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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Ina Habermann (ina.habermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | "I want to see you in the lamplight, in your emeralds." (Virginia to Vita, Oct 1927) The story of the relationship between Virginia Woolf, the experimental modernist writer and Vita Sackville-West, the aristocratic middlebrow author, is one of the best-known and 'romantic' in English literature. The experience touched both women very deeply and had a crucial impact on their writing throughout the 1920s. We will trace this relationship and study the work it inspired, touching on issues such as class, gender and sexuality, art, literary modernism and the multiple connections between biography and fiction. Our reading of key novels will be supplemented by letters, diary entries, poetry and essays as well as relevant secondary literature. |
| Learning objectives | Students will become acquainted with a key chapter in English literary history and reflect on the complex relationship between life and writing. They will also improve their knowledge about genre and their close-reading skills. |
| Bibliography | Texts (to be purchased; discussed in this order): - Virginia Woolf, "Orlando: A Biography" (Penguin Modern Classics, 1928) - Vita Sackville-West, "The Edwardians" (Vintage Classics, 1930) - Virginia Woolf, "To the Lighthouse" (Penguin Modern Classics, 1927) - Vita Sackville-West, "All Passion Spent" (Vintage Classics, 1931) Please purchase print copies of proper critical editions of the novels. Further material will be available on the ADAM server. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | This seminar is for BA students on the advanced level who have completed ALL three introductory modules (including the proseminar papers). |
| Course application | Please register on MOnA. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.09.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 28.09.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 05.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 12.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 19.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 26.10.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 02.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 09.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 16.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 23.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 30.11.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 07.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 14.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Tuesday 21.12.2021 | 14.15-16.00 | Nadelberg 6, Grosser Hörsaal |
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular attendance, active participation, presentation |
| 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 | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |