Reworking the Canon

Course aim

To examine the ways in which canonical literary texts have been reworked and reproduced in contemporary society.

Course content

The formation of literary canons; questions of literariness; literature as cultural capital and its place in contemporary society; screen representations versus print representations; turning a literary text into a film/TV/multimedia presentation; notable writers and producers; the historical and cultural circumstances of stage, film and television versions of literary texts; the continuing desire to reproduce literary texts and the possibilities for reinventing them.

Textbook(s)

Hiscock, A & Longstaffe, S 2009, The Shakespeare Handbook, -, Continuum, New York and London

Prerequisite(s)

Two courses in Writing and Creative Communication at Level 2/3. Not available to students who have successfully completed COMM 2053 Text, Time and Place A: Reworking the Canon

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major essay, Seminar presentation, Tutorial paper

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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