Overview
The topic will give students a firm grasp of the story of English literature, providing a crucial background for the study of literature in English and for students' wider cultural literacy. This story will be told through some of the most famous poems in the English language, which will be … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to:
- Provide an account of the major periods of English Literature
- Impart students with the principal skills and techniques of reading poetry
- Demonstrate the connections between examples of canonical poetry and their historical and cultural contexts
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Compare the major characteristics of literary periods as they impinge on canonical English poetry
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Apply the principal skills and techniques of reading poetry to produce interpretations
3.
Examine the relation between examples of canonical poetry and appropriate historical/cultural contexts
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