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This course will explore the modes of narration developed by Irish and Scottish novelists from 1800 to 1830, a period which saw the rise of the national tale and the historical novel. How was the nation imagined and represented in early nineteenth-century Ireland and Scotland in the wake of revolution and historical trauma? Authors to be discussed will include Sydney Owenson [Lady Morgan], Maria Edgeworth, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Charles Maturin. A number of theoretical texts on the history of the novel, nationalism, memory, history and trauma will be studied in relation to Romantic fiction.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will explore the modes of narration developed by Irish and Scottish novelists from 1800 to 1830, a period which saw the rise of the national tale and the historical novel. How was the nation imagined and represented in early nineteenth-century Ireland and Scotland in the wake of revolution and historical trauma? Authors to be discussed will include Sydney Owenson [Lady Morgan], Maria Edgeworth, Walter Scott, James Hogg, and Charles Maturin. Emphasis will be given to the links between the Irish and Scottish novelists of the period, and their individual and collective generic innovation. A number of theoretical texts on the history of the novel, nationalism, memory, history and trauma will be studied in relation to Romantic fiction.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Essay 1: 2,500 words 40%; Essay 2: 3,500 words 50%; Oral presentation (to be accompanied by written summary of 300-500 words): 10%.
Resit: 1 x 5000 word essay.
There are no assessments for this course.
Feedback on essays will be provided in sufficient time to enable students to improve their work.
Feedback will be given following the oral presentation on how to improve future presentations.
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