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123044 PS PS Literary Studies (2024S)

Early Modern Drama, Poetry, and Fiction

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

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 07.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 14.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 21.03. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 11.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 18.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 25.04. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 02.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 16.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 23.05. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 06.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 13.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 20.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Thursday 27.06. 14:15 - 15:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This introductory seminar will focus on literary and cultural texts written in the 16th and 17th century. It will focus on the early modern culture of Elizabethan/Jacobean 'Renaissance' England and on the English encounter with the European continent and the New World. The seminar will provide an introduction to approaches and reading skills relevant for both early modern studies and for the study of literature and culture in general.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular Attendance, Classroom Discussion 10%, Oral Presentation 20%, Written Assignment 20%, Term Paper 50%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students have to fulfill all course requirements (each with at least 50%) and to score at least 60 points altogether to pass this course.10 Points (Maximum) Classroom Discussion, 20 Points (Maximum) Oral Presentation, 20 Points (Maximum) Written Assignment, 50 Points (Maximum) Term Paper

Grading scale:
1: 100-91p
2: 90-81p
3: 80-71p
4: 70-60p
5: 59-0p

Examination topics

The texts and topics dealt with in class.

Reading list

Primary sources: Christopher Marlowe, The Jew of Malta; William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest; Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller. A selection of early modern poetry and other texts will be provided on Moodle.

Further Reading: Peter C. Herman, A Short History of Early Modern England: British Literature in Context. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BA10.1; BEd 08a.1, BEd 08b.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-3041

Last modified: Tu 05.03.2024 08:46