The module will familiarize you with the development of a major writer and his closely-associated contemporaries, and of their contribution to early eighteenth-century culture. The module will develop your detailed knowledge and advanced understanding of ‘Scriblerian’ writings and their context. The module will develop your abilities to analyse literary texts, especially those involving satire, parody and irony.

(LO1) detailed knowledge of a group of authors, a substantial selection of their literary output, and their cultural context

(LO2) a good understanding of the workings of Scriblerian satire, parody, and irony, achieved through further development of close reading skills

(LO3) the ability to relate satiric discourses to their specific cultural contexts (including the scientific, religious, political, social, technological, and medical), and engage with a range of primary cultural resources from the period

(LO4) an understanding of the critical issues involved in studying Swift and the Scriblerians

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills

(S5) Information skills - Critical reading

(S6) Research skills - All Information skills

(S7) Skills in using technology - Using common applications (work processing, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

(S8) Research skills - Awareness of /commitment to academic integrity

Syllabus will include works such as: Swift: A Tale of a Tub , The Battle of the Books, Gulliver’s Travels ,  Verses on the Death of Dr Swift, Cadenus and Vanessa Gay: Trivia , The Beggar’s Opera , Fables The Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus Pope, The Dunciad in Four Books Particular attention is paid to how the writing of Swift and the Scriblerians reflects and imagines issues of: authorship and the culture of print; politics; religion; urban expansion; the body, mind and spirit; sexual, racial and cultural identity; science, technology and new forms of knowledge.

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
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Notes: Seminars introduce and discuss key themes and perspectives

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
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Notes: Tutorials encourage discussion around weekly reading

Teaching Method 3 - Other
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Notes: Essay and project feedback/ consultation