This course will take place in the LernraumPlus and via zoom.
The aim of this course is to give you the analytical tools to analyse and interpret literary texts in the genres of drama (Henry V) and verse (narrative poetry, e.g. Beowulf; and lyrical poetry, e.g. sonnets). As you see, our primary material will be mainly early modern (a.k.a. Elizabethan/Jacobean, a.k.a. Shakespearean.
Our discussions will be based on what you learnt or are currently learning in the Analysing lectures, so connections between all three BM2 courses will be made.
I will upload texts or point you to online sources.
You will be expected to read a whole Shakespeare play, King Henry V, in addition to shorter poems and passages of narrative prose. You should buy a print edition of Henry V, because that is the only way to academically read a Shakespeare text. Go for New Cambridge Shakespeare (ed. Andrew Gurr): https://www.amazon.de/King-Henry-New-Cambridge-Shakespeare/dp/0521612640/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
or New Oxford (ed. Gary Taylor): https://www.amazon.de/Henry-Oxford-Shakespeare-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199536511/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=henry+V+gary+taylor&qid=1601643286&sr=8-2
or Penguin (ed. Claire McEachern): https://www.amazon.de/Henry-Pelican-Shakespeare-Claire-McEachern/dp/0143130242/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=henry+V+penguin&qid=1601643355&sr=8-1
You CANNOT use internet texts or German editions or any other version that doesn't have textual notes, annotations and line numbering. This is non-negotiable.
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23-ANG-AngBM2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | 2.3 Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods | Study requirement
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23-ANG-AngBM2.1 Basismodul 2.1 (Basic): Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies | Basisseminar: Genres, Authors, Periods | Study requirement
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The binding module descriptions contain further information, including specifications on the "types of assignments" students need to complete. In cases where a module description mentions more than one kind of assignment, the respective member of the teaching staff will decide which task(s) they assign the students.
Degree programme/academic programme | Validity | Variant | Subdivision | Status | Semester | LP | |
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Veranstaltungen für Schülerinnen und Schüler | Zugangsdaten erfragen Sie bitte unter zsb@uni-bielefeld.de |
Reading the set texts; completing regular/weekly writing tasks and an end-of-term essay.
NOTE: You need to be able to participate (i.e. speak) in the zoom sessions. If you have a class directly before or after this one that takes place at the university in person, i.e. in a classroom, you will find it difficult to find a quiet corner at the university or on the train to participate in this class. In this case please consider taking another class.
A corresponding course offer for this course already exists in the e-learning system. Teaching staff can store materials relating to teaching courses there: