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123222 SE Literature Seminar / BA Paper / MA British/Irish/New English (2017S)

The Lyric Subject: the Construction of Identity and Selfhood in Poetry

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

PLEASE NOTE: This course is for avid readers of poetry who are not averse to abstract theory and who are willing to conduct a thorough formal analysis.
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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 08.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 15.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 22.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 29.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 05.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 26.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 03.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 10.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 17.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 24.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 31.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 07.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 14.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 21.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A
  • Wednesday 28.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum 6 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-22.A

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

“[W]ith this key [i.e. his sonnets] Shakespeare unlocked his heart”: Poetry theory has long been grappling with the lyric speaker, with disputes centring on the exact role to be assigned to the biographical author figure. In this course we will discuss both historical and modern theories of the lyric and their diverse approaches to the lyric subject. Retracing the late eighteenth-century revolution in philosophy and aesthetics, we will contextualize Romantic poetry and its influential views on selfhood. While the majority of texts analysed will be taken from the Romantic era, we will also be looking at later examples of autodiegetic poetry, including performance poetry and song lyrics from the immediate present.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation, presentation, mini-exams (unannounced), seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Studium: UF 344, BA 612, MA 844;
Code/Modul: UF 4.2.4-322, BA10.2, MA4, MA7
Lehrinhalt: 12-0216

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