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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Approaching the Question: “What Is Literature?”
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Different definitions and a look at the term in changing his-torical contexts.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |The Rise of Literature I<br>
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— A Discourse which Appropriated other Discourses. Not synonyms: The terms "literature", "belles letters", "poesy" and "fiction" (focussing on developments of the 17th and 18th centuries).
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">The Rise of Literature I<br>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-10-31/2006-10-31-start.html presentation]<br>[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-10-31/2006-oct-31-lit.html further reading]
— A Discourse which Appropriated other Discourses. Not synonyms: The terms "literature", "belles letters", "poesy" and "fiction" (focussing on developments of the 17th and 18th centuries).</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-10-31/2006-10-31-start.html presentation]<br>[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-10-31/2006-oct-31-lit.html further reading]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |The Rise of Literature II<br>
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— The Success of the Pluralistic National Discourse: From early histories of poesy to modern histories of literature (focussing on developments of the 19th and 20th centuries)
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-07/2006-11-07-start-1700-1800-appropriations.html presentation]
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— The Success of the Pluralistic National Discourse: From early histories of poesy to modern histories of literature (focussing on developments of the 19th and 20th centuries)</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-07/2006-11-07-start-1700-1800-appropriations.html presentation]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Tutorial Sessions
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |Nov. 20, 2007
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Models for the Periodization of Literature<br>
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— How the past was constructed in literary history.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/1865-taine-preface.html presentation]<br>[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/2006-nov-21-lit.html further reading]
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— How the past was constructed in literary history.</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |The Definition of Genres I<br>
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/1865-taine-preface.html presentation]<br>[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/2006-nov-21-lit.html further reading]</td>
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— Poets and the Art of Poetry
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-28/1480-1922-poetry.html presentation]
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">The Definition of Genres I<br>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |The Definition of Genres II<br>
— Poets and the Art of Poetry</td>
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— Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-28/1480-1922-poetry.html presentation]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-05/1987_vega_suzan_toms_diner.html presentation]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |The Definition of Genres III<br>
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— Fiction and the Book Market
— Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-12/2006_12_12_menue.html presentation]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel further reading]
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-05/1987_vega_suzan_toms_diner.html presentation]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |''The Satanic Verses'' (1988)<br>
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— Case study of the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel.
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">The Definition of Genres III<br>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-19/bm1-lecture-061219.pdf presentation]
— Fiction and the Book Market</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-12/2006_12_12_menue.html presentation]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel further reading]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Communication, Literary and Non-Literary — A Recapitulation
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-01-09/2007-entirely-different-game.html presentation]
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— Case study of the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel.</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-01-16/tutorial-2.doc materials]
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">Communication, Literary and Non-Literary — A Recapitulation</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Written Test
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-01-09/2007-entirely-different-game.html presentation]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Feedback on Test and Look Ahead
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/start/evaluation-2007-01-30.xls course evaluation]
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-01-16/tutorial-2.doc materials]</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" |Conclusion: Literature - the Ongoing Open Discussion
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">Jan. 23, 2007</td>
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Recent Trends in literary theory from poststructuralism to the present.
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">Written Test</td>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-02-06/2007-02-06-index.html presentation]
<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-01-23/test.doc test]</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">Feedback on Test and Look Ahead</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/start/evaluation-2007-01-30.xls course evaluation]</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">Feb. 6, 2007</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" valign="top">Conclusion: Literature - the Ongoing Open Discussion
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Recent Trends in literary theory from poststructuralism to the present.</td>
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<td bgcolor="#efefef" align="left" nowrap valign="top">[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2007-02-06/2007-02-06-index.html presentation]</td>
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Revision as of 12:22, 30 August 2007

Course Outline

1 Oct. 23, 2007 Approaching the Question: “What Is Literature?”

Different definitions and a look at the term in changing his-torical contexts.

2 Oct. 30, 2007 The Rise of Literature I

— A Discourse which Appropriated other Discourses. Not synonyms: The terms "literature", "belles letters", "poesy" and "fiction" (focussing on developments of the 17th and 18th centuries).

presentation
further reading
3 Nov. 6, 2007 The Rise of Literature II

— The Success of the Pluralistic National Discourse: From early histories of poesy to modern histories of literature (focussing on developments of the 19th and 20th centuries)

presentation
4 Nov. 13, 2007 Tutorial Sessions
5 Nov. 20, 2007 Models for the Periodization of Literature

— How the past was constructed in literary history.

presentation
further reading
6 Nov. 27, 2007 The Definition of Genres I

— Poets and the Art of Poetry

presentation
7 Dec. 4, 2007 The Definition of Genres II

— Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice

presentation
8 Dec. 11, 2007 The Definition of Genres III

— Fiction and the Book Market

presentation
further reading
9 Dec. 18, 2007 The Satanic Verses (1988)

— Case study of the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel.

presentation
10 Jan. 8, 2008 Communication, Literary and Non-Literary — A Recapitulation presentation
11 Jan. 17, 2008 Tutorial Sessions materials
12 Jan. 22, 2008 Written Test test
13 Jan. 29, 2008 Feedback on Test and Look Ahead course evaluation
14 Feb. 5, 2008 Conclusion: Literature - the Ongoing Open Discussion

Recent Trends in literary theory from poststructuralism to the present.

presentation

Recommended Reading

  • Olaf Simons, Marteaus Europa oder der Roman, bevor der Literatur wurde (Amsterdam, 2001) link for a short history of our concept of literature]