The History of English Literature I

lgerm1324  2018-2019  Louvain-la-Neuve

The History of English Literature I
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Latre Guido;
Language
English
Prerequisites
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The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
This course offers a chronological and critical survey of the literature of the given language area from the Middle Ages to the 17th and 18th centuries. It examines the different movements and genres developed during these periods and places them in their socio-cultural contexts. Excerpts (compulsory reading) are used as illustrations.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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At the end of the course, students should be able to show insight into the distinctive features of major literary movements and genres. They should be able to situate them in their socio-cultural and historical contexts. Students will become familiar with important literary figures and canonical works of the historical period that is studied. They will be expected to know how to read and interpret some key texts.

 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Lectures making ample use of audiovisual material help the students acquire insight into English literary texts and tendencies of the Older Period. The course traces the development of English literature from 600 to 1800 in the context of major historical developments in Britain, Ireland, and the Continent. Through a combination of "sampling" and "digging," the course offers both a panoramic view and, in the discussion of short extracts, more in-depth analysis of the major authors of this period: the Anglo-Saxon poets, the Gawain-poet, Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, Pope and the early Romantics.
Teaching methods
Teaching method: formal lectures.
Evaluation methods
Written exam.

 
Other information
Audio-visual materials will be used to illustrate the course.
Bibliography
Support : lecture de base, syllabus, manuel (The Norton Anthology of English Literature 1).
Faculty or entity
LMOD


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English

Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General

Minor in Literary Studies

Minor in English Studies