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124643 VO BEd 04.3: History of Literatures in English (2016W)

British Literature: From the Beginnings to the Present

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Moodle

Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 17.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Tuesday 31.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This survey will outline the history of British literature from its beginnings in the Middle Ages up to our time with an emphasis on major social and political developments. The lectures will include all genres, but a special focus will be on the novel, on drama and on poetry. - Lecture course. tutorial; application of various literary theories and cultural studies approaches; e-learning platform.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final written test (1 page per answer, coherent texts). - English/English dictionary, primary sources (obligatory texts).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of obligatory texts, special terms used in the lecture, and overview of periods, developments, currents and trends in British literary history.

Examination topics

Introduction to and overview of major trends, tendencies and developments in British literary history and their reflections in canonical works.

Reading list

Analysed texts will be available in form of excerpts on the Moodle platform. Additionally, students are expected to prepare for - and accompany - this survey by an intensive reading of major works dealt with (Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Henry Fielding, "Joseph Andrews"; Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice"; George Bernard Shaw, "Mrs Warren's Profession"; Joseph Conrad, "Heart of Darkness"; Samuel Beckett, "Waiting for Godot"; Julian Barnes, "Flaubert's Parrot" - these books are also available at the Facultas campus bookstore) and an individual reading of selected chapters from a literary history of their choice - for example, Michael Alexander, "A History of English Literature" (Macmillan pb); Andrew Sanders, "The Short Oxford History of English Literature" (Oxford UP); Ulrich Seeber (ed.), "Englische Literaturgeschichte" (Metzler). Many of the texts discussed may be found in the Norton or the Arnold Anthology of British Literature.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046
Code/Modul: BEd 04.3
Lehrinhalt: 12-4643

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