Introduction to the Study of Literature
Course Description
This lecture course offers students an introduction to the study of literary texts. Reading literature will be examined as a special case of communication, and the basic tools and approaches of literary criticism will be introduced. The focus is on poetry, and the formal and semantic analysis of this genre will form a core part of the course. Students are expected to contribute a brief presentation on a selected topic, and there will be a written examination in the penultimate week of the semester. This introductory lecture course is obligatory for beginners (Grundstudium) and a prerequisite for Proseminare and the Zwischenprüfung.
NB: The lecture course will be accompanied by a tutorial in which the formal and thematic analysis of poetry will be practised.
Required reading:
- Löffler, Arno/Rudolf Freiburg/Dieter Petzold/Eberhard Späth (2001). Einführung in das Studium der englischen Literatur. 6th ed. Tübingen, Basel: Francke (ISBN 3-82520-382-4).
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Introduction
