English department Modules Options

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Below is a summary of the Department's undergraduate modules.

Please note that students not studying for literature degrees must normally have obtained a good pass in a literary A-level before taking a course offered by this Department.

There are restrictions on which modules students from outside of the department can and cannot take. You should make sure you know what these before making your final choice.

First-year modules

These modules are open to any English studies /Joint degree students who did not take them in their first year, and any students from outside the department.

Module Information

This module will seek to

• introduce students to aspects of epics and epic traditions in Western and other literatures, making use of a range of longer and shorter texts

• explore ways in which novels and other genres engage with epic traditions

• encourage students to think about how literatures from different cultures engage with each other, including what it means to read texts in translations

• encourage students to think about gender and power relations in literature

Please see the Reading List tab (above) for details of the set texts for the this module, including a week by week outline, and information about which texts you should buy. It is important that you use the editions/translations stated. Students are encouraged to read Gilgamesh, the selections listed from Homer's Iliad, and as much as possible of the Odyssey during the summer.

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