EN3142 Renaissance Literature: Texts and Contexts
SCOTCAT credits: | 30 |
Academic year(s): | 2017/8 |
Level: | SCQF Level 9 |
Semester: | 2 |
Planned timetable: | 12.00 noon Tue and 2.00 pm Thu |
The aim of the module is to develop an understanding of some major literary texts of the Renaissance both in formalist terms and in terms of their historical and cultural context. Authors considered will include Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Marvell and Milton. (Group B)
Place in programme(s) and relationship to other modules
Undergraduate
Group B Optional for English and BA (Intl Hons) English
UG Pre-requisite(s): | EN2003, EN2004 |
Learning and teaching methods and delivery
Weekly contact: | 1 lecture and 1 tutorial, and 2 optional consultative hours. |
Total module hours: |
- Scheduled learning: 22
- Guided independent study: 278
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Assessment pattern
UG As defined by QAA: |
- Written examinations: 50%
- Practical examinations: 0%
- Coursework: 50%
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UG As used by St Andrews: | 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50% |
UG Re-assessment: | 3-hour Written Examination = 100% |
Personnel
Module coordinator: | Prof N P P Rhodes |
Module teaching staff: | Prof N P P Rhodes |