| Unit name | From Romance to the Novel |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL20097 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Archibald |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This diachronic course looks at the rise of the novel from a broad historical perspective, offering students the chance to connect the work they do on romance for the compulsory second year Medieval and Renaissance Literature units in a comparative study of the changing fortunes of the romance genre over 1700 years, and of its relationship to the novel. The unit raises important questions about the evolution and popularity of literary genres in relation to their social and intellectual contexts, about the impact of growing literacy and the printing press, and about the significance of the gender of both authors and readers. Authors to be studied include Apuleius, Marie de France, Chaucer, Malory, Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Bunyan, Margaret Duchess of Newcastle, and Fielding.
