This course is offered in the first term of the third year of English Studies. Its main goals are: 1) to get to know the English Literature of the 17th and 18th centuries, 2) to identify the main literary trends of both periods as well as its historical, cultural and social context, 3) to develop as independent learners and thinkers, 4) to think critically, 5) to analyse the best literary output of both epochs using the techniques of text analysis, and 6) to improve the students reading comprehension and oral and written expression in English.

COMPETENCES



This subject belongs to the Module “Fundamentos en Literatura Inglesa” (M04). Specifically it contributes to the achievement of module competences:



M04CM01- To understand the English language and to use it properly through the reading of different literary texts.

M04CM02- To analyze literature written in English, exploring the interaction of the literary texts with the cultural and historical context in English-speaking countries.

M04CM03- To understand, analyze and interpret critically literature in English, using adequate text analysis techniques and to transmit and discuss it in groups and individually.

M04CM04- To understand the role of literature in the creation of personal and collective ideas related to fields of general interest, such as history, social relations or gender.



Final achievement of the module competences above entails the fulfillment of the degree competences:



G001- To be able to produce and understand any type of oral and written text in English.

G002- To know the history, civilization and culture of the English-speaking countries.

G004- To understand, analyse and interpret English literature and to be able to evaluate critically texts and documents in English.

G007- To be able to relate the specific knowledge of the degree with other areas and disciplines and to transmit that knowledge in further studies in order to favour conciliatory and tolerant attitudes towards multilingual and multicultural diversity

G008- To be able to work autonomously and in teams, making use of the techniques and tools acquired.

G009- To be able to transmit the knowledge acquired in different academic contexts to be used in diverse professional contexts.





LEARNING OUTCOMES



In this course, students will be able to:

- listen and read with an open but critical mind literature written in English between the XVII and the XVIII Centuries;

- exercise critical judgment and undertake sophisticated synthesis, analysis and evaluation of varying kinds of evidence;

- read closely, analytically, and with understanding, texts from these historical periods and in different styles and genres;

- argue persuasively and with appropriate illustration and evidence, both orally and in writing;

- approach literary texts and critical issues with imagination, sensitivity and creativity;

- develop independence of mind, including an ability to challenge received opinion.

- find information, organise and deploy it;

- work well independently, with a strong sense of self-direction, but with the ability to work constructively in co-operation with others;

- plan and organise the use of time effectively, particularly in relation to the weekly timetable of tutorials and associated essays and projects;

- make appropriate use of language and IT skills.

INTRODUCTORY UNIT – MORE ON LITERATURE



a) Literary terms

a.1) Poetry

a.2) Theatre

a.3) Prose

b) The Book of Genesis and The Book of Job

c) 17th and 18th C. Literature in England: major authors and works





UNIT 1 – 17TH CENTURY LITERATURE IN ENGLAND



1.1. General information



1.1.1 Tension between the monarchy and parliament

1.1.2. Religious tension

1.1.3. Culture wars (Royalist Vs Puritans)

1.1.4. Poetry (Cavalier Vs Metaphysical)

1.1.5. Background information to Elizabethan Literature



1.2. Poetry



1.2.1. Metaphysical poetry

1.2.2. John Donne

1.2.3. John Milton

1.2.4. Restoration Poetry

1.2.5. John Dryden



1.3. Theatre



1.3.1. Introduction to the origins of the theatre

1.3.2. Review about Shakespeare

1.3.3. Ben Jonson

1.3.4. Drama from Shakespeare until the act of closure



1.4. Short Narrative



1.4.1. John Bunyan





UNIT 2 – 18TH CENTURY LITERATURE IN ENGLAND



2.1. General information



2.1.1 Cultural Context

2.1.2 The beginnings of the novel



2.2. Poetry



2.2.1. Pre-Romantic and Augustan Poetry

2.2.2. Relevant figures (Pope, Gray and Blake)



2.3. Prose



2.3.1. The beginnings of English Literary Criticism

The Critical works of John Dryden

The Critical works of Henry Fielding

The Critical works of Dr. Samuel Johnson

- The Critical works of Jonathan Swift

2.3.2. The beginnings of Newspapers –journalism-

Richard Steele and The Tatler

- Joseph Addison and The Spectator

2.3.3. The beginnings of the Novel

- Defoe, Swift, Richardson, Fielding, Smollet, Sterne,

Goldsmith

2.3.4. Jane Austen: A stepping stone between the novel of the 18th

& 19th centuries



2.4. Theatre



2.4.1. The theatre in the 18th c.

2.4.2. Comedy: R. B. Sheridan and Oliver Goldsmith





UNIT 3 – GOTHIC LITERATURE



3.1. The idea of the Gothic.

3.2. Development of Gothic Literature

3.3. Horace Walpole, Ann Radclife, M. G. Lewis, Mary W. Shelley

The classes will be a mixture of lecturing and practical student work in class.

