Unit name | The Rise of the Novel in 19th-Century Europe |
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Unit code | MODLM2035 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. McClelland |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This core unit in the MA programme in European Literatures explores the generic characteristics and evolution of the novel as the central achievement of 19th-century literature in Europe. The unit will be team-taught by specialists in at least three major literatures (as a typical minimum: French, German, Russian); it will also include reference to or more significant examination of other traditions. Precise choice of texts will vary from year to year, but major exemplars of the novel form will be selected so as to enable maximally fruitful comparison of formal features and thematic preoccupations. The unit will evaluate a variety of critical approaches to the novel. Emphasis will be placed on comparison and contrast of specific social, ideological and aesthetic contexts within different European countries, with particular attention to the narrative strategies which determine the contours of the genre both nationally and internationally.
Teaching will be delivered in the form of seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
1 x formative presentation (pass/fail); required to pass. 1 x 5000 word essay (summative - 100%)
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
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Assessment
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The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
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