EL5016 - Modern Literature
[Offered in even-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts and Social Sciences (pre 2015) |
Exploration of a range of modernist fiction, poetry and drama from the first half of the 20th century; and of the aesthetic, intellectual, historical and social contexts in which these texts were written.
Learning Outcomes
- to achieve an understanding of the philosophical, industrial and social movements that influenced Modernism and the concept of an avant-garde;
- to attain a detailed knowledge of the set texts and familiarity with their critical reception;
- to broaden and intensify the literary-critical skills and understanding attained by students at earlier levels, particularly where essay-writing and extra-literary issues are concerned;
- to develop a sound understanding of the Modernist movement in literature and its relationship to developments in the other arts, especially painting.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EL2016 EL3016 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Greg Manning. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Greg Manning. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); essays (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.