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'''Please note''': The ang070/ang071 module consists of | '''Please note''': The ang070/ang071 module consists of | ||
*a seminar (S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the current winter term), | *a seminar (S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the current winter term), | ||
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'''Lecture: VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"''' | '''Lecture: VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"''' | ||
*3.02.040 - Anton Kirchhofer - Thu, 12:00 - 14:00, Room: A14 1-102 (Hörsaal 2) | *3.02.040 - Anton Kirchhofer - Thu, 12:00 - 14:00, Room: A14 1-102 (Hörsaal 2) | ||
− | VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_10_16_ang071_WiSe22-23_ProvisionalOutline_Lecture.pdf?v=1666784606 Course Outline "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"] |
'''Seminars: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"''' | '''Seminars: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"''' | ||
− | *3.02.041 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]] - Thu, 10: | + | *3.02.041 - [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00 Room: A04 4-411 |
*3.02.042 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 10:00-12:00 Room: A14 1-112 | *3.02.042 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 10:00-12:00 Room: A14 1-112 | ||
− | *3.02.043 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 08:00 -10:00 Room: A01 0-005 | + | *3.02.043 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00 Room: A01 0-005 |
*3.02.044 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00 Room: A01 0-010 a | *3.02.044 - [[User:Michaela Keck|Michaela Keck]] - Thu, 10:00-12:00 Room: A01 0-010 a | ||
*3.02.045 - Alena Cicholewski- Thu, 18:00-20:00 Room: A01 0-005 | *3.02.045 - Alena Cicholewski- Thu, 18:00-20:00 Room: A01 0-005 | ||
*3.02.046 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00 Room: A07 0-031 | *3.02.046 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]] - Thu, 08:00-10:00 Room: A07 0-031 | ||
− | *3.02.047 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]]- Fri, 08:00-10:00 Room: online | + | *3.02.047 - [[User:Christian Lassen|Christian Lassen]]- Fri, 08:00-10:00 Room: online [für Härtefälle, Zugehörige von Risikogruppen sowie für akut (an Corona) erkrankte Studierende] |
*3.02.048 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 12:00-14:00 Room: A03 4-402 | *3.02.048 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 12:00-14:00 Room: A03 4-402 | ||
*3.02.049 - Alena Cicholewski - Fri, 12:00-14:00 Room: A06 0-001 | *3.02.049 - Alena Cicholewski - Fri, 12:00-14:00 Room: A06 0-001 | ||
− | *3.02.050 - | + | *3.02.050 - Rebeccca Käpernick - Fri, 08:00 - 09:00 Room: A07 0-031 |
− | S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_10_07_ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_22-23_zweiseitig.pdf Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"] |
'''Revision: Ü "Revision Course"''' | '''Revision: Ü "Revision Course"''' | ||
*3.02.055 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 14:00-16:00, Room: A03 4-403 | *3.02.055 - [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] - Fri, 14:00-16:00, Room: A03 4-403 | ||
− | Ü "Revision Course" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_intro- | + | Ü "Revision Course" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ang070_intro-lit_revision_course_outline_2022-23.pdf?v=1665484268 Course Outline "Revision Course"] |
− | '''Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to | + | '''Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I"''' |
− | *3.02.056 - | + | *3.02.056 - Rebekka Hänßler: Fri, 16:15-17:00 Room: A14 1-112 |
− | *3.02.057 - | + | *3.02.057 - Matthias Himstedt: Thu, 18:15-19:00 Room: A14 0-030 |
− | *3.02.058 - | + | *3.02.058 - Rebekka Hänßler: Fri, 17:30-18:15 Room: A14 1-112 |
− | *3.02.059 - | + | *3.02.059 - Jonah Pflüger: Thu, 18:15-19:00 Room: A14 0-031 |
− | *3.02.060 - | + | *3.02.060 - Jonah Pflüger: Mon, 18:15-19:00 Room: JJW 1-112 |
− | *3.02.061 - | + | *3.02.061 - Matthias Himstedt: Wed, 18:15-19:00 Room: V02 0-002 |
− | TUT "Introduction to | + | TUT "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I" [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/TUT_Course_Outline.xpdf Course Outline "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I"] |
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Both the texts and the other materials will be made accessible to you electronically (cf. the links below). In addition you will need to purchase two books: | Both the texts and the other materials will be made accessible to you electronically (cf. the links below). In addition you will need to purchase two books: | ||
− | * Shakespeare, William. ''Antony and Cleopatra''. Eds. John Wilders. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 1995. Print. [ ISBN | + | * Shakespeare, William. ''Antony and Cleopatra''. Eds. John Wilders. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 1995. Print. [ ISBN: 978-1-904271-01-7] |
− | * Conrad, Joseph. ''Heart of Darkness''. | + | * Conrad, Joseph. ''Heart of Darkness and Other Tales''. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print. [ISBN: 978-0-19-953601-6] |
Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively, max. 3 pages each; and composing a short bibliography, max. 1 page each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the [https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Leitfaden_Lit-Cult_2017-2018.pdf style sheet]. | Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively, max. 3 pages each; and composing a short bibliography, max. 1 page each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the [https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Leitfaden_Lit-Cult_2017-2018.pdf style sheet]. | ||
