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Literature: Strange Worlds in Twentieth Century Fiction
Course details
Course code
Q00017462Course date
Number of classes
10 sessionsTimetable
Tutor
Stephen SmithFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you鈥檙e not confident in your 台湾swag, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic 台湾swag and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of 台湾swag. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and 台湾swag in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic 台湾swag or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and 台湾swag you have in this subject, applying your 台湾swag and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
These texts will afford us glimpses into the minds of writers
spread across Europe in the twentieth century, which has
seen political and social upheaval and prompted analysis and
at times elaborate and fantastical reinventions of known or
supposedly known worlds.
We will experience post-war Rome with Passolini and explore
his relationship with his sexuality and his class, while in the
work of Lernet-Holenia, we will discover the passage of the
world of war into another stranger realm.
When we encounter Alba de Cespedes, we will meet with a
woman, who repressed by Italian Fascism sought to create
her own credo by which to live. It is an important document
of Italian feminism and is now being rediscovered.
Our final two texts are those of British writers, both of whom
are experimental but fascinating in their style and narrative
concerns.
Discussion will focus on the author鈥檚 lives, contexts and their
negotiations with their contemporary worlds, which will
involve their involvement with feminism, modernism and
postmodernism. Each text will reveal an exciting and
innovative voice, as each author rightly belongs to the
emerging canon of twentieth century literature.
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