Subject description
This is a study of the revolution of imagination in the late 18th and early 19th centuries - a period of exciting, daunting upheaval in political, social, scientific and aesthetic theory. Students are introduced to the philosophy of Romanticism as represented primarily through literary texts with particular emphasis on the … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
ENGL229 - The Romantics
Tutorial enrolment
Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS
Delivery
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Teaching staff
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Engagement hours
:1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Identify the characteristics of Romantic writing and the general philosophical principles of Romanticism
2.
Demonstrate understanding of the literary text as contributing to an intellectual and aesthetic debate that is both historical and on-going
3.
Articulate and discuss (in written and oral form) the literary strategies the texts use to produce meaning
4.
Write an essay that uses the tools of critical literary analysis to develop an argument/thesis that is founded upon supportive evidence from primary texts
5.
Demonstrate understanding of the context out of which these texts originate
Assessment details
Recitation and Reflection
Essay
Take-Home Exam
Textbook information
No prescribed textbooks for this subject. Students will be advised of recommended texts at the commencement of session
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