Introduction to Literature (ENL1000)
Faculty of Arts - University of Southern Queensland
Semester 1 / 2009

Texts

Memento [film]!$!Christopher Nolan (dir.)!$! !$!I Remember Productions and Columbia Tristar!$!2002
y separately published work icon Seven Centuries of Poetry in English John Leonard (editor), South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2003 Z1058257 2003 anthology poetry (taught in 6 units) Contains poetry from twelve countries, including Australia, and spans the development of English poetry over seven centuries.
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Norton Critical Edition)!$!Stevenson, R L!$! New York!$!Norton!$!2003
The Bedford glossary of critical and literary terms!$!Murfin, R and Ray, S M!$! Boston!$!Bedford!$!2003
The garden party and other stories!$!Mansfield, K!$! London!$!Penguin!$!1997

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts

Description

Introduction to Literature is designed as a foundation course in literary and cultural studies. It introduces students to basic skills of reading, interpretation, research and essay writing. Through a study of literary genres (poetry, short fiction and the novella) and new narrative forms (film and computer games), the course develops self-directed learning skills and a familiarity with the tools of critical analysis.

Assessment

ESSAY 1 (1000 WORDS) 20%

ESSAY 2 (2000 WORDS) 40%

EXAMINATION 2 HOURS 40%

Other Details

Ashcroft, B., Griffiths, G & Tiffin, H 1989, The empire writes back: theory and practice in post-colonial literature, New Accents, Routledge, London.

Belsey, Catherine 1988, Critical Practice, New Accents, Routledge, London.

Bennett, A. & Royle, N. 1995, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory: key critical concepts, Prentice Hall, New York.

Eagleton, Terry 1996, Literary theory: an introduction, 2nd edn, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota.

Easthope, A & McGowan, K (eds) 1992, A critical and cultural theory reader, Allen & Unwin, North Sydney.

Gibaldi, Joseph 2003, MLA Handbook for writers of research papers, 6th edn, MLA, New York.

Green, Keith 1996, Critical theory and practice: a coursebook, Routledge, London.

Monaco, James 2000, How to read a film: the world of movies, media, multimedia: language, history, theory, Oxford University Press, New York.

Tyson, Lois 1999, Critical theory today: a user-friendly guide, Garland, New York.

Wolf, Mark & Perron, Bernard (eds) 2004, The video game theory reader, Routledge, London.


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