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==Course Outline==
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* '''Time:''' Di 14-16
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* '''Place:''' A14 1-102 (Hörsaal 2)
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* '''Lecturers:''' [[User:Anton Kirchhofer|Anton Kirchhofer]], [[User:Olaf Simons|Olaf Simons]]
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:*'''Tutors:''' [[User:Florian Gubisch|Florian Gubisch]], [[User:Katrin Ischebeck|Katrin Ischebeck]], [[User:Christina Stindl|Christina Stindl]]
  
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==Written Test 2008==
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Follow this link for a preview of the complex question and other information on the [[Written Test 2008]]
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==Schedule==
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*To get through to the EEBO and ECCO-links on this page you have to either use a campus login or your ''national license'' - if you have not got one you can get your registration at the Göttingen SUB. Click [http://www.sub.uni-goettingen.de/ssg-nl-reg/ here] to register.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" |Approaching the Question: "What Is Literature?"
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Different definitions and a look at the term in changing his-torical contexts.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" |The Rise of Literature I<br>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Course Outline.
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- 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).
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap |[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]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[2007-08 BM1: Session 1|Session 1]]
 
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" |The Rise of Literature II<br>
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Invention of History<br>
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- 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)
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&mdash; Different views on the periodization of literature.
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[[Pat Rogers (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (1987)|Pat Rogers (ed.), ''The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature'' (1987)]]<hr>
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[[William Salmon, The London almanack for the year of our Lord 1694 (1694)|William Salmon, ''The London almanack for the year of our Lord 1694'' (1694).]]<hr>
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[[John Goldsmith, An almanack for the year of our Lord God, M.DCCC. (1800)|John Goldsmith, ''An almanack for the year of our Lord God, M.DCCC.'' (1800).]]
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&mdash; What the term literature meant in Defoe's days and how our modern meaning of the word developed.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[Aristotle, Poetics (350 BC)|Aristotle, ''The Art of Poetry'' [c. 350 BC] (1705)]]<hr>
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[[Pierre Daniel Huet, Traitté de l’origine des romans (1670)|Pierre-Daniel Huet, ''The history of romances'' (1670)]]<hr>
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[[The modern dictionary of arts and sciences; or, complete system of literature (1774)|''The modern dictionary of arts and sciences; or, complete system of literature'' (1774).]]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" |Models for the Periodization of Literature<br>
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- How the past was constructed in literary history.
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&mdash; The complex discourse about literature: literary histories, national philologies and an exchange supported by the media.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/1865-taine-preface.html presentation]<br>[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-11-21/2006-nov-21-lit.html further reading]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[Hippolyte Taine, Histoire de la littérature anglaise (1863)|Hippolyte Taine, ''Introduction to the History of English Literature'' (1863).]]<hr>
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[[Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur (1485)|Sir Thomas Malory, ''Le Morte Darthur'' [1471] (1485).]] Esp.: Caxton's preface and book 5
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- Poets and the Art of Poetry
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&mdash; The "rise of the novel".
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales (1387-1400)|Geoffrey Chaucer, ''Canterbury Tales'' (1387-1400).]] Esp.: General Prologue and Shipman's Tale<hr>
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[[Daniel DeFoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719)|Daniel DeFoe, ''Robinson Crusoe'' (1719).]]
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- Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice
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&mdash; The order of Fictions
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-05/1987_vega_suzan_toms_diner.html presentation]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[George Eliot, Middlemarch (1871-1872)|George Eliot, ''Middlemarch'' (1871-1872).]]
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- Fiction and the Book Market
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&mdash; The modern novel, a field of intense debate
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap |[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/2006-12-12/2006_12_12_menue.html presentation]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel further reading]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses (1988)|Salman Rushdie, ''Satanic Verses'' (1988).]]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" |''The Satanic Verses'' (1988)<br>
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- Case study of the reception of Salman Rushdie's novel.
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&mdash; From the middle ages to Shakespeare
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[William Shakespeare, King Lear (1606)|William Shakespeare, ''King Lear'' (1606).]]
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&mdash; From the restoration to the present.
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[William Wycherley, The Country Wife (1675)|William Wycherley, ''The Country Wife'' (1675).]]<hr>
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[[Edward Bond, Saved (1965)|Edward Bond, ''Saved'' (1965)]]
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|[[William Blake, Jerusalem (1804)|William Blake, ''Jerusalem'' (1804).]]<hr>
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[[T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land (1922)|T. S. Eliot, ''The Waste Land'' (1922).]]
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Recent Trends in literary theory from poststructuralism to the present.
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==Recommended Reading==
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==Portfolio Requirements==
  
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* Olaf Simons, ''Marteaus Europa oder der Roman, bevor der Literatur wurde'' (Amsterdam, 2001) [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/simons/marteaus-europa.html link] for a short history of our concept of literature]
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The Portfolio for the entire module (parts 1 and 2) includes 6 items:
  
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[[Category:Basismodul]]
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*Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 1 -- 3 KP:
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[[Category:Winter 2007-2008|2008-1]]
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:*1 Übungsblatt mit [[Exzerpt eines primär- und eines Sekundärtexts (unbenotet)]] -- date due: January 15, 2008
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:*1 Written Test (benotet, 40% der Modulnote) -- January 22, 2008.
  
