Character
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4320 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4320
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
Character is a key element not only in literary fiction but also in poetry, drama and other multimedia genres. What is a character in an imagined, fictional or represented world? How do literary texts create characterisation in the mind of a reader? How can it be that some fictional people engage readers emotionally, ethically and ideologically in a highly engaged and immersive way (and others don’t)? These are key questions both for critical literary theory and for a literary linguistic account of the literary work and literary reading. This pod draws on narratological, literary linguistic, and cognitive poetic insights into the interaction of text and reader to explore character and characterisation.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: Participation
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, English Literature, Literary Linguistics, and Modern and Contemporary Literature. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a critical theoretical understanding of the concept of character in literature.
Apply a theoretical approach to an example of character or characterisation in a literary work.
Articulate an understanding of the textual patterns by which a literary work can be explored for its characterisation.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).