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123210 VO Literatures in English (2025S)

History of Irish Literature

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

Please note: prerequisites apply in order to participate in the corresponding lecture exam. The modules/study programmes with which you can sign up for the exam are indicated at the bottom of the page. For questions that arise after reading through these prerequisites, please contact the SSS Anglistik directly.

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).

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 19.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 26.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 02.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 09.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 30.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 07.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 14.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 21.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 28.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 04.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 11.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03
  • Wednesday 18.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal C1 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-O1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course will offer a survey on Irish Literature from the middle ages to the present.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (90 min.)
The benchmark for passing the written exam is at 60%. Marks in %: 1 (very good): 90-100%, 2 (good): 80-89.99%, 3 (satisfactory): 70-79.99%, 4 (pass): 60-69.99%, 5 (fail): 0-59.99%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The benchmark for passing the written exam is at 60%. Each of the two parts of the exams needs to be > 55%.

Marks in %:
1 (very good): 90-100%
2 (good): 81-89%
3 (satisfactory): 71-80%
4 (pass): 60-70%
5 (fail): 0-59%

Examination topics

the contents of the lecture, the required primary and secondary reading, and a basic knowledge of literary studies and literary analysis as can be expected at master’s level.

Reading list

Rüdiger Imhof, A Short History of Irish Literature. Klett: Stuttgart, 2002.
Margaret Kelleher & Philip O'Leary (eds.). The Cambridge History of Irish Literature: CUP: Cambridge, 2006.
Anne Fogarty, "Literature in English, 1550-1690: from the Elizabethan settlement Battle of the Boyne. " In Margaret Kelleher & Philip O'Leary (eds.). The Cambridge History of Irish Literature: CUP: Cambridge, 2006.

Association in the course directory

Studium: MA 812 (2); MA 844(2), UF MA 046
Code/Modul: MA M3; MA1; UF MA 1B, 4A
Lehrinhalt: 12-0404

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