TEXT AND CONTEXT: JOURNEY THROUGH TIME

Learning Outcomes :

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: LO-1 : Identify the historical, cultural, and social contexts that shape the themes, narrative choices, and language of a specific literary text; LO-2 : explain the intricate relationships between a literary work and its surrounding cultural and sociopolitical contexts; LO-3 : demonstrate a nuanced and thorough understanding of how a literary text is shaped by the historical, cultural and social contexts through a written analysis and/or and oral presentation.

Topics :

1. Introduction
2. Nature and scope of literary studies
3. Reading literature
4. Elements of literature (1)
5. Elements of literature (2)
6. Literary language and form
7. Literature across time period
8. Review 1
9. Romanticism and Victorian literature
10. Edwardian literature and Modernism
11. Postmodernism
12. Contemporary literature
13. World literature
14. Review 2
15. Final exam preparation
16. Mid exam preparation