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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module ENGL53530: Renaissance Tragedy
Department: English Studies
ENGL53530: Renaissance Tragedy
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 30 | Available in 2007/2008 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- to introduce students to tragedies / tragicomedies by a wide range of English Renaissance writers;
- to consider the theatrical and critical history of these texts;
- to place English Renaissance tragedy / tragicomedy in synchronic and diachronic literary contexts, and examine its relationship to other kinds of literature;
- to explore the interface between drama and contemporary social / political / religious / historical issues;
Content
- the studied writers typically include Shakespeare, Marlowe, Kyd, Webster, Middleton, Ford, Tourneur, Heywood, Cary; the individual enthusiams of students will be consulted;
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- to gain/build upon knowlegde of English Renaissance tragic / tragicomic drama, expecially its major writers;
- to contextualise this, where appropriate, through an awareness of tragedy and tragicomedy written at other periods and in other countries (e.g. classical Greece and Rome, Renaissance Europe);
- to develop an awareness of dramatic genres, and of how drama relates to other kinds of literature;
- to gain some knowledge of stagecraft (contempoary and other), where relevant to specifics topics pursued;
- to read and utilise relevant scholarly source-material and literary criticism;
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 0 | ||||
| Preparation and Reading | 0 | ||||
| Total | 300 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% | Essay | 3000 words | 50% | |
| Essay | 3000 words | 50% |
Formative Assessment
One essay (2,000 words maximum).
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.