Language, Literature and Culture in the 17th Century - Einzelansicht

Exactly 350 years after the Restoration of 1660, this seminar aims at an advanced-level discussion of language, literature and culture in the "Short 17th Century" (1603-1688). We here also attempt to bridge the traditional gap between literary and cultural studies and linguistics. Potential areas to be explored include:

• central texts and authors of 17th-century literature and their language (Milton, Bunyan ...)
• literature and science and their respective languages
• literature and theological controversies
• 17th-century print culture, censorship and strategies of evasion
• changing thought-styles, linguistic styles, text types and registers
• attitudes to language and its ‘perfection'
• the intellectual legacy of the English Revolution
  

A reader with suggested texts will be provided, but participants are expected to take an active role in shaping the course of the seminar.

Note: This is a seminar outside the modules; students cannot acquire a "Schein" or "Leistungsnachweis"!

No electronic registration necessary. Please register by sending an e-mail to claudia.claridge@uni-due.de and jens.gurr@uni-due.de