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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Oct. 30, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Oct. 30, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Invention of History<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Invention of History<br> | ||
| − | + | — different views on the periodization of literature. | |
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Samuel Madden, ''Memoirs of the Twentieth Century'' (1733). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Samuel Madden, ''Memoirs of the Twentieth Century'' (1733). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 6, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 6, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part I<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part I<br> | ||
| − | + | — what the term literature meant in Defoe's days and how our modern meaning of the word developed. | |
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Journal ''Memoirs of Literature'' (1711). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Journal ''Memoirs of Literature'' (1711). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 13, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 13, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part II<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part II<br> | ||
| − | + | — the complex discourse about literature: literary histories, national philologies and an exchange supported by the media. | |
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 20, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 20, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I<br> | ||
| − | + | — from ''Beowulf'' to Malory's ''La More Darthur'' (1485)<br> | |
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 27, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 27, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II<br> | ||
| − | + | — the “rise of the novel”. | |
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Daniel Defoe, ''Robinson Crusoe'' (1719). |
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 4, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 4, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part III<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part III<br> | ||
| − | + | — the modern novel, a field of intense debate | |
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Salman Rushdie, ''Satanic Verses'' (1988). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Salman Rushdie, ''Satanic Verses'' (1988). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 11, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 11, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part I<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part I<br> | ||
| − | + | — from the middle ages to Shakespeare | |
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet'' (1604). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet'' (1604). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 18, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 18, 2007 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part II<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part II<br> | ||
| − | + | — from the restoration to the present. | |
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Jan. 8, 2008 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Jan. 8, 2008 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Poetry<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Poetry<br> | ||
| − | + | — once a broad field comrising epic, drama and smaller genres, today a subsection of literature. | |
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Jan. 15, 2008 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Jan. 15, 2008 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> | ||
| − | + | — the development of literature. | |
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Feb. 5, 2008 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Feb. 5, 2008 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> | ||
| − | + | — the ongoing and open discussion | |
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Revision as of 13:10, 30 August 2007
Course Outline
| Session | Date | Topic | Reading | Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct. 23, 2007 | Course Outline. | ||
| 2 | Oct. 30, 2007 | The Invention of History — different views on the periodization of literature. |
Samuel Madden, Memoirs of the Twentieth Century (1733). | |
| 3 | Nov. 6, 2007 | The Rise of Literature, Part I — what the term literature meant in Defoe's days and how our modern meaning of the word developed. |
The Journal Memoirs of Literature (1711). | |
| 4 | Nov. 13, 2007 | The Rise of Literature, Part II — the complex discourse about literature: literary histories, national philologies and an exchange supported by the media. |
Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | |
| 5 | Nov. 20, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I — from Beowulf to Malory's La More Darthur (1485) |
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| 6 | Nov. 27, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II — the “rise of the novel”. |
Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719). | |
| 7 | Dec. 4, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part III — the modern novel, a field of intense debate |
Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses (1988). | |
| 8 | Dec. 11, 2007 | Drama, Part I — from the middle ages to Shakespeare |
William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1604). | |
| 9 | Dec. 18, 2007 | Drama, Part II — from the restoration to the present. |
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| 10 | Jan. 8, 2008 | Poetry — once a broad field comrising epic, drama and smaller genres, today a subsection of literature. |
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| 11 | Jan. 15, 2008 | Literary Theory, Part I — the development of literature. |
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| 12 | Jan. 22, 2008 | Written Test | ||
| 13 | Jan. 29, 2008 | Feedback on Test and Look Ahead | ||
| 14 | Feb. 5, 2008 | Literary Theory, Part I — the ongoing and open discussion |
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]
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]
