Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
De Bruyn Ben;
Language
English
Main themes
Close in-depth critical study of contemporary canonical texts. This course introduces students to narratology, stylistics and genre theory. Several literary texts (poems, novels, short stories, plays) are analysed.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | By the end of this module students will have acquired an appropriate range of methods to analyze one or more literary genres through the analysis of canonical contemporary texts (19th, 20th, 21st century). Students will be able to interpret a poem, a short story, a novel and/or a play with basic scholarly methods and tools to approach a literary text critically. |
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Formal lectures with PowerPoint presentations
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Written exam
Online resources
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9046
Teaching materials
- Course notes "LGERM1124 - English Literature: Critical Approaches"
- Slides available on Moodle
- A paper copy of the selected play and novel (see course notes)
Faculty or entity
ELAL
