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NOR-3500: The literary work of Paal-Helge Haugen Work Load
20 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian. | Objectives
Students will gain insight into one of the central authorships of modern Norwegian literature. They will also gain some insight into relevant theory formation and working methods within the interartistic field, especially in the relationship between literature and pictorial art, and between literature and music, and genre theory, especially theory about novells and poetry. | Contents
The course will provide insight into central parts of the authorship of Paal-Helge Haugen in an interartistic and genretheoretical perspective. The course follows the development of his writings, and includes novels, plays/musicals, and poetry, and the literature will be studied within a genretheoretical and interartistic perspecitve. The students will work with poetry, drama, novells, and factual prose from Paal-Helge Haugens authorship, in all 12 works. In addition, the students will read about 400-500 pages about genre theory and interartistic theory, depending on different levels, and in genre theory, especially theory of novels and poetry. | Form of teaching
Teaching is organised in lectures and seminars with prepared student presentations. Teaching is distributed over 13 weeks with an average of three teaching hours per week. This means that there are five weeks with no teaching for individual study during the semester. Teaching takes place in weeks 34 - 38 and 40 - 48. | Coursework requirements
Eit munnleg innlegg om eitt aspekt ved forfattarskapen. Eit munnleg innlegg om genreteori el. inter art-teori.
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The students must give one prepared presentation about one aspect of the authorship and one presentation about genretheory or interartistic theory of no less than 20 minutes on a given topic. The presentation must be approved by the teacher.A ten days home exam on a given topic. The paper should be of 15-20 pages. | Contact person/lecturer
Professor Ole Karlsen. Tel.: 776 46 502. E-mail: Ole.Karlsen@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request. |
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