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27426-01 - Lecture: American Literature Survey II/IV: American Renaissance to Naturalism (2 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Every 2nd fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | For generations of Americanists, 'real' American literature began only with Emerson, Whitman, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Melville. More recently, critics have begun to point out the gender, ethnic, and regional biases of that selection and added Margaret Fuller, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Frances E. W. Harper, sentimental women poets, and the fireside poets to the list. This semester will take us from these writers--the representatives of a newly configured 'American Renaissance'--to Stephen Crane's naturalist dissection of urban and martial plight. Along the way, we will encounter some of the classics of American literary history (most prominently "Moby Dick" and "The Scarlet Letter"); the 'Dean' of American realism (William Dean Howells); Henry James; the rise to stardom and fall of Theodor Dreiser's Sister Carrie; and the shocking but intelligible brutality of the eponymous protagonist of Frank Norris's "Mc Teague." |
| Learning objectives | You are introduced to a formative period of American literary and cultural history. |
| Bibliography | The seventh, eighth or ninth edition of Volumes B and C (1820-1865; 1865-1914) of Baym, Nina, gen. ed., "The Norton Anthology of American Literature" (New York: W. W. Norton) need to be ordered and purchased well before the beginning of the term. If you plan to attend more than one part of this four-part lecture course, it makes sense to buy all volumes (A-B + C-E) of "The Norton Anthology of American Literature". Both volumes will be on sale at the Labyrinth bookstore. You might want to consider supporting your local bookstore. You also need to bring along the handouts for each session, INCLUDING THE FIRST. They are available on the ADAM server a week before the beginning of the term. |
| Comments | The lecture slides are made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Course application | Not required |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) 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: Literaturgeschichte (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written test (90 mins) toward the end of term |
| 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 |