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19956-01 - Lecture: A Survey of English Literature I: Renaissance to Restoration (2 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This is the first 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. Beginning with the early modern period, we will look at important texts, authors, movements and developments, 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 | A bibliography as well as the lecture slides will be available on the EVA-server. For preliminary reading you may consult The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol I as well as the usual literary histories available in our library. |
| Weblink | EVA server |
| 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 |
Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Deutsche Philologie) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written test (90 mins) towards 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 | Englisches Seminar |