239538 Rule-Breakers, Choice-Makers and Risk-Takers in the Twentieth Century British Novel (S) (SoSe 2013)

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This course introduces the students to some of the most emblematic examples of postmodern fiction, challenging the traditional notions of character and plot. In the vast realm of postmodern aesthetics, the curious, instinctual and controversial character is finally the protagonist and not merely the catalyst of events. In a time of blurred distinctions between mass culture and highbrow literature, morality becomes no less ambivalent than spirituality. Mystical, singular and torn by contradictions, the mid- and late-twentieth century character is prone to making life-altering choices based on rash judgments rather than pragmatism.

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Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter (1948)
John Fowles, The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969)
Graham Swift, Waterland (1983)

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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-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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Seminar mit Lektüreschwerpunkt Study requirement
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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Anglistik: British and American Studies / Bachelor (Enrollment until SoSe 2011) Kern- und Nebenfach BaAngPM4   3  
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) BaAngPM4 Wahlpflicht 3 GS
Anglistik: British and American Studies (GHR) / Master of Education (Enrollment until SoSe 2014) BaAngPM4   3  
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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