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Anglophone Literatures II

Course code

GRA6335.HT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Ingliskeelsete maade kirjandus II

Course title in English

Anglophone Literatures II

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Brief description of the course

The course provides an overview of the development of literature in English-speaking countries and regions, mainly British, Scottish, American and Irish literature, as well as selected authors from other parts of the English-speaking world, including Canadian literature, from the Victorian period to Modernism. Selected authors and works are examined in greater depth according to a changing thematic focus. The course introduces literary forms and genres characteristic of the period, such as the realist and naturalist novel, decadent literature, drama, Pre-Raphaelite poetry and visual art, the modernist novel and poetry, short prose, science fiction and dystopian literature, as well as major authors, including Dickens, C. and E. Brontë, Eliot, Melville, D. and C. Rossetti, Stoker, Wilde, Moodie, Hawthorne, Stevenson, Hardy, Wells, Conrad, James, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Mansfield, D. Jones, Owen, Huxley, Townsend Warner, Lawrence and others. The works are examined in their historical and cultural contexts, taking into account the central tendencies and modes of thought of the period, such as realism, decadence, naturalism and Modernism. Contemporary theoretical approaches, including psychoanalysis, postcolonial theory, gender studies, memory and trauma studies, and ecocriticism, are also applied in the analysis in order to reveal the semantic and ideological layers of the texts. Particular attention is paid to the connections between literature and social and cultural change, including industrialisation, the development of science, empire and its critique, war and questions of identity, as well as to the role of literature in representing and interpreting these processes. The course develops students’ ability to work critically with academic sources, participate in discussions, formulate well-argued independent interpretations, and write a comparative academic essay.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is familiar with the development of literature in selected English-speaking countries and regions from the Victorian period to Modernism and understands its main literary trends and historical context;
- is familiar with the literary genres and forms characteristic of the period and relates them to the corresponding aesthetic and cultural principles;
-analyses literary texts with different poetics, relating them to their historical, cultural and ideological contexts and taking into account the connections between literature and social change;
- applies contemporary theoretical approaches in the interpretation of literary texts, compares different authors, texts and literary approaches by highlighting their thematic and formal specificities, and formulates and presents well-argued interpretations orally and in writing in academic English, including writing a comparative academic essay using literary terminology and correctly referenced academic sources;
- works independently and in a team, contributing to discussions and joint analysis and following the principles of academic integrity;
- reflects on the development of their knowledge and analytical skills and relates the literature of the period studied to broader cultural and social processes.

Teacher

Julia Kuznetski

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