Songs and Sonnets: Lyric poetry from Medieval Manuscript to Shakespeare and Donne
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL3046 | English | 3 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ENGL3046
- School
- English
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
Through the exploration of lyric poetry, this module examines cultural and literary change from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. It will consider the rise of named poet, the interaction of print and manuscript culture, the representation of love, and the use of the female voice. It will develop further students confidence in handling formal poetic terminology and reading poetry from this period. It will also enable students to think pragmatically about the transmission of lyric in modern editions, and about how best to represent the form.
Target Students
Only available for final-year students on SH and JH English programmes; including 2+2 programmes; students participating in exchanges from the School partner institutions; and final-year students on the Liberal Arts programme.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: Coursework 1 - Mid term commentary 1,000 word
- 60% Coursework 2: Coursework 2 - End semester 3,000 word essay/editing project
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to provide students withAn understanding of generic development during a focused period of time and in a single national contextThe ability to engage with a variety of historicised and theoretical readings, and to construct their ownThe ability to recognise the limitations of critical taxonomies, particularly where related to amatory and political discourseLearning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
· To understand the range of topics and themes explored in sixteenth-century lyric
· To understand the variety of styles exploited by sixteenth-century lyric poets
· To appreciate and challenge the assumptions and conventions of lyric and its associated criticism
· To situate poems in their various contexts, be those historical, codicological or literary
Skills
These are outcomes which can come under one or more of the following three sub-headings:
Intellectual skills:
· The ability to read Older Scots and note important linguistic characteristics and their significance
· The ability to research historical and literary contexts
· The ability to read and understand editorial conventions and assumptions in the modern production of text
· The ability to implement knowledge of criticism, editing and anthologising
Transferable skills :
· The ability to sustain an argument with both critical and primary evidence
· The ability to write clearly and concisely in response to a particular problem
· The ability to work with a variety of resources and materials
Conveners
- Dr Michael Jones