05.874.313 Seminar: British Literature I - Literature and War

Lehrende/r: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anja Müller-Wood

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar

Anzeige im Stundenplan: BS 313

Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 30

Anmeldegruppe: Seminar: British Literature I

Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie
Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007.

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Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

To participate in this course, students must have completed the "Zwischenprüfung."

Inhalt:

War is an ever-present feature of human existence and as such also a pervasive literary topic. In this seminar we will study a selection of literary texts in which war provides not merely the background to character and plot, but also functions as a crucial narrative device driving their development. The structure of the course is diachronic, leading us from Chaucer to Pat Barker, from late medieval battles to the televised traumas of contemporary Afghanistan.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Students are required to purchase and read editions of the following texts (no e-texts, no Wordsworth or Reclam editions!):
William Shakespeare, Henry V
Rebecca West, The Return of the Soldier
George Orwell, Coming Up for Air
Pat Barker, Double Vision
Additional readings materials will be made available by late March (information via Jogustine).

Zusätzliche Informationen:

You will be kept abreast of all developments regarding this course via Jogustine. A course outline and list of presentation topics (to be chosen before the course) will be made available in late March.