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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 | |
− | + | *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''' | '''26.04.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Poetry/Rhetoric''' | ||
− | - What is poetry? | + | *Material: |
− | + | * Handout [[Analysing Poetry 1]] | |
− | + | * 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 | |
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− | - The Sonnet | + | |
− | + | *What is poetry? | |
+ | *Poetry as a means of cultural expression – Blake’s “Jerusalem” | ||
+ | *Basic features of poetry (rhyme, meter, etc.) | ||
+ | *Figurative Language | ||
+ | *[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/2005_ludwig__lyrikanalyse.pdf Ludwig, 47-60] | ||
+ | *[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1969_leech__poetry.pdf Leech, 147-157] | ||
+ | *Handout: [[Figurative Speech]] | ||
+ | *The Sonnet | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | *Basic rules of Rhetoric – Speech Analysis (Hamlet/Henry Vth) | ||
+ | *[http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1979_plett__einfuehrung.pdf Plett 3-22, 102-105] | ||
+ | *[[Plett, Einführung in die rhetorische Textanalyse, Hamburg 1971|Excerpt from Plett]] | ||
+ | *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''' | + | [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1993_pfister__drama.pdf Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147] |
− | + | [[Pfister, Das Drama, München 1977|Excerpt from Pfister]] | |
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− | + | [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1993_pfister__drama.pdf Pfister 183 - 195] | |
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− | + | Handout: [[Analysing Dramatic Communication]] | |
+ | *Drama: Othello''' | ||
+ | *Dramatic Communication | ||
+ | *Characters and Characterization | ||
+ | *Reading Assignment: | ||
+ | #Othello | ||
+ | *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 | |
− | + | *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 | + | |
− | + | [http://www.uni-oldenburg.de/anglistik/lit-wiss/intro-to-literature/d/1983_rimmonkenan__narrative_fiction.pdf Rimmon-Kenan 72-86] | |
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− | + | [[Rimmon-Kenan, Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics, London 1983|Excerpt from Rimmon-Kenan]] | |
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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] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Handout: [[Narratology]] | ||
+ | Handout: [[Narratology]] | ||
+ | *Narrator and Focalizer | ||
+ | *Narrative Techniques | ||
+ | *Reading Assignment | ||
+ | #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''' | '''04.07.08 / 4.00 – 6.00 p.m. – Winding Up''' | ||
− | + | *Presentation of Research Paper Projects | |
− | + | *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
- Material:
- Handout Analysing Poetry 1
- Sources: Culler 161-178; Ludwig, 31-33; Cambridge Companion to Literatures in English
- 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
- Basic rules of Rhetoric – Speech Analysis (Hamlet/Henry Vth)
- Plett 3-22, 102-105
- Excerpt from Plett
- Handout: Rhetoric
17.05.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Drama / The Canon Pfister 49 - 57, 86 - 94, 126 - 147 Excerpt from Pfister
Handout: Analysing Dramatic Communication
- Drama: Othello
- Dramatic Communication
- Characters and Characterization
- Reading Assignment:
- 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
Handout: Narratology Handout: Narratology
- Narrator and Focalizer
- Narrative Techniques
- Reading Assignment
- 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