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School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Early Modern to Eighteenth Century Literature studies selected poetry, prose and drama from the late 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. This course involves the analysis of literary works and investigation of germane contexts (literary, social and political). Authors to be studied will include Shakespeare, Donne, Marvell, Milton, Rochester, Behn, Dryden, Swift, Pope, Gay and Johnson as well as less well-known writers and popular texts that often circulated anonymously or pseudonymously.
(2000 word) essay
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
(2000 word) essay
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
(1000 word) critical analysis
Learning outcomes 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials. b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Ninth Edition, Volume B The Sixteenth/The Early Seventeenth Century and Volume C The Restoration and The Eighteenth Century. Preliminary Reading As per prescribed texts