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The nineteenth century was a particularly exciting time for scientific development in France and major French authors read and engaged with the works of professional scientists along with texts by popularisers of science. This course will provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the impact of science on nineteenth-century French narrative. It will consider how scientific developments influenced thinking about areas such as progress and decadence, gender relations, and ideas about life and death. It will enable students to analyse the particular ways in which literature disseminates but also questions scientific ideas.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | None. | Sustained Study | No |
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The nineteenth century was a particularly exciting time for scientific development and major authors read and engaged with the works of professional scientists along with texts by popularisers of science. By tracing the interactions between science and literature in this period, this course will consider the ways in which authors drew inspiration from science, as they re-evaluated assumed truths about time, creation and change. It will also look at the ways in which scientific developments influenced thinking about issues such as progress and decadence, gender relations, and ideas about life and death. Texts will change from year to year, but may include texts by authors such as, for example, Balzac, Zola and Jules Verne.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
1st Attempt: In-course assessment: one written assignment ca 2500 words (100%) Resit: (for honours students only) candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit a new essay.
Formative assessment may be relaid to students through discussion in class or by appointment. Feedback on written work will also provide written assessment.
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