1. General lectures to explain general topics.

2. Students' own research.

3. Small groups of practical work to carry on the analysis of texts.

4. Individual assigments.

5. Group work.

• Ebaluazio Jarraituaren Sistema
• Azken Ebaluazioaren Sistema
• Kalifikazioko tresnak eta ehunekoak:
  • Garatu beharreko proba idatzia (%): 50
  • Praktikak egitea (ariketak, kasuak edo buruketak) (%): 10
  • Banakako lanak (%): 20
  • Lanen, irakurketen... aurkezpena (%): 20

The type of assessment is continuous. Students will be assessed according to their performance in the following testing tasks:

Assignments:

a. 17th C & 18th C. (essay and short questions): 50%

b. Comparison between a novel and a film version of the novel (essay and short questions about Gulliver’s Travels) + analysis of The Rivals + Gothic: 20%

c. Individual project (oral recorded presentation-PBL): 20%

d. Class attendance and participation (it includes, at least, one conference): 10%









Students failing to present these assessment tasks will receive no credit (0 marks) for the missed work.



Information on the use of resources and materials for the assessment tasks/exam:



Exam: The use of mobile or electronic devices, notes, books is not allowed (unless the teacher says what students can use, such as class notes). At the time of holding the test may be noted, if necessary, the places where students can let these materials.

Home-assignments: the work submitted by the students must be their own work and must have been written completely by themselves. The students must identify and include the source of all facts, ideas, opinions and viewpoints of others through in-text referencing and the relevant sources should all be included in the list of references at the end of their work. Direct quotations from books, journal articles, internet sources or any other source must be acknowledged and the sources cited must be identified in the list of references.



The regulation about assessment can be found at the following link:

http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/estudiosdegrado-gradukoikasketak/ebaluaziorako-arautegia



Withdrawal from Continuous Assessment: All students have the right to be evaluated according to the final evaluation procedure independently of whether or not they have participated in the continuous assessment module. In order to do so, they must write the instructor responsible for the course expressing their desire to withdraw from the continuous assessment. For four-month courses students can do so within the first 9 weeks of the course, according to the academic calendar of their center. The form that has to be filled in is available at the website of the faculty http://www.ehu.eus/eu/web/letrak/idazkaritza



Withdrawal from an exam call: Withdrawal from a call will be assessed as “no grade reported” [no presentado/a].

1. In the case of continuous assessment, all students can withdraw from a call until at least one month before the date of the end of the teaching schedule of the corresponding course. This withdrawal must be submitted in writing to the instructor responsible for the course.

2. In the case of final assessment, not sitting the exam on the official date of the exam qualifies as an automatic withdrawal from the corresponding call.



The new regulation about assessment can be found at the following link:

http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/estudiosdegrado-gradukoikasketak/ebaluaziorako-arautegia



If sessions are on-line due to COVID:



Assignments:

- 17th C. & 18th C. (essay and short questions): 50%

- Comparison between a novel and a film version of the novel (essay and short questions about Gulliver’s Travels) + analysis of The Rivals + Gothic: 25%

- Individual project (International conference presentation about 17th & !8th C. British Literature): 25%

* STUDENTS should complete the exams during the 2 class hours and send it to me as soon as the class finishes (raul.monterogilete@gmail.com). See class tentative schedule and e-gela to confirm dates.

The mark will be based on :

a. 17th C & 18th C. (essay and short questions): 50%

b. Comparison between a novel and a film version of the novel (essay and short questions about Gulliver’s Travels) + analysis of The Rivals + Gothic: 25%

c. Individual project (oral recorded presentation-PBL): 25%





The new regulation about assessment can be found at the following link:

http://www.ehu.eus/es/web/estudiosdegrado-gradukoikasketak/ebaluaziorako-arautegia



If exam has to be on-line due to COVID:



Students should have to present the following tasks:



17th C. & 18th C. (essay and short questions): 50%

Comparison between a novel and a film version of the novel (essay and short questions about Gulliver’s Travels) + analysis of The Rivals + Gothic: 25%

Individual project (International conference presentation about 17th & !8th C. British Literature): 25%

- SELECTED NOTES (photocopy room)
- The novel you have selected for your project.
- Two British Satires of the 18th C. Gulliver's Travels & The Rivals

Oinarrizko bibliografia

• ÁLVAREZ , J.A. ed. Historia crítica de la novela inglesa. Salamanca: Ediciones Colegio de

España, pp. 11-96, 1999.

• GUERIN, Wilfred L. et al., A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature, Oxford, 1992.

• The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vols. I & II (Introductions to periods and authors)

• WATT,I.: The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, London, 1967.

Gehiago sakontzeko bibliografia

Carey, John. 1990. John Donne: Life, Mind and Art. London: Faber & Faber.
Hattaway, M. 1982. Elizabethan Popular Theatre. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
McDonald, R. 1988. Shakespeare and Jonson, Jonson and Shakespeare. Brighton: Harvester.
Newlyn, Lucy. 1993. Paradise Lost and the Romantic Reader. Oxford: Clarendon Press
Patrides, C. A. & Waddington R. B. (es.). 1982. The Age of Milton: Background to Seventeenth Century Literature. Manchester: Manchester Univ. Press.
Sambrook, James. 1986. The Eighteenth Century: The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature. Essex: Longman.
Watt, Ian. 1983. The Rise of the Novel. Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth.

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