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 106-010 Literature, Culture, History

Note

Formerly available as 106-120. Students who have completed 106-120 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Clara Tuite

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This subject aims to introduce students to the study of literature in its cultural contexts as these change over time. It covers a wide range of material, including Renaissance theatre, the eighteenth-century novel and contemporary film, though it focuses on a number of literary texts widely recognised as classics. It asks questions such as: how does the meaning and value of classic texts in the past differ from their meaning and value today? what keeps these works alive? what is their importance and function in contemporary culture and what interpretative techniques enable us best to understand and evaluate them? These are key questions in advanced literary and cultural studies, and this subject is especially recommended to students who intend to pursue literary and cultural studies further.

Assessment

An essay of 1000 words and two essays of 1500 words each.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.

  • Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Penguin.
  • A Pope, The Duncial (Book 1).
  • J Austen, Pride and Prejudice. OUP.
  • H James, Portrait of a Lady. Norton.
  • Films: B Luhrman, Romeo and Juliet.
  • J Campion, Portrait of a Lady.
  • BBC TV, Pride and Prejudice.
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