through an established process of close reading
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
This module should augment students critical appreciation of literary artefacts by exposing them to the stylistic, historical and cultural factors involved in the creation of literature.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module consists of two lectures and one tutorial per week. Students will be engaged in active learning both inside and outside the classroom and will be encouraged to carry out self-directed work (e.g. library and research projects) related to the material covered on this module.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
N/A
Prime Texts:
Greenblatt, Stephen (2006)
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
, Norton
Other Relevant Texts:
Corns, Thomas N. (ed.) (1993)
The Cambridge Companion to English Poetry: Donne to Marvell
, Cambridge UP
Hadfield, Andrew (2001)
English Renaissance 1500-1620
, Blackwell
Hattaway, Michael (ed.) (2000)
Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture
, Blackwell
Kinney, Arthur F. (ed.) (2000)
Cambridge Companion to English Literature 1500-1600
, Cambridge UP
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Spring
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09/10
Module Leader:
Carrie.Griffin@ul.ie