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106-019 Blake | |
Note | Formerly available as 106-216/316. Students who have completed 106-216/316 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Peter Otto |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of First Year English, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture per week and nine 2-hour tutorials scheduled across the semester |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students to the poetry, paintings and critical reception of William Blake focusing on his views on self and gender, and the relation between word and image in his work. Students who complete this subject should: 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. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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