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Course syllabus - English 4, Narrative and theory
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ENA403
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
English
School
School of Education, Culture and Communication
Ratified
2013-02-01
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
Third edition : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021 - xix, 273 pages
ISBN: 9781108830782 LIBRIS-ID: t6kpw2j2r8frdntc
Daisy Miller and The Turn of the Screw
How to be both
London : Penguin Books Ltd., 2015 - 371 sidor
ISBN: 9780141025209 LIBRIS-ID: 17611083
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
London : Penguin, 2012 - 127 s.
ISBN: 9780241956779 LIBRIS-ID: 14815401
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde : an authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, performance adaptations, criticism
1. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 2003 - xv, 222 s.
ISBN: 0-393-97465-0 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 8631450
Compendiums
Additional theory and criticism will be made available on Canvas.
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
Heart of darkness
Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2016 - 240 sidor
ISBN: 978-1-78599-627-6 LIBRIS-ID: 21804640
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
London : Penguin, 2012 - 127 s.
ISBN: 9780241956779 LIBRIS-ID: 14815401
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde : an authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, performance adaptations, criticism
1. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 2003 - xv, 222 s.
ISBN: 0-393-97465-0 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 8631450
Compendiums
Additional theory and criticism will be made available on Canvas.
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
Heart of darkness
Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2016 - 240 sidor
ISBN: 978-1-78599-627-6 LIBRIS-ID: 21804640
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
London : Penguin, 2012 - 127 s.
ISBN: 9780241956779 LIBRIS-ID: 14815401
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde : an authoritative text, backgrounds and contexts, performance adaptations, criticism
1. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 2003 - xv, 222 s.
ISBN: 0-393-97465-0 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 8631450
Compendiums
Additional theory and criticism will be made available on Canvas.
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
The remains of the day
1. paperback ed. : London : Faber and Faber, 1990 - 245 s.
ISBN: 0-571-15491-3 LIBRIS-ID: 5054242
Heart of darkness
Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2016 - 240 sidor
ISBN: 978-1-78599-627-6 LIBRIS-ID: 21804640
Compendiums
Additional theory and criticism will be made available on Canvas.
-
Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
The remains of the day
1. paperback ed. : London : Faber and Faber, 1990 - 245 s.
ISBN: 0-571-15491-3 LIBRIS-ID: 5054242
Heart of darkness
Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2016 - 240 sidor
ISBN: 978-1-78599-627-6 LIBRIS-ID: 21804640
The Things They Carried/In the Lake of the Woods, Combined edition
Close range : Wyoming stories
London : Fourth Estate, 1999 - 318 s.
ISBN: 1-85702-942-9 LIBRIS-ID: 6479170
Slaughterhouse-five, or, the children's crusade : a duty-dance with death
New York, N.Y. : Dell, [1991], c1968. - 215 p.
ISBN: 0-440-18029-5 LIBRIS-ID: 12480337
Selected short stories in the public domain will be provided by the instructor in the course module as complementary readings.
Compendiums
Additional reading will be made available on Blackboard
Other Materials
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
The remains of the day
1. paperback ed. : London : Faber and Faber, 1990 - 245 s.
ISBN: 0-571-15491-3 LIBRIS-ID: 5054242
The turn of the screw : authoritative text, contexts, criticism
2. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 1999 - xiii, 271 s.
ISBN: 0-393-95904-X (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 4885207
To kill a mockingbird
[New ed.] : New York : Warner Books, 1982, c1960. - 281 p.
ISBN: 0446310786 LIBRIS-ID: 11211875
The bad beginning
1st Harper Trophy ed. : New York : HarperTrophy, 2007, c1999. - 142 p.
ISBN: 9780061146305 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 18235444
The autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Vintage Books ed. : New York : Vintage Books, 1990 - 252 s.
ISBN: 0-679-72463-X LIBRIS-ID: 5122921
Compendiums
Additional reading will be made available on Blackboard
Other Materials
-
Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
The remains of the day
1. paperback ed. : London : Faber and Faber, 1990 - 245 s.
ISBN: 0-571-15491-3 LIBRIS-ID: 5054242
The turn of the screw : authoritative text, contexts, criticism
2. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 1999 - xiii, 271 s.
ISBN: 0-393-95904-X (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 4885207
Compendiums
Additional reading will be made available on Blackboard
Web Addresses
Why I Live ar the P.O.
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Other Materials
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Books
The Cambridge introduction to narrative
2. ed. : Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xvii, 272 s.
ISBN: 0521715156 (hft.) LIBRIS-ID: 10908324
The Cambridge companion to narrative
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007 - xiii, 310 p.
ISBN: 0-521-85696-5 (hbk.) : £45.00 LIBRIS-ID: 10504964
Emma : an authoritative text, backgrounds, reviews and criticism
3. ed. : New York : W.W. Norton, c2000 - ix, 449 s.
ISBN: 0-393-97284-4 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 4885643
The talented Mr Ripley
London : Vintage, 2010. - 248 p.
ISBN: 0099552272 (pbk.) : ¹5.99 LIBRIS-ID: 12056622
The remains of the day
1. paperback ed. : London : Faber and Faber, 1990 - 245 s.
ISBN: 0-571-15491-3 LIBRIS-ID: 5054242
The turn of the screw : authoritative text, contexts, criticism
2. ed. : New York : Norton, cop. 1999 - xiii, 271 s.
ISBN: 0-393-95904-X (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 4885207
McTeague : a story of San Francisco : authoritative text, contexts, criticism
2. ed. : New York : Norton, c1997 - xiv, 415 p
ISBN: 0-393-97013-2 (pbk) ; No price LIBRIS-ID: 4885551
Compendiums
Selected texts for Narrative and theory
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Web Addresses
Why I Live ar the P.O.
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Other Materials
Rekommenderade filmer: Clueless. Regi: Amy Hackerling The Talented Mr Ripley. Regi: Anthony Minghella The Remains of the Day. Regi: James Ivory
Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation,
Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to acquire more in-depth knowledge within literary studies, with a special focus on narrative techniques, narratology and related fields. The course also provides enhanced insights regarding English-language literature as well as writing in English within literary studies.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
- define and describe core concepts within narratology and related fields
- read, analyze and discuss literary theory and literary criticism within narratology
- apply narratology and methods within literary studies to the analysis of works of literature
- plan and write an argumentative essay supported by narrative theory
Course content
- British and North American works of literature belonging to different genres
- literary theory and literary criticism within narratology and related fields
Tuition
Seminars and supervision as well as spoken and written assignments. Some ICT. Participation in all scheduled teaching events is mandatory.
The course may also be offered as a distance course, via a web-based course platform. In this case, too, mandatory meetings may occur.
Specific requirements
120 credits, of which at least 90 credits for increasingly advanced studies in English. Of these 90 credits, at least 22.5 must be for increasingly advanced courses in literature, and of these at least 7.5 credits must be from English 3. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.
Examination
INL1, hand-in assignment, 5 credits: essay; grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
INL2, hand-in assignment, 2.5 credits: course portfolio of continuous spoken analyses with written documentation; grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
For a VG on the course as a whole, a VG is required on INL1.
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course cannot be included in a degree together with English 4.