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Three useful links for all assignments: | Three useful links for all assignments: | ||
+ | *[https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Leitfaden_Lit-Cult_2017-2018.pdf Style Sheet] | ||
*[[Useful Hints for Assignments]] | *[[Useful Hints for Assignments]] | ||
*[[Literary Studies:Writing academic texts]] - esp. for the research paper outline | *[[Literary Studies:Writing academic texts]] - esp. for the research paper outline | ||
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*Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_08_ang070_Curriculum_zweiseitig.pdf ang070/ang071 Curriculum, Aims and Goals] | *Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_08_ang070_Curriculum_zweiseitig.pdf ang070/ang071 Curriculum, Aims and Goals] | ||
− | *Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Introduction to the [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_10_07_ang070_Seminarplan_SUE_WiSe_22-23_zweiseitig.pdf ang070/ang071 Course Outline] |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_ang070_Poetry_Reader.pdf Poetry Reader] |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Preliminaries for seminar communication. | Preliminaries for seminar communication. | ||
− | ==Session Two, October 27/28 | + | ==Session Two, October 27/28: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_ang070_Poetry_Reader.pdf Poetry Reader] |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet. | Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet. | ||
− | ==Session Three, November 03/04 | + | ==Session Three, November 03/04: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_ang070_Poetry_Reader.pdf Poetry Reader] |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Figurative language, interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects). | Figurative language, interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects). | ||
− | + | [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_11_01_ang071_assignment_01_poetry_students.xpdf?v=1667466162 Assignment I: Poetry] | |
− | + | [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_11_01_ang071_assignment_01_poetry_Sample_Solution_zweiseitig.xpdf?v=1668164897 Sample Solution Assignment I: Poetry] | |
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− | ==Session | + | ==Session Four, November 10/11: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
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− | *William Shakespeare, '' | + | *William Shakespeare, ''Antony and Cleopatra''. |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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[Assignment I: Poetry - Due] | [Assignment I: Poetry - Due] | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Five, November 17/18: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure== |
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− | *William Shakespeare, '' | + | *William Shakespeare, ''Antony and Cleopatra''. |
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Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition. | Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition. | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Six, November 24/25: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation== |
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− | *William Shakespeare, '' | + | *William Shakespeare, ''Antony and Cleopatra''. |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Characters and Genre Aspects. | Characters and Genre Aspects. | ||
− | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_11_21_ang070-ang071_assignment_02_drama.pdf?v=1669272332 Assignment II: Drama]] |
− | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_11_25_ang070-ang071_assignment_02_drama_samplesolution.pdf?v=1669963547 Sample solution assignment II: Drama]] |
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Seven, December 01/02: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I== |
'''Material''' | '''Material''' | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_Editing_Shakespeare.pdf Editing Shakespeare] |
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_littheory_movements_timeline.pdf Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements] |
'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Said_Orientalism_Intro_zweiseitig_gesichert.pdf?v=1669373059 Said, Edward. "Introduction." ''Orientalism: Western Concepts of the Orient''. London: Penguin, 1995. 1-28. Print.] |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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[Assignment II: Drama - Due] | [Assignment II: Drama - Due] | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Eight, December 08/09: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_narratology_zweiseitig.pdf Narratology] |
*Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 6, 72-86] | *Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 6, 72-86] | ||
'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | * | + | *Joseph Conrad, ''Heart of Darkness''. |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Narration, Focalization. | Narration, Focalization. | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Nine, December 15/16: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation== |
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_narratology_zweiseitig.pdf Narratology] |
*Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71] | *Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71] | ||
'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | * | + | *Joseph Conrad, ''Heart of Darkness''. |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Characterisation. | Characterisation. | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Recap Session, December 22== |
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+ | ==Session Ten, January 12/13: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis== | ||
'''Analytical Tools''' | '''Analytical Tools''' | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_narratology_zweiseitig.pdf Narratology] |
*Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71 and Chapter 6, 72-86] | *Sources: [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/RimmonKenanShlomithNarrativeFiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71 and Chapter 6, 72-86] | ||
'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | * | + | *Joseph Conrad, ''Heart of Darkness''. |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Close Reading | Close Reading | ||
− | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_11_08_ang070_WiSe_22-23_assignment_03_fiction.pdf?v=1673444839 Assignment III: Fiction]] |
− | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | [[https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2023_01_20_ang070_WiSe_22-23_assignment_03_fiction_Erwartungshorizont.pdf?v=1674832026 Sample Solution Assignment III: Fiction]] |
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Eleven, January 19/20: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II== |
'''Material''' | '''Material''' | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_littheory_movements_timeline.pdf Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements] |
'''Texts''' | '''Texts''' | ||
− | * [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | * [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/Wesley_Inscriptions_of_Resistance_in_Joseph_Conrad_s_Heart_of_Darkness_2-seitig_gesichert.pdf Wesley, Charlie. "Inscriptions of Resistance in Joseph Conrad's ''Heart of Darkness''." ''Journal of Modern Literature'' 38.3 (2015): 20-37. Print.] |
'''Homework''' | '''Homework''' | ||
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Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material. | Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material. | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Twelve, January 26/27: Recap== |
Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction | Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_RPOplus_zweiseitig.pdf RPO+] |
− | *Sample: [https:// | + | *Sample: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_Sample_RPOplus_zweiseitig.pdf RPO+] |
[Assignment III: Fiction - Due] | [Assignment III: Fiction - Due] | ||
− | ==Session | + | ==Session Thirteen, February 02/03: RPO+ Projects== |
'''Skills and Activities''' | '''Skills and Activities''' | ||
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Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects | Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects | ||
− | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/ | + | *Handout: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_RPOplus_zweiseitig.pdf RPO+] |
− | *Sample: [https:// | + | *Sample: [https://uol.de/f/3/inst/anglistik/download/BM7/materials/2022_09_09_HO_ang070_Sample_RPOplus_zweiseitig.pdf RPO+] |
[Assignment IV: RPO+ - due February 28] | [Assignment IV: RPO+ - due February 28] |
Latest revision as of 09:34, 12 July 2024
Please note: The ang070/ang071 module consists of
- a seminar (S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the current winter term),
- a lecture (VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis", offered in the current winter term),
- a seminar (S/Ü "Key Concepts in Cultural Studies", offered in the following summer term), and
- a lecture (VL "Historical Background and Critical Concepts", offered in the following summer term).
All students beginning in the winter term 2022/23 need to enroll in the lecture VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis", AND in a seminar S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" in ang070/ang071. Registration is via Stud.IP.
On this page you will find detailed information on the eleven courses of our seminar S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature".
Lecture: VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis"
VL "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" Course Outline "Introduction to Literary History and Textual Analysis" Seminars: S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"
S/Ü "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" Course Outline "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature" Revision: Ü "Revision Course"
Ü "Revision Course" Course Outline "Revision Course" Tutorials: TUT "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I"
TUT "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I" Course Outline "Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies I" |
This seminar is part of the Basismodul ang070/ang071 and focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering ten parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP.
All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may focus on different text passages.
The "analytical tools" presented on the handouts will be discussed at the beginning of each meeting and then applied to the texts. The additional reading on which the handouts are based is not obligatory, and it can be done either before or after each session.
