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Twentieth-century Narratives: Making it New

  • ENGL2605
  • not available in 2013 (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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This unit centres on how twentieth-century narratives sought to make sense of the turbulent world in which they were written and produced. The stylistic innovations that characterise twentieth-century culture are of particular interest. It looks at some of the century's major authors and ranges widely across forms (the novel, drama, film, poetry, theory). In the unit, students consider how authors, filmmakers, poets and dramatists "make it new" in Ezra Pound's phrase. They also examine the interrelations between literary practice and social life. How do these texts represent and critique their contexts—war, genocide, political upheaval, the creation of nation states, economic crises,... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: any Level 1 English unit



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