Fictions and Transformations (ENGL1008)
2009

Texts

Morality Play!$!Unsworth, Barry!$!!$!!$!
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead!$!Stoppard, Tom!$!!$!!$!
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Pygmalion!$!Shaw, George Bernard!$!!$!!$!
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Hamlet!$!Shakespeare, William!$!!$!!$!
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Wide Sargasso Sea!$!Rhys, Jean!$!!$!!$!
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y separately published work icon An Imaginary Life : A Novel David Malouf , New York (City) : George Braziller , 1978 Z828578 1978 single work novel (taught in 8 units)

'In prose that is both elegant and lyrical, David Malouf departs from the little-known facts of Ovid's exile beyond the pale of civilization to create a deeply moving novel of extraordinary beauty. An outcast in a vast wasteland at the edge of the Black Sea, Ovid discovers a feral child. As he teaches the boy to speak the language of the civilized world, the child tutors him in his own tongue, the language of nature, and the once barren landscape begins to resonate with meaning.' (Publisher's blurb)

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Jane Eyre!$!Brontë, Charlotte!$!!$!!$!
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Everyman!$!Anonymous!$!!$!!$!
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Description

Fictions and Transformations explores the art of storytelling, looking in particular at

the ways in which writers build upon and transform the work of their predecessors.

The topic begins by examining the origins of narrative and creation stories and moves

out to investigate poetry, plays and novels in modes ranging from naturalism to

surrealism. Film transformations of a number of the written narratives will be

available for discussion.

The importance of thematic issues such as gender, language and the development of

identity will be considered in this approach to the art of storytelling. Lectures,

workshops and assessment tasks will be designed to enhance critical skills in reading

fictions and in writing about them.

Assessment

Workshop presentation and participation (20%)

Workshop paper (1000 words) (20%)

Essay (3000 words) (40%)

Coverage test / exam. (20%)

Other Details

Offered in: Not offered in 2010
Levels: Undergraduate
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