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* [[2007 BM1-F Introduction to Literature, Part 2|2007 BM1-F Katharina Schneider, AK, OS, Fr 8-10]] | * [[2007 BM1-F Introduction to Literature, Part 2|2007 BM1-F Katharina Schneider, AK, OS, Fr 8-10]] | ||
* [[2007 BM1-G Introduction to Literature, Part 2|2007 BM1-G Annika McPherson, Tu 12-14]] | * [[2007 BM1-G Introduction to Literature, Part 2|2007 BM1-G Annika McPherson, Tu 12-14]] | ||
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'''Course Work''' | '''Course Work''' | ||
| − | Group work | + | Group work with presentations: |
| − | # What is | + | # What is poetic about this poem? |
| − | # What are the Themes of the | + | # What are the Themes of the poem? |
# What historical contexts? | # What historical contexts? | ||
# What is its cultural significance (then and later/now)? | # What is its cultural significance (then and later/now)? | ||
| − | Seminar discussion: What discourses did you employ? What traditions do they belong to? How does this relate back to the lecture of the Winter Term? | + | Seminar discussion: What discourses did you employ? What traditions do they belong to? How does this relate back to the lecture of the Winter Term? Survey of the coming Term. |
| − | Survey of the coming Term. | + | |
| + | ==Poetry and Poetics== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Culler 161-178, Ludwig, 42-43 | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Astrophil, Percy, Christina Rossetti | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Structural approach to poetry: Communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the Sonnet | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Poetry and Poetics: Speaking about Beautiful/Artful Language== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Ludwig 55-65; G. Leech, 147-157 | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | George Herbert, "The Deniall", Emily Dickinson | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Figurative language. Interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects). [assignment 1 given] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Rhetoric== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Plett 3-22, 102-105 | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | One of the three Shakespeare plays [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|''Richard III'' (1597)]], [[Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice (1600)|''Merchant of Venice'' (1600)]], [[Shakespeare, Hamlet (1603)|''Hamlet'' (1603)]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | A speech from the Shakespeare play of the next four sessions [assignment 1 due] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Dramatic Structures, Dramatic Communication== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147 | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | One of the three Shakespeare plays [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|''Richard III'' (1597)]], [[Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice (1600)|''Merchant of Venice'' (1600)]], [[Shakespeare, Hamlet (1603)|''Hamlet'' (1603)]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Exposition | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Drama: Characters and Genre Aspects== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Pfister 183 - 195 | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | One of the three Shakespeare plays [[Shakespeare, Richard III (1597)|''Richard III'' (1597)]], [[Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice (1600)|''Merchant of Venice'' (1600)]], [[Shakespeare, Hamlet (1603)|''Hamlet'' (1603)]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Distinguish modes of characterisation [assignment 2 given] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Drama and Fiction== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Boileau, Huet, Aristoteles | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown | ||
| + | *Coover, Magic Poker | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | An understanding of genres in the context of traditional poetics, and of the | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Fiction 1== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Rimmon-Kenan | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown | ||
| + | *Catherine Mansfield, ''The Voyage'' | ||
| + | *Coover, ''Magic Poker'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Narration, Focalisation. [assignment 2 returned] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Fiction 2== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Rimmon-Kenan | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | *Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown | ||
| + | *Catherine Mansfield, ''The Voyage'' | ||
| + | *Coover, ''Magic Poker'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Plot and Characters. [assignment 3 given] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Film== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Pulp Fiction | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Narratives and Fiction. Film Analysis. [assignment 3 due] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Beyond the Canon 1== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | John Mandeville, ''Voyage'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Literary Analysis and non-literary materials, [assignment 3 returned] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Beyond the Canon 2== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Theory''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | '''Materials''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Orientalist GEO, Time Life, Palestine, India etc. | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Literary Analysis and non-literary materials | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Term Paper Projects== | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Course Work''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 30 March 2007
The second - more practical - part of our Basismodule is offered in seven couses, the text lists and schedules will not be completely identical, check the individual courses for information on your course:
- 2007 BM1-A Olaf Simons, Mo 14-16
- 2007 BM1-B Anton Kirchhofer, Tu 14-16
- 2007 BM1-C Olaf Simons, Tu 14-16
- 2007 BM1-D Anna Auguscik, Tu 14-16
- 2007 BM1-E Olaf Simons, We 16-18
- 2007 BM1-F Katharina Schneider, AK, OS, Fr 8-10
- 2007 BM1-G Annika McPherson, Tu 12-14
Contents
- 1 A Poem
- 2 Poetry and Poetics
- 3 Poetry and Poetics: Speaking about Beautiful/Artful Language
- 4 Rhetoric
- 5 Dramatic Structures, Dramatic Communication
- 6 Drama: Characters and Genre Aspects
- 7 Drama and Fiction
- 8 Fiction 1
- 9 Fiction 2
- 10 Film
- 11 Beyond the Canon 1
- 12 Beyond the Canon 2
- 13 Term Paper Projects
A Poem
Materials
William Blake, Jerusalem.
