Course overview
This course will build on textual intervention skills by examining the ways in which canonical literary texts have been reworked and reproduced in contemporary society, and to use these as a basis for creative and critical writing. Students will extend their knowledge of literature and writing by investigating how canonical texts have been interpreted and reworked over time and for different audiences, and how they continue to provide a source of creativity for writers and producers in various media. Students will familiarise themselves with selected original texts to analyse a range of existing products and create their own texts.
Course learning outcomes
- examine the contexts in which a number of original canonical texts were written and produced
- identify and assess critical perspectives on the literary canon as cultural capital and how it has been reproduced on screen and elsewhere
- examine and assess the positions of creators and consumers of cultural products in relation to the literary canon
- produce creative works in conjunction with an analytical understanding of canonical texts
- inspect and compare the different conventions in working with canonical texts for stage, page and screen