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123422 SE Literary & Cultural Studies Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2012S)

From Victorian to Modern Drama

11.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

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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. 18 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 13.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 20.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 27.03. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 17.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 24.04. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 08.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 15.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 22.05. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 05.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 12.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 19.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 26.06. 12:00 - 14:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar will explore an important period of transition in the history of English drama. In the course of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras playwrights began to abandon various conventional aesthetic components while still writing within the framework of stage realism. They are gradually moving away from the well-made play and introduce innovative dramatic strategies as well as new subject matter or take a fresh perspective on traditional themes and motifs. Likewise, the commercial theatre is challenged by alternative forms of theatre management.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular attendance, oral presentation, active participation in class discussions, research paper (20-25 pages), final written test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquaint students with a widely neglected yet fascinating body of work, make them aware of aesthetic features of literary works of a typical period of transition; relate the plays to the political and cultural climate of the time.

Examination topics

Introduction to major dramatic genres, contextualisation within the history of British theatre and drama; students's presentations, class discussions.

Reading list

Plays by Oscar Wilde, Arthur Wing Pinero, Henry Arthur Jones, St. John Hankin, John Galsworthy, Harley Granville Barker, Cicely Hamilton, Elizabeth Robins

Association in the course directory

Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: Diplom 322, 326/328, 336/338, 426/428, 436/438, 526/528, 536/538, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.4-322, BA09.2, 10.2, MA4, MA6, MA7;
Lehrinhalt: 12-0265

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