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| Semester | spring semester 2015 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Philipp Schweighauser (ph.schweighauser@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are names that stand for three very different kinds of modernist writing. Hemingway's concision and 'hard style' make his writing appear much more accessible and transparent than many another modernist's--until one considers the precision of his literary craft. Faulkner is a regional Southern writer whose long sentences and innovations in literary language connect him to a broader, international modernist movement. Widely read and taught as a dissecter of the 'American Dream,' Fitzgerald has much more to offer than cultural critique. As we discuss Hemingway's early short story collection "In Our Time," Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," and Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby," we will explore their diverging writing styles as well as their fictional explorations of modernity and masculinity. |
| Learning objectives | In-depth engagement with three major modernist writers. |
| Bibliography | Hemingway's "In Our Time," Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," and Fitzgerald's "Great Gatsby" need to be purchased and read before the beginning of the term. I recommend the inexpensive 1998 Scribner edition of "The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway" (only pp. 65-181), the 1991 Vintage edition of Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury," and the 2004 Scribner edition of Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." COPIES OF ALL BOOKS ARE FOR SALE AT THE LABYRINTH BOOKSTORE OPPOSITE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH. Additional texts will be made available on ADAM. |
| Comments | This course closely relates to Philipp Schweighauser's lecture course "American Literature Survey III/IV: Naturalism and Modernism" (28846-01). |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is open only to MA students. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
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 Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) Modul Research in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| 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 |