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123030 VO Literature Survey 2 (2014W)

British Literature from the 18th to the 20th Century

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Moodle u: stream

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß
  • Friday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal I NIG Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This survey will outline the history of British literature from the end of the 17th/beginning of the 18th century up to our time with an emphasis on major social and political developments. The lectures will include all genres, but a special focus will be on the novel, on drama and on poetry.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final written test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Introduction to and overview of canonical works of British literature.

Examination topics

Lecture course; application of various literary theories and cultural studies approaches; e-learning platform; final written test.

Reading list

A reader containing text excerpts, important dates, facts and summaries will be available at the beginning of the term. Students are expected to prepare for - and accompany - this survey by an intensive reading of the major works dealt with (Henry Fielding, "Joseph Andrews"; Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice"; J.M. Synge, "The Playboy of the Western World"; Joseph Conrad, "Heart of Darkness"; Samuel Beckett, "Waiting for Godot"; Julian Barnes, "Flaubert's Parrot"), and an individual reading of selected chapters from a literary history of their choice - for example, Michael Alexander, "A History of English Literature" (Macmillan pb); Andrew Sanders, "The Short Oxford History of English Literature" (Oxford UP); Ulrich Seeber (ed.), "Englische Literaturgeschichte" (Metzler). Many of the texts discussed may be found in the Norton or the Arnold Anthology of British Literature.

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, EC 125, EC 126; BEd 046
Code/Modul: UF 3.3.3-303, BA08.2; Literaturgeschichte / Survey 2 - EC; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3030

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