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The Discovery of Scotland, 1707-1830: The Sublime, the Beautiful and the Picturesque

Option Class, MLitt Literature, Culture and Place

Class Teacher: Tom Furniss; L638; t.furniss@strath.ac.uk

Class Code: QQ935

Class Timetable: semester two; 10 x 1-hour seminars; Tuesday 3.00-4.00pm.

Teaching Room: to be confirmed.

NB: THE DISCOVERY OF SCOTLAND CLASS WILL NOT BE RUN FROM THIS WEBSITE; INSTEAD, A MYPLACE SITE WILL BE CREATED FOR IT TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SEMESTER, AFTER WHICH REGISTERED STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE CLASS HANDBOOK ON MYPLACE. THE SET TEXTS ARE AS INDICATED BELOW.

MLitt Timetable

Class Aims: This class aims to introduce students to what is perhaps the most important pioneering phase in the 'discovery' and representation of British landscapes and locations. Students will engage with texts that allow them to see how the representation of British landscape, and especially the landscapes of the Scottish Highlands, underwent a complete transformation in the eighteenth century under the influence of aesthetic developments such as the sublime and the picturesque.

Teaching and Learning: The class is seminar-based: students will be expected to deliver one un-assessed presentation to the class during the semester and should ensure they have made adequate preparation for all seminars.

Assessment: one 3,000 word essay based on material covered in class and independent study, addressing a question to be agreed between student and tutor; the essay should be submitted by [to be confirmed]. For the style guide of the Modern Languages Association, click here

Set Texts (2010-11)

Teaching Schedule

Further Reading

Primary Materials, 1707-1830

Websites

For further information about this class or about the MLitt in Literature, Culture and Place, please contact Dr Tom Furniss at t.furniss@strath.ac.uk