2008 BM1-E Introduction to the Critical and Scholarly Discussion of Literature, Part 2

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 - The Sonnet - Basic rules of Rhetoric – Speech Analysis (Hamlet/Henry Vth)

17.05.08 / 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Drama / The Canon - Drama: Othello - Dramatic Communication - Characters and Characterization - Reading Assignment: o 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 - Narrator and Focalizer - Narrative Techniques - Reading Assignment o 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