Undergraduate GRF-LCS22-2020

Understanding Narrative Fiction

Open up the concept of narrative fiction for analysis. Delve into the styles and forms that characterise literary realism. Pick apart short stories and novellas. Kit yourself up with the analytical tools you’ll need to engage more deeply with fiction.

Study method

100% online

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Assessments

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Prior study

Not required

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject you will be able to:

use a range of technical tools to analyse novels and short stories
understand and discuss how works of fiction generate meaning, and communicate ideas and emotions to readers
understand different types of fiction in their historical contexts
write clearly, perceptively and fluently about literary texts
undertake more advanced degrees in literary studies
appreciate reading fiction as an imaginative, life-enhancing experience.

Topics covered

- Studying fiction: tools of narrative analysis
- Realism and the novel
- Two novellas
Study resources
- Instructional methods
  - Discussion forum/Discussion Board
  - Online assignment submission
- Online materials
  - Resources and Links
  - Printable format materials

Entry requirements

Others

Note: Level 2 subjects normally assume an introductory level of prior knowledge in this area, e.g. from studying related Level 1 subjects or other relevant experience.

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

LCS22 is organised into three modules. The first equips you with the key tools and concepts of narrative analysis, and shows you how to employ these tools in the analysis of short stories. The second module explains the features of style, form and subject matter which characterise literary realism, the single most important influence on the development of the novel. The final module provides examples of the ways in which the novel had evolved by the end of the nineteenth century.

Assessments

Essay 1 (30%)
Take Home Exam (40%)
Essay 2 (30%)

Textbooks

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