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Course Code ENL 813<br />

Course Title<br />

Contemporary British Novel<br />

Semester(s) <strong>of</strong>fered Second<br />

Language <strong>of</strong> Course English<br />

Lecturer(s)<br />

Pre-requisit(ies)<br />

None<br />

Co –requisit(ies)<br />

None<br />

Credit Value 3<br />

<strong>ECTS</strong> Value 6<br />

Duration <strong>of</strong> Course 15 weeks<br />

Total Student StudyTime 45 class hours and students’ home-studies<br />

Objectives<br />

This course explores a selection <strong>of</strong> British novels to<br />

analyse the devices that are frequently employed in<br />

contemporary fiction: these include the narrative,<br />

structural, stylistic and thematic variations resulting<br />

from the changing conditions <strong>of</strong> society especially with<br />

the emergence <strong>of</strong> the postmodern condition.<br />

Syllabus<br />

Intended Learning Outcomes<br />

• General characteristics <strong>of</strong> post-war conditions<br />

• Introduction to contemporary novel<br />

• George Orwell and his satire, Malcolm Bradbury<br />

and his post-war idealisms<br />

• Postmodern Fiction: Jeanette Winterson and Peter<br />

Ackroyd<br />

• By the end <strong>of</strong> the course, students will be expected<br />

to evaluate the general aspects <strong>of</strong> contemporary<br />

fiction and compare it with the other periods.<br />

Learning/ Teaching Methods Formal lectures and class discussions<br />

Assignments ---<br />

Examination<br />

Assessment<br />

Reading List • George Orwell, 1984<br />

• Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit<br />

• Peter Ackroyd, Chatterton<br />

• Doris Lessing, “To Room Nineteen”

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