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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="center"|3 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="center"|3 | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 6, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 6, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature I<br> | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part I<br> |
- What the term literature meant in Defoe's days and how our modern meaning of the word developed. | - What the term literature meant in Defoe's days and how our modern meaning of the word developed. | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Journal ''Memoirs of Literature'' (1711). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Journal ''Memoirs of Literature'' (1711). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 13, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 13, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature II<br> | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|The Rise of Literature, Part II<br> |
- The complex discourse about literature: literary histories, national philologies and an exchange supported by the media. | - The complex discourse about literature: literary histories, national philologies and an exchange supported by the media. | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 20, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 20, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel I<br> | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I<br> |
- From ''Beowulf'' to Malory's ''La More Darthur'' (1485)<br> | - From ''Beowulf'' to Malory's ''La More Darthur'' (1485)<br> | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 27, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Nov. 27, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel II<br> | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II<br> |
- The Rise of the Novel | - The Rise of the Novel | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Aphra Behn, Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Aphra Behn, Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 4, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 4, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel III<br> | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part III<br> |
- Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice | - Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice | ||
|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Salman Rushdie, ''Satanic Verses'' (1988). | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Salman Rushdie, ''Satanic Verses'' (1988). | ||
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|bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 11, 2007 | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left" nowrap|Dec. 11, 2007 | ||
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part I<br> |
| − | - | + | - From the Middle Ages to Shakespeare |
| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|William Shakespeare, ''Hamlet'' (1604). |
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| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Drama, Part II<br> |
| − | - | + | - From the Restoration to the Present. |
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| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Poetry<br> |
| + | - Once a broad field comrising epic, drama and smaller genres, today a subsection of literature. | ||
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| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> |
| + | - The development of literature. | ||
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| − | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"| | + | |bgcolor="#efefef" valign="top" align="left"|Literary Theory, Part I<br> |
| − | + | - The ongoing and open discussion | |
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Revision as of 13:05, 30 August 2007
Course Outline
| Session | Date | Topic | Reading | Presentation |
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| 1 | Oct. 23, 2007 | Course Outline. | ||
| 2 | Oct. 30, 2007 | The Invention of History - Different views on the periodization of literature. |
Samuel Madden, Memoirs of the Twentieth Century (1733). | |
| 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. |
The Journal Memoirs of Literature (1711). | |
| 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. |
Hyppolite Taine's History of English Literature (1865) | |
| 5 | Nov. 20, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part I - From Beowulf to Malory's La More Darthur (1485) |
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| 6 | Nov. 27, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part II - The Rise of the Novel |
Aphra Behn, Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister (1684). | |
| 7 | Dec. 4, 2007 | Epic Poetry, Dubious History and the Novel, Part III - Dramatic Theory and Theatrical Practice |
Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses (1988). | |
| 8 | Dec. 11, 2007 | Drama, Part I - From the Middle Ages to Shakespeare |
William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1604). | |
| 9 | Dec. 18, 2007 | Drama, Part II - From the Restoration to the Present. |
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| 10 | Jan. 8, 2008 | Poetry - Once a broad field comrising epic, drama and smaller genres, today a subsection of literature. |
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| 11 | Jan. 15, 2008 | Literary Theory, Part I - The development of literature. |
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| 12 | Jan. 22, 2008 | Written Test | ||
| 13 | Jan. 29, 2008 | Feedback on Test and Look Ahead | ||
| 14 | Feb. 5, 2008 | Literary Theory, Part I - The ongoing and open discussion |
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]
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]
