| Unit name | Into the Unknown 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL10034 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tom Sperlinger |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
How far can novelists go in fictionalizing the world? What is the relationship between fact and imagination? In this unit students will read a range of literary texts with these questions in mind and will be offered a broad introduction to literary study at undergraduate level.
Students will have had an opportunity (i) to explore a range of literary texts which, in various ways, explore the idea of the unknown – as reflected in different historical periods and/or in the unknowable nature of other people’s minds. As well as reflecting on this theme, students (ii) will have had the opportunity to gain a broad introduction to literary study. (iii) The unit is designed to be of interest to new students but also to allow further progression for those who have also taken the unit Into the Unknown 1.
Seminars
This unit is designed to be comparable to the BA English Literature and Community Engagement in assessment methods, which therefore mirror those on 10-credit units within that programme. Assessment for this unit is normally undertaken through a seminar presentation of approximately 8-12 minutes and/or a short essay of between 1,500 and 2,000 words, in which students will address the particular issues raised in this unit (i) and demonstrate their developing knowledge of the conventions of literary study (ii and iii).
Dickens, Hard Times Penelope Fitzgerald, The Gate of Angels Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby James Joyce, Finnegans Wake (extracts)
