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20918-01 - Lecture: A Survey of English Literature II: The Long Eighteenth Century 2 CP

Semester fall semester 2008
Course frequency Irregular
Lecturers Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Content This is the second 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 late 17th century to around 1800 and look at important texts, authors, movements and developments and place 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.
Weblink EVA server

 

Admission requirements None
Language of instruction English
Use of digital media No specific media used
Course auditors welcome

 

Interval Weekday Time Room

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)
Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I)
Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch)
Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch)
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 (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 Englisches Seminar

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