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HL101 serves =
as an
introduction to the study of literature at tertiary level, looking at examp=
les
of works from four literary genres, including short fiction, a selection of
poems, a play that transformed the nature of modern drama, and an enigmatic=
and
very influential film. The module has two goals: to further develop skills =
in
reading and writing. The first involves exploring the specifically literary
nature of each of the works studied through sustained exercises in close
reading and critical analysis. The emphasis here will be on helping student=
s to
identify the characteristics of each of the genres discussed by way of a
discussion of literary devices and techniques (e.g. foreshadowing, style, t=
he
use of motifs, etc.). The second involves developing greater awareness about
the nature and requirements of academic writing about literature (e.g. how =
to
identify a significant issue for discussion, formulate an argument,
substantiate your claims, etc.). The objectives of the module are to illust=
rate
how to respond appropriately and imaginatively to a wide range of texts and=
to
provide students with guidelines on how to formulate and structure an argum=
ent
in an appropriate academic register.
Core
texts:
Beckett.
Waiting for Godot.
All
other texts will be provided.
Course
Assessment:
Poetry Paper &=
nbsp; 25 %
Fiction Paper =
25 %
Final Exam &nb=
sp; 50 %
&=
nbsp; &nbs=
p; 100
%
Assignments deadlin=
es
will be announced in due course.
Final
Examination: The final examination will contain essay questions on
Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and Bergman’s Persona, as well as one other question based on the overall cou=
rse
material.
Plagiarism disclaimer: Please see the
divisional policy on plagiari=
smhere:
Readings/Assignments(to be completed by day listed)=
1
12th Aug
Dr. Neil Murphy
Introduction
No tutorials this week.
2 19th Aug
Dr. Angela Frattarola:
Academic Writing
See Edventure for assigned readings to complete before cla=
ss.
3
26th Aug
Dr. Angela Frattarola:
Academic Writing
See Edventure for assigned readings to complete before cla=
ss.
4
2=
ndSept
Dr. Lim Lee Ching:
Poetry
Oscar Wilde "The Ballad of Reading
Gaol"(available from =
www.gute=
nberg.org);
Dylan Thomas "Fern Hill" Norton
Anthology vol. 2,pp.24=
48-50;
W.B. Yeats "Leda and the Swan” Norton
Anthology vol. 2,p.203=
9;
W.B. Yeats "Sailing to Byzantium" Norton Anthology vol. 2, p.2040.
5
9th Sept
Dr. Lim Lee Ching:
Poetry
John Keats "Ode on a Grecian Urn"Norton
Anthology vol.2,pp.905=
-6;
Percy Bysshe Shelley "Ozymandias" Norton Anthology vol. 2, p.768; William Wordsworth "We a=
re
Seven"Norton Anthology v=
ol. 2
- pp.248-9; William Wordsworth "Lucy Gray" Norton Anthology vol. 2, pp.277-9.
6
16th Sept
Dr. Neil Murphy: Short Fiction
D.H. Lawrence "Odour of Chrysanthemums&q=
uot; (Norton Anthology vol. 2);
James Joyce "Eveline" and "The
Boarding House" (available from www.gutenberg.org, under James Joyc=
e, Dubliners rich text).=