2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL32108 Shakespeare's Sonnets
20 creditsClass Size: 30
School of English
Module manager: Professor Paul Hammond
Email: p.f.hammond@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
This module provides students with an opportunity to study in detail one of the most controversial and challenging works of English literature. Seminars will start by concentrating on developing methods of close reading of Renaissance poetry, and then move to considering the wider issues raised by the poems, such as narrative coherence, autobiography, and gender roles. Attention will also be given to the critical tradition which has grown up around the Sonnets, and to contemporary love poetry, both homosexual and heterosexual.Learning outcomes
Students will have developed:
the ability to use written and oral communication effectively;
the capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse;
the ability to manage quantities of complex information in a structured and systematic way;
the capacity for independent thought and judgement;
critical reasoning;
research skills, including the retrieval of information, the organisation of material and the evaluation of its importance;
IT skills;
efficient time management and organisation skills;
the ability to learn independently.
Skills outcomes
Skills for effective communication, oral and written.
Capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse.
Ability to acquire quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way.
Capacity for independent thought and judgement.
Critical reasoning.
Research skills, including information retrieval skills, the organisation of material, and the evaluation of its importance.
IT skills.
Time management and organisational skills.
Independent learning.
Syllabus
This module studies Shakespeare's Sonnets in detail, considering the critical and cultural questions which they prompt. Attention will also be paid to other Renaissance love poetry, both homosexual and heterosexual, and to the modern critical tradition around the poems.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Meetings | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Private study hours | 185.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 15.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Teaching will be through weekly seminars (10 x 1 hour) plus up to 5 additional hours (content to be determined by the module tutor). The 5 additional hours may include lectures, plenary sessions, film showings, or the return of unassessed/assessed essays.Private Study: Seminar preparation, reading, essay writing.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Contribution to seminars.1st assessed essay.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1700 words | 33.30 |
Essay | 2750 words | 66.70 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 24/04/2008
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