Course Details
Country:
Australia
Institution:
Western Sydney University - Parramatta campus
Course Title:
Methods of Reading
Course Number:
101909.1
Course Description:
This unit aims to build the skills of reading, interpretation and theoretical and contextual analysis that are critical to the study of literary texts, skills that define scholarship in the discipline of English. Focusing on a sustained and careful study of a small number of literary texts the unit provides an in-depth exploration of technical approaches to close reading, cultural and historical contexts for the production and reception of the texts, and different theoretical approaches to their interpretation. The selected primary texts (one novel, one play and a selection of poems) will span two or three literary/historical periods.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ENGH 202
Attachment Files:
UNIT_101909.1 - 2021.Autumn - DAY.pdf
