160135 VO The Lord of the Rings: language and culture in Tolkien's Middle Earth (2010W)
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Sprache: Deutsch
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Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Dienstag 05.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 12.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 16.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 23.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 30.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 07.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 14.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 11.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 18.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
- Dienstag 25.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 32 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 9
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Tolkien had at least two motivations for creating Middle Earth and, later, the Lord of the Rings. One was to create a national mythology for England, which he felt lacked a distinctly English (as opposed to Germanic, Anglo-Norman, etc.) creation story. The second was that he wanted to create a world with inhabitants to speak the languages he was creating. This course will explore both of these motivations, locating Tolkien in his social context, examining the internal and external history of the languages he created, discussing the extremely complex Überlieferung of his works, and exploring how these various factors conspire to create a linguistic realism that is generally, though not always, lacking in works of fiction.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Final exam.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
familiarity with Tolkiens life and his fictional and academic work (the social context of his writing)
knowledge of the history and chronology of Tolkiens creation of Middle Earth and the Lord of the Rings (Überlieferungsgeschichte)
understanding of the basic functions of Language in society, both as defined by modern linguistics and as it appears in the Lord of the Rings
ability to examine Tolkiens work with a critical eye toward his use of language (both real and created)
knowledge of the history and chronology of Tolkiens creation of Middle Earth and the Lord of the Rings (Überlieferungsgeschichte)
understanding of the basic functions of Language in society, both as defined by modern linguistics and as it appears in the Lord of the Rings
ability to examine Tolkiens work with a critical eye toward his use of language (both real and created)
Prüfungsstoff
Lecture
Literatur
To be distributed during class.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35