Extended Essay - AHE3908

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

An essay plan and annotated bibliography (Equivalent to 1000 words.)

Written Assignment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

This module will develop and consolidate your skills in critical analysis. You will engage in in-depth study of literary texts within a specific sub-field of literary studies. In doing so, you will engage with current critical debates and scholarship within the discipline.

School of Arts and Humanities

Students will also be expected to consult journals, such as:
Contemporary Women’s Writing
Literature Interpretation Theory
Textual Practice
Journal of Victorian Culture
Studies in Romanticism
English Literary Renaissance

Alexander, M. (2013). A history of English literature (3rd ed.). Palgrave Macmillan.
Baldick, C. (2005). Oxford English Literary History, Volume 10: The Modern Movement, 1910-1940. Oxford University Press, UK.
Caserio, R. L. (2009). The Cambridge companion to the twentieth-century English novel. Cambridge University Press Cambridge, UK ; New York.
David, D. (2012). The Cambridge companion to the Victorian novel (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Davis, P. (2002). The Oxford English literary history. Volume 8: 1830-1880, the Victorians. Oxford University Press.
Keymer, T., &amp; Mee, J. (2004). The Cambridge companion to English literature from 1740 to 1830. Cambridge University Press Cambridge ; New York.
King, B. (2004). The Oxford English Literary History, Volume 13. 1948-2000: The Internationalization of English Literature. Oxford University Press.
Kinney, A. F. (2000). The Cambridge companion to English literature, 1500-1600. Cambridge University Press.
Mounsey, C., How to Write: Successful Essays, Dissertations, and Exams. OUP Oxford, 2013
Richetti, J. J. (1996). The Cambridge companion to the eighteenth-century novel. Cambridge University Press.
Sampson, G., &amp; Churchill, R. C. (1970). The Concise Cambridge history of English literature (3rd ed.). Cambridge U.P.
Scanlon, L. (2012). The Cambridge companion to medieval English literature, 1100-1500. Cambridge University Press.
Shattock, J. (2010). The Cambridge companion to English literature, 1830-1914. Cambridge University Press Cambridge.
Shields, M., Essay Writing: A Student’s Guide. SAGE, 2010.
Simpson, J. (2002). The Oxford English literary history. Volume 2: 1350-1547: Reform and Cultural Revolution. Oxford University Press.
Stevenson, R. (2004). The Oxford English Literary History, Volume 12. 1960-2000: The Last of England? Oxford University Press.
Warburton, N., The Basics of Essay Writing. Routledge, 2006.
Widdowson, P. (2004). The Palgrave guide to English literature and its contexts, 1500- 2000. Palgrave Macmillan.

English Literature

AHE3908 - Extended Essay

Extended Essay

be able to apply critical concepts to literary texts. 

be able to critically reflect upon and evaluate arguments at the forefront of current critical debates. 

be able to present independent and informed analysis of complex material in a sustained critical discussion, adhering to the relevant conventions for academic writing. 

be able to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of literary genre and technique.

be able to demonstrate an integrated and in-depth knowledge of the relationship between literary texts and cultural, historical and/or political contexts (as appropriate). 