Course: BA English Language and Literature Module Code: EN1217

Module Title: Introduction to Renaissance

Literature
Title of the Brief: Final Essay Type of assessment: Final Essay

This assessment is worth 70% of the overall module mark and should take 25 hours of independent
study to complete.

This Assessment Pack consists of a detailed assignment brief, guidance on what you need to prepare, and information on
how class sessions support your ability to complete successfully. You can find specific dates for Assessment Q&A
sessions in the detailed timetable and scheme of work for this module in your Module Handbook on your module
Blackboard page. You’ll also find information on this page to guide you on how, where, and when to submit. If you need
additional support, please make a note of the services detailed in this document.

How, when, and where to submit:

You should submit this work via Turnitin on Blackboard on 22 December 2023 by 6pm and the link will be visible to
you two weeks prior to the submission deadline.
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Preparing for your assignment.

Learning Outcomes (Refer to the Module Information Pack to understand specific Marking Criteria):

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

1. Analyse and explore a range of Renaissance literature, and the critical debate surrounding it.
2. Recognise the importance of the relationship between Renaissance literature and its particular cultural, economic,
historical and religious contexts.
3. Analyse the meaning and formal qualities of individual texts and groups of texts, and the linguistic diversity they
contain.
4. Undertake research both individually and with others
5. Use, with understanding, an appropriate scholarly discourse.
6. Demonstrate an increased precision and thoroughness in written and oral communication through coursework
assignments.

Assessment Pack Contents:

1. Introduction

The second and final assessment component for this module is a Final Essay. You can write your final essay
on any of the topics provided below and on any of the primary texts we have looked at during the module.
2. Submission details

Your submission should be 2500 words excluding reference list and/or bibliography.

3. Detailed assignment brief

• You will be required in your response to demonstrate both your depth and breadth of reading in your chosen
subject area and be presented in accordance with the MLA style guide.

• You must not reproduce substantially the same material in your assignment for this module as for
assignments in other modules.

• Unless otherwise specified, you should refer to the work of two writers in your answer. The texts discussed
should also be drawn from those studied on this module.

• Essay Titles:

1. To what extent is it true to say that Renaissance writers were imitators rather than innovators?

2. ‘The logic of love poetry in the Renaissance is that of the gaze, the discrimination of form, and the
rendering open and passive of the beautiful object - the woman perceived as territory’ (G. Waller).
Discuss with reference to at least two poets.

3. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

Old time is still a flying
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow may be dying (Robert Herrick)

Discuss the ways in which the literature of the period shows a preoccupation with time and mutability.
You should refer to the work of at least two writers in your answer.

4. Discuss the significance of exploration (in terms of science, new learning, or travel) in the work of at
least two writers you have studied on this module.

5. Examine the use of the metaphysical conceit in a range of poems studied on this course. You should
refer to the work of at least two poets.

6. In Marlowe's Dr. Faustus' salvation and damnation are no longer played out in the theatre of
dancing devils and the material fires of hell, but in the mind of man ' How far do you agree with
this statement?

7. But deeds, and language, such as men doe use,

And persons, such as Comedie would chuse,
When she would show an Image of the times
And sport with human follies, not with crimes
(Prologue, Every Man in His Humour, by Ben Jonson)

In the light of this quotation, consider Jonson’s representation of folly and crime in Volpone.

8. Examine the relationship between festivity and gender representation in Twelfth Night.

9. ‘Revenge tragedies invite us to reassess the links between justice and revenge, violence and the social
order’ (Stevie Simkin). Discuss with reference to The Duchess of Malfi another text you consider
relevant.
 9. In the Renaissance writing was regarded as a male activity. With reference to the work of two or
more female writers studied on this course discuss the ways in which some women negotiated a
place for themselves within this male preserve.

10. Examine the dramatic function of the female characters in two plays studied on this course.

12. 'The total effect of The Duchess of Malfi is of a populous court society straining to preserve its
decorous public face while exercising its vicious private wishes; and in that public/private opposition
lies much of the Duchess's special predicament'. (Keith Sturgess) Discuss.

4. Teaching into assessment

Material we have covered in class, from close reading of primary texts, to supporting secondary material,
analysis, discussions, workshops, and seminars, will be really helpful in understanding and preparing this
assignment.

5. Sample of successful assignment

A sample of successful assignment will be presented to you and discussed in class as part of one of the
designated assessment preparation sessions.

6. Learning outcomes

The learning outcomes that are being assessed with this assignment are: 1-6 (see p.2).

7. Marking grid/marking rubric

Feedback Guidance:

Reflecting on Feedback: how to improve.

From the feedback you receive, you should understand:

 The grade you achieved

 The best features of your work

 Areas you may not have fully understood

 Areas you are doing well but could develop your understanding.

 What you can do to improve in the future - feedforward

Next Steps:

 List the steps have you taken to respond to previous feedback.

 Summarise your achievements

 Evaluate where you need to improve here (keep handy for future work):
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