LT213-5-AU-CO:
Writing the Revolution 1640 - 1720
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2023/24
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
14 February 2020
Requisites for this module
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The revolutionary period covered by this module saw the abolition of censorship, an explosion of publishing, the airing of formerly repressed opinions, a civil war, the execution of the king, Cromwell’s short-lived ‘Commonwealth’, the restoration of the monarchy, the re-opening of the theatres – and through it all, the appearance of radically new kinds of writing.
This module looks at the great achievements of seventeenth-century literature from Milton’s classic tale of rebels and rebellion in Paradise Lost, to classic lyrical poetry as well as radical pamphleteering, political satire, libertine verse and the creative journalism of Daniel Defoe.
This module ends with a shipwreck and the arrival on a desert island of the entirely self-made modern man, Robinson Crusoe, presaging the advent of a brave new world culture of mercantile enterprise, self-reliance and capitalist endeavour – and, arguably, the invention of a new literary form: the novel.
1. To convey an idea of the wealth of writing from 1640 to 1720
2. To have students engage closely with specific examples of such writing
3. To develop an appreciation of the close interrelationship between historical conditions and literary culture
By the end of the module students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of a wide variety of writing in all genres from 1640 to 1720
2. Analyse and describe the processes out of which specific literary genres were formed
3. Critically evaluate and analyse particular literary works with an informed understanding of the historical period
4. Plan and deliver a researched group presentation on their chosen topic
5. Research, structure and write an essay.
No additional information available.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Essay (2,000 - 2,500 words) (70.00%), Participation, Presentation Supporting Documents (25.00%)
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Patricia Gillies, email: pgillies@essex.ac.uk.
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LiFTS General Office, email: liftstt@essex.ac.uk
Tel. (01206) 872626
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 23 hours, 23 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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