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20914-01 - Seminar: The Figure of Falstaff (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Werner Brönnimann (werner.broennimann@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Markus Marti-Cimitro (markus.marti@unibas.ch) |
| Content | In this course we will focus on the figure of Falstaff in Shakespeares "1 Henry IV", "2 Henry IV" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor"; we will furthermore investigate the origins of the character, reading some of the source texts in vol. 4 of Geoffrey Bulloughs "Narrative and Dramatic Sources of Shakespeare", and we will study Falstaffs reception as documented in preromantic, romantic and modern criticism (including feminist criticism) and in the theatre, the opera and on the small screen. Among the many theatrical, literary and social functions of Falstaff we will pay special attention to those of the educator, particularly of the linguistic educator, and of the scapegoat. |
| Learning objectives | Expanding students knowledge of Shakespeares history plays and a representative comedy. Pursuing and critically assessing a dramatic characters intertextual development. Understanding the aims and methods of an interdisciplinary cultural studies project. Training hermeneutic abilities. Enhancing awareness of critical approaches. |
| Bibliography | - William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part I. The Arden Shakespeare, ed. David Scott Kastan (ISBN: 1904271359). - William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part II. The Oxford Shakespeare (Oxford Worlds Classics), ed. René Weis (ISBN: 0199537136). Scheduled for publication August 2008. - William Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor. The Arden Shakespeare, ed. Giorgio Melchiori (ISBN: 190427112X). - Robert Nye, Falstaff, London: Allison & Busby (ISBN: 0749005963). Further material will be made available on the EVA server. |
| Comments | Optional Seminararbeit |
| Admission requirements | Open to students who have successfully attended all literature courses on the introductory level and a 2nd Year Course. |
| Course application | Please register for this course by sending an email both to Markus.Marti@unibas.ch and to Werner.Broennimann@unibas.ch. You will receive a provisional programme and the reading material for the first session in the last week of the summer break. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| 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: German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern 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) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Students are expected to make one oral presentation, to write the minutes of one meeting, to contribute actively to classroom discussion and to attend the course regularly (i.e. no more than three missed meetings). |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |