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EL55B8: THE MAKING OF MIDDLE SCOTS (2015-2016)

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Course Overview

This course focusses on the part Middle Scots poets play in constructing ideas of a national literary tradition. It will consider the ways in which these texts articulate changing conceptions of vernaculars and vernacular writing, and their reception in the work of the seventeenth-century poet and collector Allan Ramsay. It will also explore the role of the publishing society founded by Sir Walter Scott, the Bannatyne Club (1823-61) and examine the role of medieval texts and medievalism in shaping influential narratives of Scottish literary history, and their on-going impact upon perceptions of Scottish and British identity.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Old Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Elizabeth Elliott

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Either Master of Letters in English Literary Studies (Studied) or Master of Letters in Irish and Scottish Literature (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will focus on the part Middle Scots poets such as Robert Henryson, Gavin Douglas, William Dunbar and Walter Kennedy play in constructing ideas of a national literary tradition. The course will consider the ways in which these texts articulate changing conceptions of vernaculars and vernacular writing, and their reception in the work of the seventeenth-century poet and collector Allan Ramsay. It will also explore the role of the publishing society founded by Sir Walter Scott, the Bannatyne Club (1823-61): in printing records illustrative of Scotland’s literary past, the Club at once endorses and shapes cultural heritage, and contributes to the preservation of a distinctive Scottish identity in the context of Union. The course will examine the role of medieval texts and medievalism in shaping influential narratives of Scottish literary history, and their ongoing impact upon perceptions of Scottish and British identity. 

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

First attempt: 1 essay of 2500 words (40%), 1 essay of 3500 words (50%), presentation (10%).

Resit: 5,000 word essay (100%).

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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