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Overview

Historical fiction is one of the oldest genres of the literary novel, but the past is also used in many different ways in popular mass-market fiction such as romance and fantasy. This unit explores the use of history in narrative forms, including medieval literature, the rise of the novel in … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offered by:

Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature

Unit level:

2000

Grading requirement:

Graded

Offerings

More detailed information about unit activities and assessments is provided in the Unit Guides.
Session 2, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde
Session 2, Online-flexible

Requisites

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite
NCCW (pre-2020 units)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to
1.

Explain the development and evolution of the historical novel

2.

Describe and analyse the way that history is used in different genres of fiction

3.

Demonstrate an understanding of the place that historical novels have in the public understanding of history

4.

Evaluate both literary and historiographic scholarship on the historical novel

5.

Demonstrate an ability to form cohesive and well-researched arguments about literary texts, and present these ideas both orally and in writing.

Assessments

Assessments

Essay
Professsional writing task
Participatory task
Participatory task

Learning and teaching activities

Scheduled learning activities

Lecture Live (In-person)
Tutorial (In-person)