| Unit name | Critical Issues |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL20100 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. James |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will provide a wide-ranging introduction to the conceptual issues involved in literary criticism through an examination of some famous literary texts. Topics studied may include: language, readers and reading, the author, the uncanny, narrative, character, figures and tropes, comedy, the tragic, history, the subject, sexual difference, God, ideology, post colonialism, nationalism, metafiction, endings.
