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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. | ||
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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). | ||
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[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_1_poetry_students.pdf Assignment I: Poetry] | [http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_1_poetry_students.pdf Assignment I: Poetry] | ||
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Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition. | Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition. | ||
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[[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_2_drama_students.pdf Assignment II: Drama]] | [[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_2_drama_students.pdf Assignment II: Drama]] | ||
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[[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_3_fiction_students.pdf Assignment III: Fiction]] | [[http://www.anglistik.uni-oldenburg.de/download/BM7/2013_14_assignment_3_fiction_students.pdf Assignment III: Fiction]] | ||
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[[BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline|Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline ]] | [[BM1 - Introduction to Literature - Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline|Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline ]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 15 October 2014
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Please note: The ang070/BM7 module consists of
- a seminar ("Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature"),
- a tutorial ("Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature", offered in the current winter term),
- a seminar ("Key Concepts in Cultural Studies", offered in the following summer term), and
- a lecture ("Historical Background and Critical Concepts", offered in the following summer term).
All students beginning in the winter term 2013/14 need to enroll for one of the tutorials called "Reasearch Methods", and a seminar in BM 7. Registration is via Stud.IP.
If you have already completed parts, but not the entire Basismodul in literary and/or cultural studies in previous semesters, please contact Michaela Koch.
On this page you will find detailed information on the eight courses of our seminar "Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature".
Seminars
Tutorials
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The seminar part of the Basismodul 7 focuses on techniques of textual analysis in the context of discussing literature. We are offering eight parallel courses. Please make sure that you are registered under ONE of these in Stud.IP and open a wiki account which will enable you to participate in online discussions.
All parallel courses have a common structure. The texts for our courses will come from a common pool, though each course may have a different choice.
The "analytical tools" will be presented by the lecturers (on a handout) in each meeting. The additional reading from which these 'tools' are taken 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. Twelfth Night. Ed. Keir Elam. The Arden Shakespeare, third series. London: A&C Black, 2008.
- Stevenson, Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Ed. Katherine Linehan. New York and London: Norton, 2003.
Course work: You will be asked to hand in three exercise assignments (max. 3 pages, due on November 11/14/15, December 05/06 and January 16/17 respectively), complete a Written Test, and produce a Research Paper Outline (2 pages, due on February 28). The assignments are to be formatted according to the style sheet, and will require you to analyse poetry, drama and fiction respectively, one of which will be tested at the end of the term (Written Test). For the Research Paper Outline you will need to find your own topic to work on and 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).
Two useful links for all assignments:
- Useful Hints for Assignments
- Literary Studies:Writing academic texts - esp. for the research paper outline
Contents
- 1 Session One, October 23/24: Introduction
- 2 Session Two, October 30/31: Analysing Poetry I: Poetic Conventions, Rhyme and Metre
- 3 Session Three, November 06/07: Analysing Poetry II: Figurative Speech
- 4 Session Four, November 13/14: Analysing Poetry III: Close Reading
- 5 Session Five, November 20/21: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric
- 6 Session Six, November 27/28: Analysing Drama II: Dramatic Communication and Plot Structure
- 7 Session Seven, December 04/05: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation
- 8 Session Eight, December 11/12: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I
- 9 Session Nine, December 18/19: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation
- 10 Session Ten, January 08/09: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation
- 11 Session Eleven, January 15/16: Analysing Fiction III: Close Reading
- 12 Session Twelve, January 22/23: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II
- 13 Session Thirteen, January 29/30: RPO Projects
- 14 Session Fourteen, February 05/06: Recap
Session One, October 23/24: Introduction
'Welcome
- Introduction to the BM 7 Curriculum, Aims and Goals
- Introduction to the BM 7 Programme
Texts
Skills and Activities
Preliminaries for seminar communication.
Session Two, October 30/31: 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 06/07: 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).
Session Four, November 13/14: Analysing Poetry III: Close Reading
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
Session Five, November 20/21: Analysing Drama I: Rhetoric
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Rhetoric
- Sources: Plett 3-22, 102-105
Texts
- William Shakespeare Twelfth Night
Skills and Activities
A speech from the Shakespeare play
Assignment I due
Session Six, November 27/28: 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 Twelfth Night
Skills and Activities
Dramatic Structures and Communication; Exposition.
Session Seven, December 04/05: Analysing Drama III: Characterisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication
- Sources: Pfister 183 - 195
Texts
- William Shakespeare Twelfth Night
Skills and Activities
Characters and Genre Aspects.
[Assignment II: Drama]
Session Eight, December 11/12: Critical Debate and Literary Theory I
Material
- Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements
- Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements, Variety A
- Major Theoretical Approaches and Movements in Relation to Wider Social Issues and
- Theory and the Wider Market of Debates - A First Draft
Texts
Skills and Activities
Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
Assignment II due
Session Nine, December 18/19: Analysing Fiction I: Narration and Focalisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 6, 72-86
Texts
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Skills and Activities
Narration, Focalization.
Session Ten, January 08/09: Analysing Fiction II: Characterisation
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71
Texts
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Skills and Activities
Characterisation.
Session Eleven, January 15/16: Analysing Fiction III: Close Reading
Analytical Tools
- Handout: Narratology
- Sources: Rimmon-Kenan, Chapter 5, 59-71 and Chapter 6, 72-86
Texts
- Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Skills and Activities
Close Reading
[Assignment III: Fiction]
Session Twelve, January 22/23: Critical Debate and Literary Theory II
Material
- Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements
- Brief Overview of Theoretical Approaches and Movements, Variety A
- Major Theoretical Approaches and Movements in Relation to Wider Social Issues and
- Theory and the Wider Market of Debates - A First Draft
Texts
Skills and Activities
Theory and Critical Discussion. Secondary Material.
Assignment III due
Session Thirteen, January 29/30: RPO Projects
Skills and Activities
Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects
Assignment 4: Research Paper Outline
Session Fourteen, February 05/06: Recap
Written Test: TBA