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'''11.04.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m.  – Introductory Meeting'''
 
'''11.04.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m.  – Introductory Meeting'''
- Organizing the semester
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*Organizing the semester
- Necessary works: Shakespeare, William: Othello (Arden Edition); can be obtained through CvO Book Shop
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*Necessary works: Shakespeare, William: Othello (Arden Edition); can be obtained through CvO Book Shop
- 3 Assignments (due one week after class) / 1 Research Paper Outline (due Aug 15th)
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*3 Assignments (due one week after class) / 1 Research Paper Outline (due Aug 15th)
- Reading material and handouts will be posted online (Stud IP / Wiki) or distributed in class.  
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*Reading material and handouts will be posted online (Stud IP / Wiki) or distributed in class.  
 
   
 
   
 
'''26.04.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Poetry/Rhetoric'''
 
'''26.04.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Poetry/Rhetoric'''
- What is poetry?  
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*Material:
- Poetry as a means of cultural expression – Blake’s “Jerusalem”
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* Handout [[Analysing Poetry 1]]
- Basic features of poetry (rhyme, meter, etc.)
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* Sources: [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1975_culler__structuralist_poetics.pdf Culler 161-178]; [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2005_ludwig__lyrikanalyse.pdf Ludwig, 31-33]; Cambridge Companion to Literatures in English
- Figurative Language
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- The Sonnet
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- Basic rules of Rhetoric – Speech Analysis (Hamlet/Henry Vth)
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*What is poetry?  
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*Poetry as a means of cultural expression – Blake’s “Jerusalem”
 +
*Basic features of poetry (rhyme, meter, etc.)
 +
*Figurative Language
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2005_ludwig__lyrikanalyse.pdf Ludwig, 47-60]
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1969_leech__poetry.pdf Leech, 147-157]
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*Handout: [[Figurative Speech]]
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*The Sonnet
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*Basic rules of Rhetoric – Speech Analysis (Hamlet/Henry Vth)
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*[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1979_plett__einfuehrung.pdf Plett 3-22, 102-105]
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*[[Plett, Einführung in die rhetorische Textanalyse, Hamburg 1971|Excerpt from Plett]]
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*Handout: [[Rhetoric]]
  
 
'''17.05.08 /  9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Drama / The Canon
 
'''17.05.08 /  9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Drama / The Canon
- Drama: Othello'''  
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[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1993_pfister__drama.pdf Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147]
- Dramatic Communication
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[[Pfister, Das Drama, München 1977|Excerpt from Pfister]]
- Characters and Characterization
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- Reading Assignment:  
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[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1993_pfister__drama.pdf Pfister 183 - 195]
o Othello
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- The Canon and Canonization
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Handout: [[Analysing Dramatic Communication]]
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*Drama: Othello'''  
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*Dramatic Communication
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*Characters and Characterization
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*Reading Assignment:  
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#Othello
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*The Canon and Canonization
  
 
'''10.06.08 / 7.45 – 10.30 p.m. – Film Showing'''
 
'''10.06.08 / 7.45 – 10.30 p.m. – Film Showing'''
- Fight Club
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*Fight Club
- Hörsaal II
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*Hörsaal II
  
 
'''14.06.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Narratology/Film'''
 
'''14.06.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Narratology/Film'''
- Narrator and Focalizer
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- Narrative Techniques
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[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1983_rimmonkenan__narrative_fiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan 72-86]
- Reading Assignment
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o Robert L. Stevenson: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Edition)
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[[Rimmon-Kenan, Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics, London 1983|Excerpt from Rimmon-Kenan]]
- Film Analysis: Fight Club
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[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1983_rimmonkenan__narrative_fiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan 59-71]
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Handout: [[Narratology]]
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Handout: [[Narratology]]
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*Narrator and Focalizer
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*Narrative Techniques
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*Reading Assignment
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#Robert L. Stevenson: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Edition)
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*Film Analysis: Fight Club
  
 
'''04.07.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. – Winding Up'''
 
'''04.07.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. – Winding Up'''
- Presentation of Research Paper Projects
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*Presentation of Research Paper Projects
- Evaluation
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*Evaluation

Revision as of 17:52, 11 April 2008

Carl von Ossietzky Universität – SoSe 2008 – Basismodul 1 Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature

Course E

Katharina Schneider A 10 1-121a, classes on Saturdays start 9 o’clock sharp!

11.04.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. – Introductory Meeting

  • Organizing the semester
  • Necessary works: Shakespeare, William: Othello (Arden Edition); can be obtained through CvO Book Shop
  • 3 Assignments (due one week after class) / 1 Research Paper Outline (due Aug 15th)
  • Reading material and handouts will be posted online (Stud IP / Wiki) or distributed in class.

26.04.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Poetry/Rhetoric


  • What is poetry?
  • Poetry as a means of cultural expression – Blake’s “Jerusalem”
  • Basic features of poetry (rhyme, meter, etc.)
  • Figurative Language
  • Ludwig, 47-60
  • Leech, 147-157
  • Handout: Figurative Speech
  • The Sonnet


17.05.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Drama / The Canon Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147 Excerpt from Pfister

Pfister 183 - 195

Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication

  • Drama: Othello
  • Dramatic Communication
  • Characters and Characterization
  • Reading Assignment:
  1. Othello
  • The Canon and Canonization

10.06.08 / 7.45 – 10.30 p.m. – Film Showing

  • Fight Club
  • Hörsaal II

14.06.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Narratology/Film

Rimmon-Kenan 72-86

Excerpt from Rimmon-Kenan

Rimmon-Kenan 59-71

Handout: Narratology Handout: Narratology

  • Narrator and Focalizer
  • Narrative Techniques
  • Reading Assignment
  1. Robert L. Stevenson: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Edition)
  • Film Analysis: Fight Club

04.07.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. – Winding Up

  • Presentation of Research Paper Projects
  • Evaluation