120113 SE Literary Seminar / BA-Arbeit / MA British/Irish/New English (2011S)
Comedy
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 07.02.2011 00:00 to Su 20.02.2011 23:59
- Registration is open from We 23.02.2011 00:00 to Tu 01.03.2011 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2011 23:59
Details
max. 18 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
10.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
17.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
24.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
31.03.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
07.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
14.04.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
05.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
12.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
19.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
26.05.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
09.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
16.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
30.06.
10:00 - 12:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Comedy and tragedy are the twin sisters in Aristotle’s famous treatise on poetics, from which all subsequent technical definitions of these two basic genres of theatre and drama derive. In this course we will explore different varieties of comedy and the comic (romantic comedy, comedy of humours, comedy of manners, tragic-comedy, burlesque, farce, the absurd) as they have manifested themselves in what is generally known as English Literature.The following plays are proposed for close scrutiny:- William Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night" (1601)- Richard Brinsley Sheridan, "The Critic" (1779)- Oscar Wilde, "The Importance of Being Earnest" (1895)- Samuel Beckett, "Waiting for Godot" (1952)
Assessment and permitted materials
Requirements for credit: regular attendance, active participation in class, PowerPoint presentation, research paper (20-25 pp.), written final test.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
It is the aim of this course to make students familiar with the basic structural and thematic principles of comedy as a theatrical genre and introduce them to some of the classic examples in the English language.
Examination topics
Class discussion of plays and theoretical concepts, student presentations on selected topics.NB: Students wishing to register early and ready to take on one of the topics for oral presentations indicated below are kindly asked to contact Prof. Huber via e-mail wern.huber@univie.ac.at ASAP.Preliminary Course Outline (Early Registration):March 10 General Introduction(1) Comedy: Etymology, Definitions, Historical SurveyMarch 17 (2) Aristotle on ComedyMarch 24 (3) Shakespearean ComedyApril 7 (4) Burlesque, Satire, Mock-Heroic, Parody
Reading list
Required reading (recommended editions): Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night" (Reclam UB 9838); Wilde, "Importance" (Reclam UB 9267); Beckett, "Godot" (Reclam UB 9214).A customised anthology (including Sheridan’s "The Critic") will be available at StudienServiceStelle from 15 February onwards. Additional material will be provided on an e-learning platform. Therefore, students are asked to familiarise themselves in advance with the FRONTER platform. For introduction and self-guided tour, please see https://www.univie.ac.at/ZID/elearning-infos-studierende/
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
Code/Modul: 322, 326/328, 336/338, 721-723, 821, BA12, MA4, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216
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