Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions (ENGL1800)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
1L 1.5T
Assessment methods
Tutorial attendance, short essay, long essay, exam
Course enquiries
Doctor Emma Simpson-Weber (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Featuring classic or canonical literary works in English from mediaeval times to the late twentieth-century, this is a foundational course for further study in English literature, past and present. Authors include the Beowulf poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Jean Rhys, Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, and a selection of poets. Texts studied are representative of key literary traditions and periods. During the course students are introduced to critical and theoretical concepts for the study of literature.
