'Unreal City':
Urban Images in Literature
Course Description
"Unreal City / Under the brown fog of a winter noon [...]" (T.S. Eliot)
After a recent series of seminars on the representation of British cities in film ("Screening the Metropolis" etc.) this course sets out to cover all of the British Isles and study urban images in English, Scottish, and Irish Literature. London, of course, will be at the centre of our interest, but Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, and Dublin will also play an important part. The examples selected will range from encomiastic poems ("Preisgedichte") of the 16 century to contemporary Dub poetry (commenting on the immigrant experience of the Black British community). In the case of each city, its cultural geography will be explored before it will be related to the texts under discussion. Thus, the course in a way may also turn into a guide for the literary traveller.
Required Reading: A private anthology especially designed for this course will be made available to participants after registration.
Prerequisites: "Zwischenprüfung"
Requirements for Credit: regular attendance, oral presentation, and term paper
Registration: To register, please send an e-mail to werner.huber@phil.tu-chemnitz.de before 15 September, stating your name, semester standing, and subjects.
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