ATS3914 · Dark heroes, dark realms: Supernatural fantasy before 1900

Overview

In this unit you will be introduced to the origins of the dark heroes and dark realms of supernatural fantasy via a range of major English texts, in verse and in prose, from the early-Modern to the late-Modern period. Depending on staff availability, this unit will primarily focus on either the dark realms of fairy and folk tale, myth and legend, the supernatural, Gothic, uncanny and marvellous, or it will focus on the dark, Satanic and Byronic heroes, anti-heroes and appealing villains, who populate such works of literature.

Areas of study: Literary studies

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. identify key characteristics of supernatural fantasy or of the Dark Hero, and describe their historical development;
2. identify key critical debates concerning a range of supernatural fantasy works or a range of Dark Heroes, and explain their relevance to course texts;
3. Design and conduct a research project on a specific topic related to supernatural fantasy or the Dark Hero in literature;
4. apply close textual analysis and interpretation to a range of literary texts;
5. communicate arguments clearly and persuasively in oral and written form.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.