123210 VO Literatures in English (2013W)
The British Novel of the 20th Century
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max. 207 participants
Language: English
Examination dates
- Wednesday 22.01.2014 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Tuesday 04.03.2014 10:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Friday 23.05.2014 10:00 - 12:00 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
- Tuesday 17.06.2014 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 09.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 16.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 23.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 30.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 06.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 13.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 20.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 27.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 04.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 11.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 18.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 08.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Wednesday 15.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This survey lecture will cover a number of classics from the first and the second half of the 20th century. (Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence, Golding, Murdoch, Fowles, J.G. Farrell, Swift, McEwan, Barnes, Carter, Amis, Byatt, amongst others).
Assessment and permitted materials
Final written test.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students will become acquainted with the transition from the modern to the postmodern novel, with typical forms and conventions, and with selected narratological issues.
Examination topics
Lecture accompanied by discussions; Powerpoint presentation, Moodle platform.
Reading list
Students are expected to have read the following five works till the end of the semester: James Joyce, "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"; Virginia Woolf, "To the Lighthouse"; Graham Swift, "Waterland"; Angela Carter, "Nights at the Circus"; A.S. Byatt, "Possession". All books will be available at the Campus bookstores.
Association in the course directory
Studium: UF 344, ME 812, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-321, ME1, MA1. MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0367
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-321, ME1, MA1. MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0367
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