Course overview
This intermediate course explores long-form fiction, drawing on and extending knowledge developed in first year. It examines the rise, maturation, and diversity of the novel in a number of English-speaking contexts (Australia, the United Kingdom, North America, South Africa), and it speculates on the longevity and future of this highly successful narrative form in Anglophone literature. Students will be equipped with an understanding of the history and development of the novel in local contexts, and how the form has been fractured by global movements such as World War I, postmodernism and the Anthropocene, as well as the impact of new technologies such as the incorporation of graphics and the use of AI.
- RISE OF THE NOVEL
- THE NOVEL IN DOMINANCE
- MODERNIST NOVEL(TIES)
- CONTEMPORARY NOVEL(TIES)
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate critical understanding of major formal tendencies and historical developments in the novel.
- Analyse a range of novels using accepted technical terms and critical concepts.
- Relate specific novels to social and historical contexts.
- Make informed judgements about the effectiveness and value of novels, in both their original contexts and in subsequent reinterpretations.
- Use acquired skills, including in language and formal analysis, to interpret novels.
- Engage with key debates and theories of the novel to reflect understanding of the major achievements of the novel as a literary form.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Group 1
Class number 53647
Section SE04
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 54381
Section SE03
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 54382
Section SE02
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 54383
Section SE01
Size 25
Available 20
Class number 54380
Section FR01
Size 80
Available 48
Magill
Group 1
Class number 54384
Section SE02
Size 25
Available 16
Class number 54385
Section SE01
Size 25
Available 23
Class number 60248
Section FR01
Size 80
Available 69
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