Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course presents a survey of English literature from the 17th to the 19th century.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Show students how and why literary genres (e.g. the novel) and movements (Classicism, Romanticism) appeared and developed in English literature, from the 17th to the 19th century, in connection with the historical situation (social, economic and philosophical context).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A good command of English. It may help to be familiar with the first part of the course (from the Anglo-Saxon origins to the Renaissance).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face to face.
Recommended or required readings
A syllabus will be made available, both in booklet form and on-line. Further reading (optional): David McDowell, An Illustrated History of Britain (Longman, 1989); Martin Gray, A Dictionary of Literary Terms (York Handbooks, 1992); Robert Barnard, A Short History of English Literature (Blackwell, 1995); Adrian Kempton, Survey of English Literature, vol.2, Dunod, 1992; Adrian Mathews, Survey of English Literature, vol.3, Dunod, 1992.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
The course will be organized in the first term (Mondays 2-4h pm; room A2/5/11).
Contacts
Marc DELREZ 04 366 54 60 - fax 04 366 57 21 E-mail Marc.Delrez@ulg.ac.be
Items online
History of English Literature - Part II
A survey of English literature from 1603 to 1840.