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19140-01 - Lecture: A Survey of English Literature IV: Fin de siècle to the Present Day (2 CP)

Semester spring semester 2018
Course frequency Irregular
Lecturers Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content This is the fourth part of the survey of English literature designed to give students an overview of English literary history and culture from the early modern period to the present day. We will cover the period from the 1890s to the 'fin-de-millennium', looking at important texts, authors, movements and developments and placing them in a historical and cultural context.
Learning objectives Students will become acquainted with major texts and events in English literature and learn to place them in a larger cultural context. They will acquire a general framework to serve as a basis for their in-depth studies.
Bibliography The lecture slides will be available on ADAM. For preliminary reading you may consult "The Norton Anthology of English Literature", Vol II as well as standard literary histories available in our library.
Weblink ADAM

 

Admission requirements None
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media Online, optional
Course auditors welcome

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.

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Interphilologische Lehrveranstaltungen für die Slavistik (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: German Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English)
Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: German Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordic Philology)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Literature)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology)
Modul Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology)
Modul Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English)
Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
Modul Literaturgeschichte (Master's degree program: Literary Studies)
Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature (Start of studies before 01.08.2013))
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Assessment format record of achievement
Assessment details Written test (90 mins) towards the end of term (pass/fail).
Assessment registration/deregistration Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required
Repeat examination one repetition, repetition counts
Scale Pass / Fail
Repeated registration as often as necessary
Responsible faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Offered by Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft

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