Difference between revisions of "2007 BM1-D Introduction to Literature, Part 2"
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| − | This is the place where you will find complementary information on the Basismodul 1 as it specifically relates to Course D. | + | This is the place where you will find complementary information on the Basismodul 1 as it specifically relates to Course D (Tue 14-16 h, A10 1-121a, [[User:Anna Auguscik|Anna Auguscik]] 12:06, 2 April 2007 (CEST)). |
The Shakespeare Drama for this course will be [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|''Richard III'' (1597)]]. You are welcome to read the play in German first, in order to get a general idea (using, for example, a Reclam edition, either bilingual or monoligual). In the course, we will work with the first edition of [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|1597]] (available for download from our main course page and soon also as a mastercopy in Wersig) as well as the critical edition of ''Richard III'' (The Arden Edition, second series, ca. 14 EUR at CvO bookshop). | The Shakespeare Drama for this course will be [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|''Richard III'' (1597)]]. You are welcome to read the play in German first, in order to get a general idea (using, for example, a Reclam edition, either bilingual or monoligual). In the course, we will work with the first edition of [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|1597]] (available for download from our main course page and soon also as a mastercopy in Wersig) as well as the critical edition of ''Richard III'' (The Arden Edition, second series, ca. 14 EUR at CvO bookshop). | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 18 April 2007
Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Opening Note
- 3 Course Outline
- 3.1 17-Apr: A POEM
- 3.2 24-Apr: POETRY AND POETICS
- 3.3 01-May: NO CLASS
- 3.4 08-May: POETRY AND POETICS
- 3.5 15-May: RHETORIC
- 3.6 22-May: DRAMATIC STRUCTURES, DRAMATIC COMMUNICATION
- 3.7 29-May: DRAMA: CHARACTERS AND GENRE ASPECTS
- 3.8 05-June: DRAMA AND FICTION
- 3.9 12-June: FICTION I
- 3.10 19-June: FICTION II
- 3.11 26-June: FILM
- 3.12 03-July BEYOND THE CANON
- 3.13 10-July: BEYOND THE CANON
- 3.14 17-July: TERM PAPER PROJECTS
- 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSING THE COURSE
- 5 Critical Literature
- 6 Primary Literature
Overview
Introduction to Literature – Part 2 – Course D
Summer Term 2007
Lecturer: Anna Auguscik
Office Hours: Wed 16-17; A10 1-116
Phone.: 789-2345
E-Mail: anna.auguscik@uni-oldenburg.de
Opening Note
This is the place where you will find complementary information on the Basismodul 1 as it specifically relates to Course D (Tue 14-16 h, A10 1-121a, Anna Auguscik 12:06, 2 April 2007 (CEST)).
The Shakespeare Drama for this course will be Richard III (1597). You are welcome to read the play in German first, in order to get a general idea (using, for example, a Reclam edition, either bilingual or monoligual). In the course, we will work with the first edition of 1597 (available for download from our main course page and soon also as a mastercopy in Wersig) as well as the critical edition of Richard III (The Arden Edition, second series, ca. 14 EUR at CvO bookshop).
If you want to read the text with Olaf and me on this Saturday evening, leave your name at Current events#April 21, 2007: Richard III.
You may use the discussion page above for any questions relating specifically to our course rather than to the entire module.
Course Outline
17-Apr: A POEM
Organization of the Course
Assignments, Required Reading
Approaches to Reading a Poem
Reading: BLAKE “JERUSALEM”
24-Apr: POETRY AND POETICS
Structural approach to poetry
Communicative situation, themes, metrics and language, basics of metrics and rhyme patterns
The Sonnet
POETRY READER: Sidney, Sir Philip. “Loving in Truth”; Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 130”; Wordsworth, William. “Scorn Not the Sonnet”; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. “The Sonnet”
Further Reading: Culler 161-178, Ludwig, 31-33
01-May: NO CLASS
08-May: POETRY AND POETICS
Speaking about Beautiful/Artful Language
Figurative language, interplay
POETRY READER: Herbert, George. “The Deniall.”; cummings, e.e. “pity this busy monster, manunkind”
Further Reading: Ludwig, 47-60; Leech, 147-157
Assignment I: Poetry (Due: May 15)
15-May: RHETORIC
RICHARD III
Plett 3-22, 102-105
22-May: DRAMATIC STRUCTURES, DRAMATIC COMMUNICATION
Exposition
RICHARD III
Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147
29-May: DRAMA: CHARACTERS AND GENRE ASPECTS
Distinguish modes of characterisation
RICHARD III
Pfister 183 - 195
Assignment II: Drama (Due: June 05)
05-June: DRAMA AND FICTION
An understanding of genres in the context of traditional poetics, and of the transition from poetic genres to literary genres
HAWTHORNE, COOVER
Huet. Treatise of Romances; Boileau. Art of Poetry
12-June: FICTION I
Narration, Focalisation
HAWTHORNE, BIERCE, MANSFIELD , COOVER
Rimmon-Kenan 72-86
19-June: FICTION II
Plot and Characters
HAWTHORNE, BIERCE, MANSFIELD , COOVER
Rimmon-Kenan 59-71
Assignment III: Fiction (Due: June 26)
26-June: FILM
Spectacle, Narratives and Fiction. Film Analysis
PULP FICTION
03-July BEYOND THE CANON
Literary Analysis and non-literary materials
MANDEVILLE. VOYAGES
10-July: BEYOND THE CANON
Literary Analysis and non-literary materials
17-July: TERM PAPER PROJECTS
Brief Report on 'Work in Progress'
Term Paper Projects (Due: Aug 15)
REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSING THE COURSE
- Regular Attendance: you may not miss more than two classes!
- Active Contributions: read the primary and secondary material carefully and take an active part in group discussions
- Assignments: all assignments must be handed in on time! Two out of three assignments will count.
- Research Paper Outline: choose a title, put up a plan, compile a bibliography, give a gist of how you would want to tackle your question
Critical Literature
- Culler, Jonathan. “Poetics of the Lyric.” Structuralist Poetics. London, 1975. 161-188.
- Ludwig, Hans-Werner. Arbeitsbuch Lyrikanalyse. Tübingen: Francke. 2005.
- Leech, Geoffrey N. A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. London: Longman, 1969.
- Plett, Heinrich F. Einführung in die rhetorische Textanalyse. Hamburg: Helmut Buske, 1979.
- Pfister, Manfred. The Theory and Analysis of Drama. Cambridge: CUP, 1993.
- Rimmon-Kenan, Shlomith. Narrative Fiction. Contemporary Poetics. London, New York: Routledge, 1983.
- Huet, Pierre Daniel. Treatise of Romances [1670]. 1672.
- Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas. Art of Poetry. 1687.
Primary Literature
- Poetry Reader
- William Shakespeare. Richard III [1597] (The Arden Ed.)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne. "Young Goodman Brown [1835]."
- Robert Coover, "Magic Poker [1969]"
- Katherine Mansfield. "The Voyage [1922]."
- Ambrose Bierce. "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge [1890]."
- John Mandeville. Voyages [c. 1360]. 1705.
