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 English-speaking contexts, 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, theory, and development of the novel as a form in a range of different contexts.
- 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.