Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Read and analyse medieval texts, including in earlier forms of English where appropriate
- Analytically compare the way the Arthurian legend has been deployed in different contexts and periods
- Identify and make use of appropriate historical, literary, or theoretical secondary reading in academic writing
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Carry out research and analysis on a range of source types from different periods
- Plan and carry out different assessment tasks to deadlines
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Key themes in Arthurian texts, such as their role in the formation of gendered roles and expectations and national and religious identities
- The relationships between these texts and the cultures that produced and read them
- A range of Arthurian texts, including those produced in the Medieval period
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 10 |
Lecture | 10 |
Seminar | 10 |
Teaching | 12 |
Follow-up work | 8 |
Completion of assessment task | 50 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Sources for the Study of the Arthurian Legends.
Journal Articles
Arthuriana.
Textbooks
Roger Sherman Loomis (1959). Arthurian Literature in the Middle Ages : A Collaborative History. Oxford: Clarendon.
Derek Pearsall (2003). Arthurian Romance: A Short Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
Michelle R. Warren (2000). History on the edge : Excalibur and the borders of Britain, 1100-1300. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Rachel Bromwich, A.O.H. Jarman, Brynley F. Roberts (1991). The Arthur of the Welsh : The Arthurian Legend in Medieval Welsh Literature. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Elizabeth Archibald and Ad Putter (2009). The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Alan Lupack (2005). The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Daniel P. Nastali and Phillip C. Boardman (2004). The Arthurian Annals : The Tradition in English from 1250 to 2000. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Patricia Clare Ingham (2001). Sovereign Fantasies: Arthurian Romance and the Making of Britain. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
William W. Kibler and R. Barton Palmer (2014). Medieval Arthurian Epic and Romance : Eight New Translations. Jefferson NC: McFarland.
Dixon, Jeffrey John (2014). The Glory of Arthur: The Legendary King in Epic Poems of Layamon, Spenser and Blake. Jefferson NC: McFarland.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 70% |
Critical Analysis | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External