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ENGL3714: The Victorian Novel
2024 unit information
The novel was the preeminent literary form of the Victorian period, unrivaled in its aesthetic influence and cultural importance. In this unit, we'll read a representative selection of notable Victorian novels in order to understand what "the Victorian novel" is, why it rose to prominence during a period of rapid societal change, and how its narrative techniques and thematic concerns continue to shape the genre today.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | English and Writing |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 2000 level in English |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Relate Victorian novels to their social, historical, and artistic contexts.
- LO2. Communicate knowledgeably about the Victorian novel’s characteristic subgenres (e.g. social problem novel, sensation fiction), forms (e.g. marriage plot, realism), and concerns (e.g. sympathy, class).
- LO3. Employ a more specialised critical vocabulary for the analysis of prose fiction (e.g. free indirect style, character-space).
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