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Syllabus 2014-15 - 12212018 - English Literature until 1660 (Literatura inglesa hasta 1660)
- Level 1: Tutorial support sessions, materials and exams in this language
- Level 2: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams and seminars in this language
- Level 3: Tutorial support sessions, materials, exams, seminars and regular lectures in this language
DEGREE: | Grado en Estudios ingleses |
FACULTY: | FACULTY OF HUMAN SCIENCES AND EDUCATION |
ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2014-15 |
COURSE: | English Literature until 1660 |
NAME: English Literature until 1660 | |||||
CODE: 12212018 | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-15 | ||||
LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 | ||||
ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 2 | SEMESTER: PC |
NAME: OLIVARES MERINO, EUGENIO MANUEL | ||
DEPARTMENT: U115 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
FIELD OF STUDY: 345 - FILOLOGÍA INGLESA | ||
OFFICE NO.: D2 - 248 | E-MAIL: eolivar@ujaen.es | P: 953-212607 |
WEBSITE: http://eugenioolivares.blogspot.com.es/ | ||
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9260-5132 | ||
LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 3 |
This is a survey course about English literature, which covers the period that extends from the earliest written texts (VIIth) to 1660.
The course has three main areas of interest: historical introduction to the relevant periods; introduction to the main authors/works; reading and analysis of a the most significant literary works;
The Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood, The Battle of Maldon, Beowulf. The Canterbury Tales (General Prologue); Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; The Book of Margerie Kempe (The birth of her first child and her first vision); Hamlet, de W. Shakespeare; Sonnet 1 from Astrophil and Stella, by Sidney; The Faerie Queene (Book I, Canto I) by Spenser; Utopia by Thomas More (Conclusion); Paradise Lost (Book 3, lines 1-55) by John Milton.
Classes: theretical and practical.
Students must read the relevant texts before the sessions. This way they will be able to actively participate in their analysis. Atendance and perticipation are very important.
Relevant materials will be available at the virtual platform of the subject, and students are highly encouraged to use them.
All students must either submit a written essay or make an oral prersentation in class. Topics will be assigned at the tutorials.
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
Final exam (up to 60% of final mark) consisting of:
identification (title and author) of 10 excerpts from different literary texts.
essay-like commentary on one of two topics related to the syllabus.
Attendance and participation in the sessions (up to 20% of final mark).
Written essay/oral presentation (up to 20% of final mark).
- Hamlet. Edition: -. Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Publisher: London: Thomson Learning, cop. 2006 (Library)