Both the texts and the other materials will be made accessible to you electronically (cf. the links below). In addition you will need to purchase two books:
- Shakespeare, William. Antony and Cleopatra. Eds. John Wilders. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: Bloomsbury, 1995. Print. [ ISBN: 978-1-904271-01-7]
- Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness and Other Tales. Oxford: OUP, 2008. Print. [ISBN: 978-0-19-953601-6]
Course work: You will be asked to write three ungraded exercise assignments (analysing poetry, drama, and fiction, respectively, max. 3 pages each; and composing a short bibliography, max. 1 page each) and produce a research paper outline and a problem-oriented sample analysis of a relevant passage (RPO+, due on February 28). Both the outline and the sample analysis are preparatory steps for the research papers you will be asked to produce in future seminars. For this RPO+ you will need to find your own topic to work on, document the preliminary work (this includes finding an appropriate title, writing a paragraph on the state of the art of your problem and one that describes your problem and your goal, and presenting a tentative table of contents as well as a short bibliography) and write up a formal and genre-specific analysis of a passage that fits in with the research question and thesis statement put forward in your RPO. All assignments are to be formatted according to the style sheet.
Three useful links for all assignments:
- Style Sheet
- Useful Hints for Assignments
- Literary Studies:Writing academic texts - esp. for the research paper outline
- General Reading List: British and Anglophone Literatures
Contents
- 1 Session One, October 20/21: Introduction
- 2 Session Two, October 27/28: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre
- 3 Session Three, November 03/04: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech
- 4 Session Four, November 10/11: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric
- 5 Session Five, November 17/18: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure
- 6 Session Six, November 24/25: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation
- 7 Session Seven, December 01/02: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I
- 8 Session Eight, December 08/09: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation
- 9 Session Nine, December 15/16: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation
- 10 Recap Session, December 22
- 11 No Session, December 23
- 12 Session Ten, January 12/13: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis
- 13 Session Eleven, January 19/20: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II
- 14 Session Twelve, January 26/27: Recap
- 15 Session Thirteen, February 02/03: RPO+ Projects
Session One, October 20/21: Introduction
Welcome
- Introduction to the ang070/ang071 Curriculum, Aims and Goals
- Introduction to the ang070/ang071 Course Outline
Analytical Tools
- Handout Literature & Representation
Texts
Skills and Activities
Preliminaries for seminar communication.
Session Two, October 27/28: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre
Analytical Tools
- Handout Analysing Poetry
- Sources: Culler 161-178; Ludwig, 31-33; Cambridge Companion to Literatures in English
Texts
Skills and Activities
Structural approach to poetry: communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the sonnet.
Session Three, November 03/04: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Figurative Speech
- Sources: Ludwig, 47-60; Leech, 147-157
Texts
Skills and Activities
Figurative language, interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects).
Assignment I: Poetry
Sample Solution Assignment I: Poetry
Session Four, November 10/11: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Rhetoric
- Sources: Plett 3-22, 102-105
Texts
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.
Skills and Activities
A speech from the Shakespeare play
[Assignment I: Poetry - Due]
Session Five, November 17/18: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication
- Sources: Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147
Texts
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.
Skills and Activities
Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition.
Session Six, November 24/25: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication
- Sources: Pfister 183 - 195
Texts
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra.
Skills and Activities
Characters and Genre Aspects.
[Assignment II: Drama]
[Sample solution assignment II: Drama]
Session Seven, December 01/02: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I
Material
- Handout: Editing Shakespeare
- Handout: Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements
Texts
Skills and Activities
Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
[Assignment II: Drama - Due]
Session Eight, December 08/09: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 6, 72-86
Texts
- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.
Skills and Activities
Narration, Focalization.
Session Nine, December 15/16: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71
Texts
- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.
Skills and Activities
Characterisation.
Recap Session, December 22
No Session, December 23
Session Ten, January 12/13: Analysing Fiction III: From Close Reading to Problem-Oriented Textual Analysis
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71 and Chapter 6, 72-86
Texts
- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.
Skills and Activities
Close Reading
[Assignment III: Fiction]
[Sample Solution Assignment III: Fiction]
Session Eleven, January 19/20: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II
Material
Texts
Homework
- What kind of RPO+ would precede this kind of secondary text? While reading the text, deduce and reconstruct the parts relevant to an RPO+: (1) research problem, (2) thesis statement, (3) state of research, (4) argumentative structure.
Skills and Activities
Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
Session Twelve, January 26/27: Recap
Assignments Poetry, Drama, Fiction
[Assignment III: Fiction - Due]
Session Thirteen, February 02/03: RPO+ Projects
Skills and Activities
Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects
[Assignment IV: RPO+ - due February 28]