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Instructors: Dr. Jochen Ecke
Event type:
online: Proseminar
Displayed in timetable as:
05.874.122
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 45
Registration group: ELC 122
Priority scheme: Senatsrichtlinie
Requirements / organisational issues:
We are going to use the digital platform OLAT to manage our class online. To join the digital class, you need to log onto OLAT at least once. Please go to:
https://olat.vcrp.de
Choose Mainz university as your server.
Then log on to OLAT using your university email account (!) and password. It is mandatory to use your university account. For legal reasons, I will not be able to accept accounts with private email addresses. After you have logged on, I will add you to the OLAT class during the first week of the semester.
Contents:
In this class, you are going to get to know the basics of studying literature in English: we will cover major approaches, critical concepts, and theoretical methods for the analysis of literature. At the same time, we will explore some of the major epochs of literature in the English language, starting in Early Modern times and working our way up to the present day. We will also consider the three major literary genres: poetry, drama, and the novel.
Recommended reading list:
Your instructor will provide most of the primary sources in digital format. However, there are two books you should buy:
- Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus. Please make sure that you buy the Norton Critical Edition of this text.
- Shakespeare, William. King Lear. Please buy the Arden edition.
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