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EL5098: NOVEL AND NATION, 1800-1830: IRELAND AND SCOTLAND (2016-2017)

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Course Overview

​​This course will explore the modes of narration developed by Irish and Scottish novelists from 1800 to 1830, a period which saw the rise of the national tale and the historical novel. How was the nation imagined and represented in early nineteenth-century Ireland and Scotland in the wake of revolution and historical trauma? Authors to be discussed will include Sydney Owenson [Lady Morgan], Maria Edgeworth, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Charles Maturin. A number of theoretical texts on the history of the novel, nationalism, memory, history and trauma will be studied in relation to Romantic fiction.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Catherine Jones

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme
  • One of Master of Letters in English Literary Studies or Master of Letters in the Novel or Master of Letters in Irish and Scottish Literature

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

​This course will explore the modes of narration developed by Irish and Scottish novelists from 1800 to 1830, a period which saw the rise of the national tale and the historical novel. How was the nation imagined and represented in early nineteenth-century Ireland and Scotland in the wake of revolution and historical trauma? Authors to be discussed will include Sydney Owenson [Lady Morgan], Maria Edgeworth, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Charles Maturin. Emphasis will be given to the links between the Irish and Scottish novelists of the period, and their individual and collective generic innovation. A number of theoretical texts on the history of the novel, nationalism, memory, history and trauma will be studied in relation to Romantic fiction.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay 1: 2,500 words 40%; Essay 2: 3,500 words 50%; Oral presentation (to be accompanied by written summary of 300-500 words): 10%.

Resit: 1 x 5000 word essay.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

​Feedback on essays will be provided in sufficient time to enable students to improve their work.

Feedback will be given following the oral presentation on how to improve future presentations.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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