Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Restoration and Revolution
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	English Literature
Module Code	09 36228
Module Lead	Jennie Challinor
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	Restoration and Revolution will engage with the poetry and drama of one of the most vibrant and innovative periods of English literature. In this module we will explore the continuities and changes in literary culture that were taking place over the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Writers studied will include Milton, Dryden, Behn, Congreve and Pope.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate skills in close reading texts from the Restoration and early eighteenth-century period, and ability to comment on the characteristic literary styles, genres and discourses employed; Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of writing from the Restoration and early eighteenth-century period within the appropriate social, material and cultural contexts; Identify and evaluate appropriate critical approaches to writing from the Restoration and early eighteenth-century period.
Assessment	36228-01 : Portfolio 1,500 Words : Coursework (40%) 36228-02 : Essay 2,000 Words : Class Test (60%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Portfolio of close readings 1,500 words (40%) Essay 2,000 words (60%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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