Literature: British novels of the 1960s
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Course code
Q00021722Course date
Number of classes
6 sessionsTimetable
Tutor
Brandon RobshawFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
Wesley Hall (Barnet)High Barnet Methodist Church
9 Stapylton Road
Barnet
EN5 4JJ
Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills 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 skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
Course overview
Course description
Over the six weeks you’ll take part in lively discussions, analysing and interpreting great works of fiction. To understand literature, we need to engage with it on three levels: our own personal response to it as a work of art; an attempt to understand the preoccupations, aims and agenda of the writer, as illuminated by their biography; and an enquiry into what it can tell us the wider culture and society that produced it. Each class starts with a short lecture from the tutor, putting the work in its historical and cultural context; we then read selected passages and explore all three levels. Be prepared for plenty of (good-natured) disagreement. The novels under discussion are: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner (1960)., The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark (1961), A House for Mr Biswas, VS Naipaul (1961), On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Ian Fleming (1963), Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys (1966) and 2001, A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke (1968) Selected passages will be posted on Canvas before each session. A course for everyone who loves literature and talking about literature. And of course tea and biscuits feature in every class.
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