Course learning outcomes and assessment criteria

This course introduces a wide range of works from the literary canon, from ancient Greek texts in translation to the contemporary, covering the major genres, and embodying significant interventions or influences in literary history. The emphasis is on reading primary texts voraciously and discovering – or rediscovering – diverse writers and cultures, so that students can make informed choices from more specialized courses later in their programme. Not being limited to a period, genre or single approach, the course cultivates difference and chronological sweep; it aims to challenge and surprise, as rewarding ‘exploration’ should.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course you should:

Mode of assessment

One three-hour unseen examination.

Assessment criteria

You will be assessed according to your ability to: