University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 10

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable: 10.00 am Tue and Thu

This module explores poetry, prose and drama from the reign of Henry VIII through to the early years of Elizabeth I's rule. It will examine the remodelling of literary forms in a period of religious and political 'reformation', combining broad cultural and historical perspectives with in-depth textual analysis. Key texts include: More's Utopia; the poetry of Wyatt, Surrey and Skelton; early sixteenth-century religious verse; and the allegorical drama Everyman. (Group B)

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass EN2003 and pass EN2004

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 2 x 1-hour seminars, and 2 optional consultative hours.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%


Re-assessment: exam = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr A L Davis
Module teaching staff: Dr Alex Davis (ALD3)

Intended learning outcomes

• Display knowledge of the literature of a key period in English political, religious and cultural history, gained by reading unabridged primary texts supplemented by critical reading on each text studied.
• Display the capacity to present an informed discussion of this literature in the light of the historical, cultural and literary contexts in which it was produced.
• Display skills in critical reading and evaluation of primary texts and relevant secondary material.
• Display the ability to present their arguments and evidence in correct and fluent English, in written essays and in class discussion.