| Unit name | Twentieth-century Women Writers |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL30056 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Jones |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will explore the work of a wide range of twentieth-century women writers. Authors will usually include: Virginia Woolf, Radcliffe Hall, Elizabeth Bowen, Rebecca West, Rosamond Lehmann, Rose Macaulay, Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Jennings, Michele Roberts, Jeanette Winterson, Margaret Atwood, Alice Thomas Ellis. Topics explored will usually include: autobiographical writing, sexuality, androgyny, motherhood, spirituality, utopian and dystopian fiction, food.
