Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Arts (Volume 3 page 56)
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1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p56) : Next:106-226 | Prev:106-215
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd year
Coordinator: Peter Otto.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will:
- have a working knowledge of Blake's literary and graphic art;
- be able to demonstrate an awareness of the main currents of Blake criticism;
- have a broad understanding of the social, cultural and political contexts of Blake's literary and artistic productions;
- have developed an appreciation of the issues raised by Blake's composite (word and image) and 'ungrounded' art for contemporary literary theory;
- have developed an understanding of Blake's attitudes toward gender, women, the body and sexuality.
Content:
This subject introduces students to the poetry, paintings and critical reception of William Blake, focusing on his struggle with the philosophies of Newton and Locke, his views on self and gender, and the relation between word and image in his work.
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
1. English, Faculty of Arts (v3, p56) : Next:106-226 | Prev:106-215
2. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p102) : Next:106-226 | Prev:106-215
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Peter Otto.
Contact: One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial each week
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject successfully will:
- have a working knowledge of Blake's literary and graphic art;
- be able to demonstrate an awareness of the main currents of Blake criticism;
- have a broad understanding of the social, cultural and political contexts of Blake's literary and artistic productions;
- have developed an appreciation of the issues raised by Blake's composite (word and image) and "ungrounded" art for contemporary literary theory; and
- have developed an understanding of Blake's attitudes toward gender, women, the body and sexuality.
Content:
This subject introduces students to the poetry, paintings and critical reception of William Blake, focusing on his struggle with the philosophies of Newton and Locke, his views on self and gender, and the relation between word and image in his work.
Assessment:
Written work of not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
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2. English, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p102) : Next:106-226 | Prev:106-215
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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