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Seminar: Vertiefungsmodul: "The high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature" - Studies in John Steinbeck - Details
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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: Vertiefungsmodul: "The high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature" - Studies in John Steinbeck
Veranstaltungsnummer siehe "sonstiges"
Semester WS 2018/19
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 2
maximale Teilnehmendenanzahl 20
Heimat-Einrichtung Amerikanistik / Literaturwissenschaft
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Erster Termin Dienstag, 23.10.2018 18:15 - 19:45
Studiengänge (für) LAG, LAS, LAF ab WS 2012/13
MA 120 LP und 45/75 LP ab WS 2015/16
SWS 2
Sonstiges ANG.04629.02 für LAG, LAS, LAF ab WS 2012/13, MA 120 LP und 45/75 LP ab WS 2015/16
ANG.04630.02 für LAG, LAS, LAF ab WS 2012/13, MA 120 LP und 45/75 LP ab WS 2015/16
ANG.03929.02 für MA 120 LP und 45/75 LP ab WS 2015/16
ANG.03934.02 für MA 120 LP und 45/75 LP ab WS 2015/16
ECTS-Punkte 5

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Kommentar/Beschreibung

John Steinbeck is one of the best-known, highly popular, and most widely read American writers of the twentieth century. His novels and his short fiction combine realism and romance and often address social issues such as class conflict and exploitation of the poor. He was also a writer of nonfiction in various magazines and newspapers and used these formats to address major problems of the 20th century – poverty, homelessness, and the environment. In 1962, Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception." In his Banquet speech in Stockholm, he expressed his conviction that the point of literature was much more than providing entertainment or distraction for the reader. Steinbeck believed that a literary author is "charged with exposing our many grievous faults and failures, with dredging up to the light our dark and dangerous dreams for the purpose of improvement."

On the basis of various selections from Steinbeck's writings, this class will explore the main aspects of the author's achievements as a writer. It will provide students with opportunities to analyze, discuss, and understand Steinbeck's work in the context of American literary history and encourage them to explore the various cultural issues which have given his writings an enduring relevance.

As usual, the success of this class will depend on student engagement and participation, especially their willingness to devote a significant amount of time and effort to the weekly reading and writing assignments which will be the centerpiece of this class. Prospective participants are strongly encouraged to purchase a copy of the book The Portable Steinbeck* and to familiarize themselves in advance with the general aspects of the topic.

To receive full credit for this class (5 CP), students will have to produce a "Hausarbeit." More information about the specific requirements will be announced in the first class session.

* Revised and enlarged edition by Pascal Covici, Jr., New York: Penguin, 1971 (ISBN: 978-0140150025). The 2012 edition has a new introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, but the selection of texts is identical with the previous edition (ISBN: 978-0143106975).

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Diese Veranstaltung gehört zum Anmeldeset "Beschränkte Teilnehmeranzahl: Vertiefungsmodul: "The high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature" - Studies in John Steinbeck".
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