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ENGL4121: The Secret History of the Novel
2024 unit information
The English novel emerged as a distinct genre in the eighteenth century. This unit investigates its development and circulation, analysing novels that have since been canonised as well as material usually excluded from the story of the novel's rise. We aim at a more complex understanding of the novel as a historical genre as well as the roots of its contemporary appeal.
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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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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. assess the relationship between eighteenth-century novels and the intellectual, social, legal, political and cultural environment
- LO2. understand and evaluate theoretical debates about the origins of the novel in England
- LO3. communicate arguments and ideas effectively and articulately to others, both in writing and verbally
- LO4. demonstrate skills in research through the competent use of the library and electronic resources that are particular to the study of eighteenth-century literature
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