2006-07 BM1 Introduction to Literature, Part 1
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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 | Feedback on Test and Look Ahead | course evaluation |
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]