Masters in Pieces introduces students to the ideas and people surrounding a selection of the most significant English literature of the past thousand years. Taking a contemporary critical literacy approach to major literary works.
- Includes the Medieval, Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods, as well as the last two hundred years of Australian literature.
- Encourages students to think about these texts in new ways by considering them in light of modern literary theories and in relation to popular culture.
- Discusses and questions the existence and formation of the English literary canon.
- Asks students to respond to the texts in a variety of ways, from essay-writing and role-plays to creative writing and mock trials.
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