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120055 VO Survey of Literatures in English I (2007W)
From the Renaissance to the Restoration: A brief survey
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anrechenbar als K 221. ECTS UF Englisch: 3.00
Details
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 08.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 15.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 22.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 29.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 05.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 12.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 19.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 26.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 03.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 10.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 17.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 07.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 14.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 21.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
- Monday 28.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course provides a historical survey of the Tudor and Stuart reigns and looks at the roles played by religion, the voyages of discovery and the cult of Queen Elizabeth. A brief outline of the Elizabethan world picture as presented by Tillyard will be the starting-point for a presentation of some more recent literary theories that are especially relevant to Renaissance studies, above all New Historicism. The discussion of the literature includes the four major genres, starting with 16th century prose fiction and the epic. Poetry will mainly be discussed in terms of the development and analysis of the sonnet, but will also include poems by the Metaphysical Poets. The development of drama will be traced from its medieval origins to the closing of the theatres by the Puritans and will mainly focus on plays by Marlowe and Shakespeare.There will be a written examination at the end of the term, covering the required reading and the issues discussed.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
knowledge of the literature and culture of Tudor and Stuart England, familiarity with Renaissance literary genres and with literary theory, in particular New Historicism
Examination topics
lecture, discussion of individual texts
Reading list
Christopher Marlowe: Tamburlaine
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar
(all available in paperback editions)A reader with key passages from prose fiction and epic and the poetry dealt with during the term will be provided. Basic material will be available on the University of Vienna e-learning platform.
William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Julius Caesar
(all available in paperback editions)A reader with key passages from prose fiction and epic and the poetry dealt with during the term will be provided. Basic material will be available on the University of Vienna e-learning platform.
Association in the course directory
302, K 221
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