CW916-20 Stylistics Workshop

Department: SCAPVC - Warwick Writing Programme
Level: Taught Postgraduate Level
Module leader: Chantal Wright
Credit value: 20
Module duration: 10 weeks
Assessment: 100% coursework
Study location: University of Warwick main campus, Coventry

Introductory description

Module aims

This module aims to improve students' close reading skills and hone their sensitivity to literary style. It is aimed at practitioners, i.e. students of creative writing and literary translation, but will equally benefit students of literary studies. For the literary translator, the module is designed to facilitate the leap from translation theory to the translation workshop by modelling the vital skill of reading for translation; for the creative writer, the module provides a toolbox for the description and analysis of style Module Summary which can fruitfully be applied to the writer's own practice.

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

Offer an informed definition of literary style.
Conduct a stylistic analysis of a literary text using the appropriate descriptive terminology.
Understand how micro-level stylistic analysis relates to literary critical interpretation on the macro-level and, where appropriate, how stylistic analysis influences and informs creative practice.
Develop research and writing skills

Indicative reading list

Reading lists can be found in Talis

Subject specific skills

Transferable skills

Study time

Type	Required
Seminars	10 sessions of 2 hours (10%)
Private study	180 hours (90%)
Total	200 hours

Private study description

No private study requirements defined for this module.

Costs

No further costs have been identified for this module.

You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.

Assessment group A

	Weighting	Eligible for self-certification
Assessment component
Essay	100%	Yes (extension)
Assessed essay.
Reassessment component is the same

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Courses

Course availability information is based on the current academic year, so it may change.

This module is Optional for:

Year 2 of TCWA-Q3PB Postgraduate Taught Literary Translation Studies
Year 2 of TENA-Q3PB Postgraduate Taught Literary Translation Studies