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ENGL 3047 - Rhapsody & Revolution: Romanticism & Its Legacies

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2023

Romanticism has profoundly shaped modern sensibilities, informing our conceptions of individual subjectivity, our notions of the creative artist and the role of art, our understanding of the relation of the individual to the natural world, and our ideas of the fantastic and the uncanny. Arising as an ambivalent reaction to various intellectual strands of the Enlightenment, and a rebellion against classicism in the arts, the Romantic movement swept Europe in the wake of the French Revolution of 1789 and had momentous effects on all art forms: literature, music, dance, and the visual arts. In this course we will explore some major Romantic texts in relation to a set of key themes: revolution, liberty and gender; the role of art and the conception of the creative artist; the exaltation of the emotions, the senses and the imagination; the relation of the individual to nature; the uncanny and the fantastic; Bohemianism and alternative communities. Texts examined may include poetry, political writing and essays, novels, biographies, visual artworks, instrumental music, opera and ballet. Students completing this course will develop an enhanced understanding of key Romantic texts and ideas, as well as an appreciation of how Romantic ideologies and motifs underpin subsequent cultural movements such as the Gothic, Decadence, Surrealism and Modernism.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code ENGL 3047
    Course Rhapsody & Revolution: Romanticism & Its Legacies
    Coordinating Unit English, Creative Writing, and Film
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y
    Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study
    Incompatible ENGL 2102
    Assessment Quizzes, Close Reading, Presentation, Essays x 2
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Maggie Tonkin

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Demonstrate a broad knowledge of British Romanticism.
    2. Critically examine each text's engagement with its historical, political and cultural context.
    3. Demonstrate their analytical and critical skills through the contextualized discussion, close reading and critical analysis of selected Romantic texts.
    4. Prepare well informed and well written assignments tasks informed by rigorous research.
    5. Contribute confidently to productive and respectful class discussion with their peers.
    6. Critically examine post-Romantic cultural traditions and cultural forms in the light of their newly acquired knowledge of Romantic ideologies and motifs.
    7. Use technologies relevant to the preparation and completion of assessment tasks.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)

    Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth

    Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.

    1,2,3,4,6

    Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving

    Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.

    2,3,4,5,6

    Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills

    Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.

    2,3,4,5

    Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness

    Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.

    4,7

    Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency

    Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.

    1,2

    Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

    Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.

    5
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Wu, Duncan. Romanticism: an Anthology. (4th edition) Wiley Blackwell, 2012. Also available as an ebook.
    Austen, Jane. Persuasion. (any edition)
    Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. (any edition)
    Course Readings available via MyUni
    Recommended Resources
    There are many excellent guides to the Romantic period. Among them, I recommend:

    Chaplin, Sue and Joel Faflak. The Romanticism Handbook. Literature and Culture Handbooks. Continuum. 2011.
    Curran, Stuart. The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism. Cambridge UP, 2010.
    Day, Aiden. Romanticism. The New Critical Idiom. Routledge, 1996.
    Wu, Duncan. A Companion to Romanticism. Blackwell, 1998.
    Online Learning
    This course make full use of MyUni. All lectures will be recorded and posted on MyUni. Select secondary sources and additional core material will also be made available on MyUni.
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes
    The Introductory Lecture will give a general overview of Romanticism in its historical context. Subsequent lectures will introduce key Romantic concepts and themes in order to provide the historical and theoretical framework for the close reading and analysis of set texts that will take place in seminars. Lectures will provide only very limited close reading of specific set texts, whereas seminars will be devoted to the discussion and analysis of them. Seminars will include both small and large group work, with the aim of facilitating student participation in discussions. 
    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    Workload Total Hours
    1x1 hour lecture per week (x12) 12 hours per semester
    1x2 hour semester per week (x10) 20 hours per semester
    6 hours reading per week (x12) 72 hours per semester
    2 hours research per week (x12) 24 hours per semester
    2 hours assignment preparation per week (x12) 24 hours per semester
    TOTAL= 156 Hours
    Learning Activities Summary
    Lecture Schedule: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS PROVISIONAL AD MAY CHANGE DEPENDING ON STAFF AVAILABILITY
    Week 1 Introduction to Romanticism
    Week 2 The Pamphlet Wars and Revolutionary poetry
    Week 3 New Kinds of Poetry: Lyrical Ballads, Bluestockings and peasant poets
    Week 4 Romantic Theories of Authorship
    Week 5 Romanticism and Nature
    Week 6 The Romantic Sublime and the Beautiful
    Week 7 Romanticism and Music
    Week 8 Jane Austen: Persuasion 
    Week 9 Romantic ballet: Giselle and the fantastic
    Week 10 The Romantic Child and the Byronic Hero
    Week 11 Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
    Week 12 Romantic Legacies
  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment Task: NOTE THIS IS PROVISIONAL ONLY Task Type Due Weighting Learning Outcome
    Participation in seminars, including leading discussion with prepared questions Formative 

    ongoing

    10% 3,5,6
    Poetry quizz Formative and Summative Week 5 15% 3,7
    Minor Essay Formative and summative Week 7 30% 1,2,3,4,6,7
    Major Essay Summative Week 13 45% 1,2,3,4,6.7
    Assessment Related Requirements
    Students are expected to attend lectures and seminars having read the appropriate set texts. Attendance at seminars is compulsory. If you are unable to attend your scheduled seminar, you may attend any other in that week in its place. Please email your tutor regarding any absence from seminars. Yor tutor may require written work to make up for missed seminars if you are absent for any reason. Failure to attend more than three seminars without documentation may result in preclusion from the course.
    Assessment Detail

    No information currently available.

    Submission
    All written assignments must be submitted via Turnitin on MyUni.
    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

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