The Victorian Novel - AIE2225

Assessment 1: Written plan

500-word plan

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

A proposal for a digital edition of one of the set texts, to include (1) 500-word rationale (2) cover design, (3) back cover blurb, (4) 1500-word critical/contextual preface, (5) 500-word reflective commentary

Project

Assessment 2: Oral Assessment

Discussion of student&#39;s response to a prepared brief

Viva voce

The nineteenth century was the period in which the novel was the dominant literary form, in the wake of the heyday of Romantic poetry and before the advent of cinema. In this module we will study and analyse a selection of novels that represent some of the most significant developments in the genre during the Victorian age. We will explore the ways in which the Victorian novel reflected the most important issues of the day, from industrialisation and political reform to women’s rights and class conflict. The module will also investigate the significance of novelistic subgenres such as Sensation fiction and the late gothic novel during the second half of the nineteenth century, mapping these onto shifting attitudes towards the politics of gender, race and empire.

School of Arts and Humanities

<a href="https://leganto.hud.ac.uk/leganto/readinglist/lists/4804849980004221">VICTORIAN NOVEL (hud.ac.uk)</a>

English Literature

AIE2225 - The Victorian Novel

The Victorian Novel

Understand the distinctive qualities and characteristics of a variety of examples of the Victorian novel. 

Understand the continuing relevance and appeal of Victorian literature in the present day

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

Be able to use appropriate skills and resources to research and analyse a Victorian novel in its historical context


Have detailed knowledge of the social and historical contexts that shaped the development of one particular Victorian novel. 

