History And The Novel: Europe And The Shadow Of War 1914 - 1953
From World War to Cold War, Europe was fundamentally altered, in ways which created grand narratives in History & Literature. This course explores this period from both perspectives as the enduring power of novels is contrasted with History’s realities.
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Resources for this course
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Sebastian Faulks Birdsong |
Short extracts from Faulk's seminal work for criticism and review. |
Kate Watson | view |
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Mikhail Bulgakov The White Guard |
Short Extracts from Bulgakov's seminal novel for criticism and review |
Kate Watson | view |
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Albert Camus' The Plague |
Short extracts from Camus' seminal work for criticism and review. |
Kate Watson | view |
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich |
Short extracts from Solzhenitsyn's seminal novel for criticism and review. |
Kate Watson | view |
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Bernhard Schlink's The Reader |
Short extracts from Schlink's seminal novel for criticism and reivew. |
Kate Watson | view |
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World War One Resources |
Multimedia sources for WWI |
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First World War Poetry |
Poetry of WWI |
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World War One Resources |
Key collections of a wide range of WWI sources |
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Russian Revolution |
Key sources on the Russian Revolution |
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Nazi Germany |
Key souces on Nazi Germany |
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France under Occupation |
Popular account of life in Occupied France |
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France & Nazi Germany |
Primary accounts of life in Occupied France |
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Stalin's Russia |
Contemporary Account of Stalin's death |
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Trotsky's murder |
Account of Trotsky's murder by his grandson |
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Course Outline |
Overview of the course with weekly topics and bibliography |
Kate Watson | view |
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Class Coursework for History And The Novel |
Class coursework exercises for History And The Novel: Europe And The Shadow Of War 1914 - 1953 |
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Key Timeline WWI |
Some key dates for World War One |
Kate Watson | view |
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Key Timeline Russia & the Road to Revolution |
Some key dates & themes relating to the downfall of Tsardom and the outbreak of revolution |
Kate Watson | view |
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Key Timeline Interwar France |
Some key dates and themes related to interwar France and the impact of Occupation |
Kate Watson | view |
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Key Timeline Nazi Germany |
Some key dates & themes related to the rise and nature of Nazi Germany |
Kate Watson | view |
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Key timeline Russia and the Rise of Stalin |
Some key dates and themes on the USSR and Stalin's Rise to Power |
Kate Watson | view |
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Quiz 1: Historical Background |
One of two quizzes on our period, this first one dealing with historical background. |
Kate Watson | view |
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Q&A Researching the Period (1914-1953) |
A question & answer session with historians Linda Parker and James Platt |
Kate Watson | view |
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Quiz 1 - Answers |
The answers to the first quiz. |
Kate Watson | view |
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Quiz 2: the Novels |
The 2nd of our 2 quizzes for the course, this time on Novels of the period |
Kate Watson | view |
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Quiz 2 - Answers |
Answers to the second and final of our two quizzes |
Kate Watson | view |