The "Introduction to Literary Studies" consists of this lecture and the accompanying "Grundkurse", each one hour per week.
The lecture will cover the following areas: (1) What is "literature"? Why study literature? (2) Overview of British and American literary history and the history of New Literatures in English (3) Introduction to the major genres of literature (poetry, drama, narrative) (4) Introduction to Film Studies (5) Introduction to Literary Theory (6) How to write a "Hausarbeit".
This course will be a helpful introduction for all further courses in literary and cultural studies throughout your further studies at our university.
The obligatory written test ("Klausur", 90 minutes) required for completion of the "Introduction to Literary Studies" will cover both the lecture and the accompanying "Grundkurse" and will take place in the last lecture session of the semester. A Reader will be available in the copy-shop Reckhammerweg from early October. In addition to the reader, all students will need to acquire their own copies of Michael Meyer's English and American Literatures (3rd edition) and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Arden Paperback Edition). |
