2009 Course Handbook
ENGL265: Literature, History and Cultural Memory
This unit examines the interrelationships between texts - literary and nonliterary, including film and television and the cultures of which they form a part. Particular attention will be paid to the historical, social, political and intellectual contexts in which art is produced. In 2008 the topic will be "Representations of the Medieval". Themes may include: the Gothic mode; Romantic and Nineteeth-Century views of the medieval; versions of the story of King Arthur; the Arts and Crafts Movement; Medievalism and the culture of the New Age. The unit concludes with a study of Umberto Eco's novel, The Name of the Rose.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: | 2010 - offered in 2010 |
| Staff Contact: | English staff |
| Prerequisites: | ENGL120 or (ENGL130 and ENGL145) |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of English |