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120130 VO Survey of Literatures in English 1 (2008S)

From Chaucer to 1700

3.50 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik

ECTS UF Englisch: 3.00

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 09.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 16.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 23.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 30.04. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 07.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 14.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 21.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 28.05. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 04.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 11.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 18.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03
  • Wednesday 25.06. 15:00 - 17:00 Hörsaal C2 UniCampus Hof 2 2G-K1-03

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This survey will outline the history of English literature from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th Century. Beginning with Chaucer and his Canterbury Tales, its emphasis will be on the history of drama before Shakespeare and on Shakespeare himself, on prose and verse romance and epic, on the Metaphysical Poets, and on Restoration drama.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Introduction to and overview of canonical works of British literature.

Examination topics

Lecture course; application of various literary theories and cultural studies approaches; e-learning platform; final written test

Reading list

Students are expected to prepare for this survey by an intensive reading of the major works dealt with, and by reading 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. A reader with key passages from the main primary sources and additional background information will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Association in the course directory

302, K 221.

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