Main field of study: English
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Learning outcomes for the course
On completing the course the student will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of British and American literature from the perspective of the history of ideas
- account for main features in the Anglo-Saxon world of literarature and history of ideas, from the Renaissance to Postmodernism, by associating representative literary works with corresponding trends in the history of ideas
- explain and argue for similarities and differences in the historical development of British and American history of ideas and literary history in speech and writing
- show proficiency in critically reflecting, analysing and interpreting literary texts from a historical and contextual perspective, with a certain degree of independence, both orally and in writing
- orally and in writing to communicate their own and others’ interpretations of trends in the history of ideas and in literary texts, showing inter-cultural understanding and ethical awareness
- write an academic essay.