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ENG-2111: Social Themes in British Drama, 1600-1750 Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Objectives
The student will gain an increased understanding of British literature and culture of the period, 1600 to 1750. Students will be introduced to theoretical concepts of the drama on the English stage during the peiod, as well as the techniques of close textual reading and historical genre study. Concepts such as the `well made play` and the `professional playwright` are especially important for a study of later developments in English literature. | Contents
This course is a historical survey of the presentation of social themes in British drama from 1600 to 1750. The course aims to extend the student''s knowledge of literature in English, specifically in one genre: the drama. The course will use close textual reading and historical/contextual analysis to discuss the ways in which dramatic texts present ethical, political, and aesthetic conflicts in society. Much of the course reading will also focus on the problematic role of drama in British society during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. At least two of Shakespeare´s plays will be discussed in the course. | Form of teaching
Instruction will begin in week 2 and continue with weekly meetings until week 9 and resume in week 12 until week 19. There will be 13 weeks of lecture/discussion with one week of conference work on papers at the end of the semester.
| Assessment
Assessment method:
There will be two essays. Essay one (4-6 pages) will be 40 percent of the mark and will be a close textual reading of a drama discussed in the first 4 weeks of the course. Essay one due week 8. Essay two will be a research paper (10-12 pages) and it will be due at the end of week 22. The second paper is 60 percent of the mark and will be drafted and revised during the course.
| Examination semester
Spring | Type of course
Theoretical subject | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Contact person/lecturer
Student Advisor Siri A. Sørland, tel.: 776 44228, e-mail: siri.sorland@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
http://uit.no/humfak/3509/ | Language of instruction
English | Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=ENG-2111-1 |
Teaching spring 2005
Første gang: Torsdag 13. januar kl 1215, rom A 3012 | | Forelesning | Foreleser: Stephen Wolfe
Essay innlevering: 26. mai
Torsdag 12:15 to14:00
A 3012 SV-fak. og HUM-fak. bygget
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