Course Work
Group work with presentations:
- What is poetic about this poem?
- What are the Themes of the poem?
- What historical contexts?
- What is its cultural significance (then and later/now)?
Seminar discussion: What discourses did you employ? What traditions do they belong to? How does this relate back to the lecture of the Winter Term? Survey of the coming Term.
Poetry and Poetics
Theory
Culler 161-178, Ludwig, 42-43
Materials
Astrophil, Percy, Christina Rossetti
Course Work
Structural approach to poetry: Communicative situation, themes, metrics and language. Acquire a basic checklist of what to look (first) for in a poem. Recapitulate the basics of metrics and rhyme patterns. Recognise the features of a particular genre and genre conventions: the Sonnet
Poetry and Poetics: Speaking about Beautiful/Artful Language
Theory
Ludwig 55-65; G. Leech, 147-157
Materials
George Herbert, "The Deniall", Emily Dickinson
Course Work
Figurative language. Interplay. Spot metaphors, similes, etc. the metric pattern and valorise the points where it is broken. Reinforce basic checklist of previous week. Analyse particular features of poetic language (figures of speech, metrical effects). [assignment 1 given]
Rhetoric
Theory
Plett 3-22, 102-105
Materials
One of the three Shakespeare plays Richard III (1597), Merchant of Venice (1600), Hamlet (1603)
Course Work
A speech from the Shakespeare play of the next four sessions [assignment 1 due]
Dramatic Structures, Dramatic Communication
Theory
Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147
Materials
One of the three Shakespeare plays Richard III (1597), Merchant of Venice (1600), Hamlet (1603)
Course Work
Exposition
Drama: Characters and Genre Aspects
Theory
Pfister 183 - 195
Materials
One of the three Shakespeare plays Richard III (1597), Merchant of Venice (1600), Hamlet (1603)
Course Work
Distinguish modes of characterisation [assignment 2 given]
Drama and Fiction
Theory
Boileau, Huet, Aristoteles
Materials
- Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown
- Coover, Magic Poker
Course Work
An understanding of genres in the context of traditional poetics, and of the
Fiction 1
Theory
Rimmon-Kenan
Materials
- Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown
- Catherine Mansfield, The Voyage
- Coover, Magic Poker
Course Work
Narration, Focalisation. [assignment 2 returned]
Fiction 2
Theory
Rimmon-Kenan
Materials
- Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown
- Catherine Mansfield, The Voyage
- Coover, Magic Poker
Course Work
Plot and Characters. [assignment 3 given]
Film
Theory
Materials
Pulp Fiction
Course Work
Narratives and Fiction. Film Analysis. [assignment 3 due]
Beyond the Canon 1
Theory
Materials
John Mandeville, Voyage
Course Work
Literary Analysis and non-literary materials, [assignment 3 returned]
Beyond the Canon 2
Theory
Materials
Orientalist GEO, Time Life, Palestine, India etc.
Course Work
Literary Analysis and non-literary materials
Term Paper Projects
Course Work
Brief Report on 'Work in Progress': Your Term Paper Projects
