230166 Laughing Matters: P. G. Wodehouse and Friends (BS) (SoSe 2022)

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This course will approach the phenomenon of humour based mainly on the works of one of England's great humorists P. G. Wodehouse. We will first discuss some theories of humour and then turn to Wodehouse's works.

Some texts for the course will be provided via the Lernraum, but most of the works you will have to purchase yourselves (see: Literaturangaben). All texts must be read and prepared by the beginning of the seminar.

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Please purchase the following:

1. Noel Carroll, Humour: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP).
2. P.G. Wodehouse, What Ho! (Arrow Books).

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block Block 10-18 U2-217 18.-21.07.2022

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23-ANG-AngVM1 Vertiefungsmodul 1: Britain 1.2 British Literature: Genre, Periods, Authors Study requirement
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1.3 British Cultural Studies: Theories, Periods, Media Study requirement
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23-LIT-LitP8 Englischsprachige Literaturen Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 1 Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen in exemplarischen Lektüren 2 Study requirement
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Englischsprachige Literaturen: Traditionen, Gattungen, Motive Study requirement
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block seminar (BS) / 2
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This lecture is taught in english
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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