230045 London - A Multifaceted City (BS) (SoSe 2026)
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London is one of the most famous metropolises. This course will look at London from the seventeenth through to the twentieth century. Various texts by various authors will supply us with multiple perspectives on the city. We will analyse fictional as well as non-fictional texts and personal narratives as well as more general accounts. The texts range from historic events like the plague and the Great Fire of London to life on the streets.
All texts must be read by the beginning of the course, please start reading in time.
Bibliography
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Please purchase:
London Stories, ed. Jerry White (Everyman's Pocket Classics, 2014) (e.g. buecher.de 12,99 €)
Teaching staff
Dates ( Calendar view )
| Frequency | Weekday | Time | Format / Place | Period | |
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| block | Block | 10-17 (s.t.) | 23.-26.03.2026 |
Subject assignments
| Module | Course | Requirements | |
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| 23-ANG-AngVM1 Advanced Module 1: Britain 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-ANG-Profil4 Profile Module 4: Advanced British and American Studies Profilmodul 4: Advanced British and American Studies | Profil4.2 British Literature and Culture OR American Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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| Profil4.3 British Literature and Culture OR American Literature and Culture | Study requirement
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- block seminar (BS) / 2
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- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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