123044 PS PS Literary Studies (2024S)

Early Modern Drama, Poetry, and Fiction

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Th 23.05. 14:15-15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

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 12.02.2024 00:00 to Mo 19.02.2024 12:00
Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2024 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Dieter Fuchs

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Thursday
    07.03.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    14.03.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    21.03.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    11.04.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    18.04.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    25.04.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    02.05.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    16.05.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
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    Thursday
    23.05.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    06.06.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    13.06.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    20.06.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
    
    Thursday
    27.06.
    14:15 - 15:45
    Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This introductory seminar will focus on literary and cultural texts written in the 16th and 17th century. It will focus on the early modern culture of Elizabethan/Jacobean 'Renaissance' England and on the English encounter with the European continent and the New World. The seminar will provide an introduction to approaches and reading skills relevant for both early modern studies and for the study of literature and culture in general.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular Attendance, Classroom Discussion 10%, Oral Presentation 20%, Written Assignment 20%, Term Paper 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students have to fulfill all course requirements (each with at least 50%) and to score at least 60 points altogether to pass this course.10 Points (Maximum) Classroom Discussion, 20 Points (Maximum) Oral Presentation, 20 Points (Maximum) Written Assignment, 50 Points (Maximum) Term Paper

Grading scale:
1: 100-91p
2: 90-81p
3: 80-71p
4: 70-60p
5: 59-0p

Examination topics

The texts and topics dealt with in class.

Reading list

Primary sources: Christopher Marlowe, The Jew of Malta; William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest; Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller. A selection of early modern poetry and other texts will be provided on Moodle.

Further Reading: Peter C. Herman, A Short History of Early Modern England: British Literature in Context. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041

Last modified: Tu 05.03.2024 08:46