ENGL 3047 - Rhapsody & Revolution: Romanticism & Its Legacies

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025

Romanticism has profoundly shaped modern sensibilities, informing our conceptions of individual subjectivity, our notions of the creative artist and the role of art, our understanding of the relation of the individual to the natural world, and our ideas of the fantastic and the uncanny. Arising as an ambivalent reaction to various intellectual strands of the Enlightenment, and a rebellion against classicism in the arts, the Romantic movement swept Europe in the wake of the French Revolution of 1789 and had momentous effects on all art forms: literature, music, dance, and the visual arts. In this course we will explore some major Romantic texts in relation to a set of key themes: revolution, liberty and gender; the role of art and the conception of the creative artist; the exaltation of the emotions, the senses and the imagination; the relation of the individual to nature; the uncanny and the fantastic; Bohemianism and alternative communities. Texts examined may include poetry, political writing and essays, novels, visual artworks, instrumental music, opera and ballet. Students completing this course will develop an enhanced understanding of key Romantic texts and ideas, as well as an appreciation of how Romantic ideologies and motifs underpin subsequent cultural movements such as the Gothic, Decadence, Surrealism and Modernism.

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Course Details

Course Code	ENGL 3047
Course	Rhapsody & Revolution: Romanticism & Its Legacies
Coordinating Unit	English, Creative Writing, and Film
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study
Assumed Knowledge	Level I ENGL course
Assessment	Quizzes, Close Reading, Presentation, Essay

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Maggie Tonkin

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a broad knowledge of British Romanticism.
Critically examine each text's engagement with its historical, political and cultural context.
Demonstrate their analytical and critical skills through the contextualized discussion, close reading and critical analysis of selected Romantic texts.
Prepare well informed and well written assignments tasks informed by rigorous research.
Contribute confidently to productive and respectful class discussion with their peers.
Critically examine post-Romantic cultural traditions and cultural forms in the light of their newly acquired knowledge of Romantic ideologies and motifs.
Use technologies relevant to the preparation and completion of assessment tasks.

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This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

最新糖心Vlog Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1,2,3,4,6
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	2,3,4,5,6
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Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	4,7
Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.	1,2
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	5

Learning Resources

Required Resources

Wu, Duncan. Romanticism: an Anthology. (4th edition) Wiley Blackwell, 2012. Also available as an ebook.
Austen, Jane. Persuasion. (any edition)
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. (any edition)
Course Readings available via MyUni

Recommended Resources

There are many excellent guides to the Romantic period. Among them, I recommend:

Chaplin, Sue and Joel Faflak. The Romanticism Handbook. Literature and Culture Handbooks. Continuum. 2011.
Curran, Stuart. The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism. Cambridge UP, 2010.
Day, Aiden. Romanticism. The New Critical Idiom. Routledge, 1996.
Wu, Duncan. A Companion to Romanticism. Blackwell, 1998.

Online Learning

This course make full use of MyUni. All lectures will be recorded and posted on MyUni. Select secondary sources and additional core material will also be made available on MyUni.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Weekly lectures will provide historical contextualization of the period, and introduction to key authors, concepts and themes. Seminars will be devoted to exploration and analysis of selected texts, including essays, pamphlets, poems, novels and a ballet.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

This course will involve the equivalent of 150 hours per semester.

Learning Activities Summary

Learning activities will include lectures, face-to-face seminars, use of MyUni, instructor-directed and student-directed research and assessment-for-learning tasks.

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Assessment Summary

Assessment may include class quizzes, oral presentations, and essays.

Assessment Related Requirements

All assessment tasks must be attempted/completed in order to successfully complete the course.

Assessment Detail

To be announced in the Course Profile.

Submission

All work is to be submitted online via MyUni.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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