20th Century Fiction - AIE2224

Assessment 1: Written plan

Essay plan

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Essay 1

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Essay 2

This module gives you the chance to study some of the most exciting and experimental novels ever written. Beginning at the start of the twentieth century, with groundbreaking works of modernist fiction by the likes of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf, you will study innovative new developments in form, style, and technique, as well as the historical context behind these transformative texts. The module then introduces you to the postmodernist experimentation of the later twentieth century. Together, we will explore new departures in narrative, style and language; the relationship between fiction, history and text; and the breakthrough novels that shaped the twentieth century.

School of Arts and Humanities

The reading list is indicative only and will change to reflect latest scholarship and staff expertise. 
Carter, A. (2006). The bloody chamber and other stories. Vintage.

Conrad, J., &amp; Watts, C. T. (2008). Heart of darkness and other tales (Rev. ed.). Oxford University Press.
Morrison, T. (2019). Beloved ([New]. ed.). Vintage.
Vonnegut, K. (1991). Slaughterhouse-five, or, the children's crusade: A duty-dance with death. Vintage.


Woolf, V., Showalter, E., &amp; McNichol, S. (1992). Mrs. Dalloway (Annotat ed.). Penguin.

English Literature

AIE2224 - 20th Century Fiction

20th Century Fiction

Be able to demonstrate critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts

Be able to understand the nuances and critical contexts of postmodernism as a key term in the study of twentieth-century fiction.

Be able to effectively communicate the outcomes of independent study in written assignments.

Be able to use appropriate critical concepts and terminology to analyse the significance of developments in twentieth-century fiction.

Be able to understand the nuances and critical contexts of modernism as a key term in the study of twentieth-century fiction.

Be able to understand the historical contexts behind the major developments in twentieth-century fiction.