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*Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 2 -- 3 KP:
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:*3 textanalytische Aufgaben (benotet, 40% der Modulnote) (Week 4, 7, and 10 of term)
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:*1 Research Paper Outline (benotet, 20% der Modulnote) (date due: August 15, 2008 [Winter Term: March 1, 2008].
  
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* Olaf Simons, ''Marteaus Europa oder der Roman, bevor der Literatur wurde'' (Amsterdam, 2001) [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/simons/marteaus-europa.html link] for a short history of our concept of literature]
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Click [[2007-08 BM1: Session 1|here]] for further information about the structure of this course and the portfolio requirements.
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We created a [[2007-08 BM1 Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature:Curriculum|special page]] to reflect what we are aiming at - with this course and the studies in literature we offer at the university of Oldenburg.
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==Tutorials==
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The tutorials have their own page at [[2007-08 BM1 Tutorials]]
  
 
[[Category:Basismodul]]
 
[[Category:Basismodul]]
 
[[Category:Winter 2007-2008|2008-1]]
 
[[Category:Winter 2007-2008|2008-1]]
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==Fragen und Antworten aus dem Tutorium==
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ich schiebe die Debatte mal rüber auf die [[Talk:2007-08 BM1 Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature, Part 1|Diskussionsseite]].

Latest revision as of 14:05, 15 January 2008

Written Test 2008

Follow this link for a preview of the complex question and other information on the Written Test 2008


Schedule

  • To get through to the EEBO and ECCO-links on this page you have to either use a campus login or your national license - if you have not got one you can get your registration at the Göttingen SUB. Click here to register.


Session Date Topic Reading Presentation
1 Oct. 23, 2007 Course Outline. Session 1
2 Oct. 30, 2007 The Invention of History

— Different views on the periodization of literature.

Pat Rogers (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (1987)
William Salmon, The London almanack for the year of our Lord 1694 (1694).

John Goldsmith, An almanack for the year of our Lord God, M.DCCC. (1800).

Session 2
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.

Aristotle, The Art of Poetry [c. 350 BC] (1705)
Pierre-Daniel Huet, The history of romances (1670)

The modern dictionary of arts and sciences; or, complete system of literature (1774).

Session 3
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.

Hippolyte Taine, Introduction to the History of English Literature (1863).

Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur [1471] (1485). Esp.: Caxton's preface and book 5

Session 4
5 Nov. 20, 2007 Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I

— The "rise of the novel".

Geoffrey Chaucer, Canterbury Tales (1387-1400). Esp.: General Prologue and Shipman's Tale

Daniel DeFoe, Robinson Crusoe (1719).

Session 5
6 Nov. 27, 2007 Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II

— The order of Fictions

George Eliot, Middlemarch (1871-1872). Session 6
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). Session 7
8 Dec. 11, 2007 Drama, Part I

— From the middle ages to Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, King Lear (1606). Session 8
9 Dec. 18, 2007 Drama, Part II

— From the restoration to the present.

William Wycherley, The Country Wife (1675).

Edward Bond, Saved (1965)

Session 9
10 Jan. 8, 2008 Poetry

— Once a broad field comprising epic, drama and smaller genres, today a subsection of literature.

William Blake, Jerusalem (1804).

T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land (1922).

Session 10
11 Jan. 15, 2008 Literary Theory, Part I

— What is literature? Different debates and different answers.

Session 11
12 Jan. 22, 2008 Written Test Session 12
13 Jan. 29, 2008 Feedback on Test and Look Ahead Session 13
14 Feb. 5, 2008 Literary Theory, Part II

— Debate or field of learning?

Session 14

Portfolio Requirements

The Portfolio for the entire module (parts 1 and 2) includes 6 items:

  • Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 1 -- 3 KP:
  • Portfolio requirements for BM1, Teil 2 -- 3 KP:
  • 3 textanalytische Aufgaben (benotet, 40% der Modulnote) (Week 4, 7, and 10 of term)
  • 1 Research Paper Outline (benotet, 20% der Modulnote) (date due: August 15, 2008 [Winter Term: March 1, 2008].

Click here for further information about the structure of this course and the portfolio requirements.

We created a special page to reflect what we are aiming at - with this course and the studies in literature we offer at the university of Oldenburg.

Tutorials

The tutorials have their own page at 2007-08 BM1 Tutorials

Fragen und Antworten aus dem Tutorium

ich schiebe die Debatte mal rüber auf die Diskussionsseite.

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