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123020 VO Literature Survey 1 (2017W)

From the Renaissance to the Restoration - A Brief Survey

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 18.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 25.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 08.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 15.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 22.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 29.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 06.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 13.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 10.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 17.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 24.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course provides a historical survey of the Tudor and Stuart reigns and looks at the roles played by religion, the voyages of discovery and the cult of Queen Elizabeth. A brief outline of the Elizabethan world picture as presented by Tillyard will be the starting point for dealing with more recent literary theories like New Historicism. The discussion of the literature includes the four major genres, starting with 16th century prose fiction and the epic. Poetry will mainly be discussed in terms of the development and analysis of the sonnet, but will also include poems by the Metaphysical Poets. The development of drama will be traced from its medieval origins to the closing of the theatres by the Puritans. The main focus will be on plays by Marlowe and Shakespeare in the context of playhouses, acting companies and audiences in Elizabethan London.
Aims: knowledge of the literature and culture in early modern England, familiarity with Renaissance literary genres, with Shakespearean drama and the early modern stage, with New Historicism
Methods: lecture, eLearning, audio-presentation of poems, video clips, exemplary analysis of individual texts

Assessment and permitted materials

There will be a final written test at the end of the term covering the required reading and the issues discussed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The exam consists of 2 parts (with 20 points each) which both need to be positive.
Part 1: short and precise answers to some 10 to 15 questions
Part 2: well-structured coherent essay-like text (about 450 words)
minimum score to pass: 21 out of 40 points; 10.5 in each part
40 - 36 1
35.5 - 31.5 2
31 - 26.5 3
26 - 21 4
20.5 - 0 5

Examination topics

Reading list

Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, The Tempest (all available in paperback editions)
A reader with key passages from prose fiction and epic and the poetry dealt with during the term will be provided. Basic material will be available on the University of Vienna eLearning platform Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, EC 125, EC 126; BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.3-302, BA08.1; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3020

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