Universität Wien

123231 AR Literature Course (interactive) (2012W)

English Short Story

1.50 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

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

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 11.10. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 18.10. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 25.10. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 08.11. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 15.11. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 22.11. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 29.11. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 06.12. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 13.12. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 10.01. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 17.01. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 24.01. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Thursday 31.01. 16:00 - 17:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this workshop we will analyse a variety of modern and postmodern English short stories, primarily by well-known novelists and writers of short fiction. After establishing the parameters of the genre and introducing the analytical tools we will focus on narrative strategies, character construction and thematic issues. Ultimately, we will attempt to outline a development of the short story in the twentieth century.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in class discussions, final essay.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Introduce students to an important as well as popular genre of English literature, alerting them to the challenge of the brevity of the form as well as the diversity of form and style; introduce students to narratological issues relevant to the analysis of short stories.

Examination topics

Introduction to theory of the short story and to narrative theory; contextualisation of the texts; students' presentations, class discussions.

Reading list

Short stories by Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Graham Swift, William Boyd, Julian Barnes and others.

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344;
Code/Modul: Diplom 323, 324, UF4.2.4-323;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0038

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