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EL55B2: SCOTT IN CONTEXT: WALTER SCOTT AND HIS WORLD (2016-2017)

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Course Overview

Walter Scott’s first novel Waverley (1814) sold more copies than all other novels published in that year put together. As a result he has become Scotland’s most significant writer of fiction and has played a pivotal role in the development of the novel both in English and internationally. This course will consider Scott in all his contexts; as editor, poet, collector and writer of fiction and within the wider sphere of literature in the Romantic period. While Scott will be the main focus, his work will be considered alongside authors such as James Hogg, John Galt, Jane Austen and Byron.

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
  • Professor Alison Lumsden

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

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

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (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

When it appeared in 1814 Walter Scott’s first novel Waverley sold more copies than all other novels published in that year put together. As a result he has become Scotland’s most significant writer of fiction and has played a pivotal role in the development of the novel both in English and internationally; as Stendhal noted, for many European novelists he was ‘notre pere’. This course will consider Scott in all his contexts; as an editor, poet, collector and writer of fiction and within the wider sphere of literature in the Romantic period. While Scott will be the main focus of this course his work will be considered alongside authors such as James Hogg, John Galt, Jane Austen and Byron. It will also be situated in the contexts of the Enlightenment and developing interests in historiography and antiquarianism. This course will be supported by the work of the Walter Scott Research Centre (http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sll/research/walter-scott-research-centre-216.php)


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

1st Attempt: 1 x 2500 word essay (40%), 1 x 3500 word essay (50%), 1 x presentation (10%)

Resit: 1 x 5000 word essay (100%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

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