The aim of this course is to give you the opportunity to apply the analytical tools to which you were introduced in Basis2.1 "Introduction to Literary Analysis" and "Academic Writing" and to analyse and interpret literary texts in the genres of narrative prose (I have chosen Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey, 1817) and poetry (I have chosen poems written in the period of Romanticism, i.e. early 19th century).
You must have completed the Basis2.1 lecture "Introduction to Literary Analysis", and you should at least have started Basis2.2 "Academic Writing".
Please buy the edition of Northanger Abbey prepared by Thomas Keymer (editor/Herausgeber) from the Oxford World Classics series, so that we all have the same version. You need a PRINTED copy of the novel because the four-hour exam at the end of the semester is open-book, which means you can bring the novel to the exam. So e-books are no use to you.
You can buy it from Satan's Cybermarket, if you must:
https://tinyurl.com/5x9h67r4
| Rhythmus | Tag | Uhrzeit | Format / Ort | Zeitraum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Mo | 12-14 | B2-249 | 12.10.2026-05.02.2027 |
| Modul | Veranstaltung | Leistungen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23-ANG-Basis2 Basismodul 2: Introduction to Literary Studies | Basis2.3 Basisseminar: Analysing and Interpreting Literary Texts | Studieninformation | |
| - | benotete Prüfungsleistung | Studieninformation |
Die verbindlichen Modulbeschreibungen enthalten weitere Informationen, auch zu den "Leistungen" und ihren Anforderungen. Sind mehrere "Leistungsformen" möglich, entscheiden die jeweiligen Lehrenden darüber.
Reading the set texts, regular participation in class.
You will be awarded points for your Basis2 portfolio for the essay you write in a four-hour, open-book exam in the week after teaching ends, that is, 8 - 12 February 2027. A second exam date will be offered at the beginning of April 2027.