eng2ml modern literature
MODERN LITERATURE
ENG2ML
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will be introduced to a selection of texts that engage with, or speak from, a different position in relation to the broader concerns that this subject deals with. These include: nationalism, fascism, imperialism, feminism, experimental writing and psychoanalysis. The set texts represent an exciting range of genres - from the literary novel, the short story, the novella and poetry, to the occult and the surreal.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBrian Flanagan
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of first-year English or co-ordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HUM2ML, HUM3ML
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Heart of darkness | Prescribed | Conrad, J. | PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS |
| Readings | Metamorphosis and other stories, | Prescribed | Kafka, F. | MINERVA |
| Readings | Nightwood | Recommended | Barnes, D. | FABER AND FABER |
| Readings | Orlando | Recommended | Woolf, Virginia | WORDSWORTH CLASSICS |
| Readings | The Great Gatsby | Recommended | Fitzgerald, F.S. | WORDSWORTH CLASSICS |
| Readings | Things Fall Apart | Recommended | Achebe, C. | BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL |
| Readings | Turn of The screw and the Aspern Papers | Recommended | James, H. | WORDSWORTH CLASSICS |
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