106-102 Modern Literature

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Subject Description

This subject focuses upon representative examples of early twentieth-century fiction, poetry and drama, reconsidered in the light of contemporary critical theory. Students who complete this subject successfully will have an understanding of some of the thematic and formal innovations as well as the controversies and contexts of early twentieth-century literature; have an awareness of the relevance of recent innovations in literary-critical methodology to the study of early twentieth-century literature; have acquired relevant research skills including use of the library, referencing and presentation of written work; be able to apply flexible reading strategies and writing practices to the material studied; have a background of relevant knowledge and methodologies, both critical and theoretical, on which to base further studies in English and Cultural Studies.

Assessment

Written work of not more than 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

Course reader available from the department.

• B Brecht, Mother Courage. Routledge.
• J Conrad, Heart of Darkness. Norton.
• T S Eliot, Selected Poems. Faber.
• P Jones, Imagist Poetry. Penguin.
• J Joyce, Dubliners. Penguin.
• D H Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover. Penguin.
• L Pirandello, Six Characters in Search of an Author. Heinemann.
• V Woolf, Orlando. World's Classics.
• W B Yeats, Selected Poems. Macmillan.