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| − | — A Discourse which Appropriated other Discourses | + | — 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" class="os" align="left" nowrap="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> | <td bgcolor="#efefef" class="os" align="left" nowrap="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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Revision as of 18:39, 29 March 2007
Course Outline
| 1 | Oct. 24, 2006 | Approaching the Question: “What Is Literature?” Different definitions and a look at the term in changing his-torical contexts. | |
| 2 | Oct. 31, 2006 | 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. 7, 2006 | 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. 14, 2006 | Tutorial Sessions | |
| 5 | Nov. 21, 2006 | Models for the Periodization of Literature — How the past was constructed in literary history. |
presentation further reading |
| 6 | Nov. 28, 2006 | The Definition of Genres I — Poets and the Art of Poetry |
presentation |
| 7 | Dec. 5, 2006 | The Definition of Genres II — Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice |
presentation |
| 8 | Dec. 12, 2006 | The Definition of Genres III — Fiction and the Book Market |
presentation further reading |
| 9 | Dec. 19, 2006 | The Satanic Verses (1988) — Case study of the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel. |
presentation |
| 10 | Jan. 9, 2007 | Communication, Literary and Non-Literary — A Recapitulation | presentation |
| 11 | Jan. 16, 2007 | Tutorial Sessions | materials |
| 12 | Jan. 23, 2007 | Written Test | test |
| 13 | Jan. 30, 2007 | (Course Evaluation.) - Feedback on Test and Look Ahead | |
| 14 | Feb. 6, 2007 | 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]
