Students in both the literature and creative writing majors will study a selection of significant literary texts ('Big Books') drawn from English and other languages in translation. A single significant text will be studied across multiple weeks, making reference to the primary text and a collection of secondary readings which explore the significance of the text to critical and creative literary cultures.
This topic provides a context for the application, extension and communication of the knowledge and skills students have developed in previous years.
Literature students will have the opportunity to communicate an understanding of the interpretation of literary texts through the production of analytical and argumentative writing.
Creative Writing students will have the opportunity to communicate high-level knowledge of narrative technique through the production of a literary text.
This topic aims to:
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.