Keio University Syllabus and Timetable

ENGLISH LITERATURE 5

SubtitleA Study of Victorian Literature: Emily Bronte,Wuthering Height(1847)
Lecturer(s)HARADA, NORIYUKI
Credit(s)2
Academic Year/Semester2024 Spring
Day/PeriodFri.5
CampusMita
Class FormatFace-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number61434
Faculty/Graduate SchoolLETTERS
Department/MajorHUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCEENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
Year Level2, 3, 4
FieldSPECIALIZED SUBJECTS
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Course DescriptionA course for studying British literature through considering a variety of authors, literary genres and trends, as well as the historical and cultural contexts of the literary texts.
K-Number FLT-EL-24113-211-02
Course AdministratorFaculty/Graduate SchoolFLTLETTERS
Department/MajorELHUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCEENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE
Main Course NumberLevel2Second-year level coursework
Major Classification4Specialist Education Applied/Developmental Course
Minor Classification11Common to Major in English and American Literature - Lecture (English Literature)
Subject Type3Elective subject
Supplemental Course InformationClass Classification2Lecture
Class Format1Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Language of Instruction1Japanese
Academic Discipline02Literature, linguistics, and related fields

Course Contents/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

Literary analyses and attempts for various interpretations of English literary works undoubtedly enrich students' general skills in English, their insight into texts, and understanding of some important cultural topics that well reflect the characteristics of human societies. The aims of this course is to foster students' abilities of these through close reading of English literary works of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the spring season of the year 2024, we will read Emily Bronte's masterpiece, "Wuthering Heights", and examine the narrative, style, and author's messages from many points of view.

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Textbooks

The textbook is: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, Oxford World’s Classics (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2009).

Reference Books

The Cambridge Companion to the Brontes (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2002) and others will be introduced in class.

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