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This lecture introduces students to central questions, concepts, and problems of literary studies and theory. Following an introduction to the general research questions, aims, and methods of literary studies, an overview of central concepts in semiotics will be provided. Different text types and genres will be discussed with regard to their linguistic characteristics as well as degree of literariness. Drawing on a wide range of examples from Anglophone literatures, the lecture presents characteristics and methods of analysis of narrative, lyric/poetic and dramatic texts against the background of relevant genre-theoretical concepts. Moreover, central approaches in literary theory, such as intertextuality and intermediality, as well as theoretical traditions, such as poststructuralism, gender and postcolonial studies, will be introduced with reference to their influence on contemporary debates in Anglophone literary studies.
Most of the literature will be made available on the Moodle digital learning platform.
Please note the lecture will mostly be held in English but will include some parts in German. All students only have to attend one of the weekly lectures and must go to the same lecture every week.
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