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Course name Seminar: Restoration Drama - Vertiefungsmodul
Course number siehe Details
Semester SS 2022
Current number of participants 15
maximum number of participants 30
Home institute Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
Courses type Seminar in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
First date Thursday, 07.04.2022 14:15 - 15:45, Room: Seminarraum 21 (Raum E.04) [LuWu 2]
Type/Form On-Campus Seminar
Studiengänge (für) LA Gym, Sek Englisch (2007+2012)
LA Förder (Sekundar) Englisch (2012)
LA Gym, Sek, Förder (Sekundar) Englisch (2015)
MA Engl. Spr. u Lit 45/75 LP (2015)
MA Angloam. Lit., Spr u Kult 120 LP (2015)
MA Kulturen der Aufklärung 120 LP (2014)
SWS 2
Miscellanea ANG.05584.01 Modul Literatur und Ästhetik I: Westeuropäische Literaturen
ANG.05593.01 Vertiefungsmodul: Westeuropäische Literaturen im Kontext der Aufklärung
ANG.05292.02 Vertiefungsmodul: Anglistik Literatur I
ECTS points 5

Module assignments

Comment/Description

The restoration of the monarchy and the reopening of the theatres in 1660 marked the end of the so-called Interregnum and more than a decade of Puritan rule in England. Often described as the ‘silver age’ of English drama, the period is mainly remembered for its comedies, which will also be the focus of this course. Written to entertain an urban, wealthy, and fashionable audience, Restoration drama features elegant and witty dialogues, portrays and ridicules sexual lust, and problematizes social hierarchies and moral hypocrisy alike. After discussing major concerns of politics and culture in the Restoration era, we will examine three examples of Restoration drama in greater detail: William Wycherley’s The Country Wife (1675) with its presentation of stock characters such as the aristocratic rake, Aphra Behn’s portrayal of unequal gender and class structures in The Rover (1677), and William Congreve’s Love for Love (1695), which features the conflict of love vs. money.

The primary texts given below must be purchased in advance of the teaching term and in exactly the formats stated below. There will be short assignments during the semester, and an oral presentation. The module examination (“Prüfungsleistung”) will be a written exam (90 mins) on the plays and topics discussed in class. Further details will be introduced in the first session.

In addition, the course is open to students who wish to write their “Staatsexamensklausur – Arbeit unter Aufsicht” in “Anglistik: Literaturwissenschaft”.

Please note that prior registration for the course via StudIP is mandatory.

OBLIGATORY READING:
Primary texts (please make sure to purchase EXACTLY the editions and formats given below as you will need the introductions and identical pagination in order to engage in discussions in class; both paperbacks are purchasable new or second-hand):

Congreve, William, George Etherege and William Wycherley. Three Restoration Comedies. Ed. with an introduction by Gāmini Salgādo. Penguin Classics. London: Penguin. Reprint edition 2005. ISBN 978-0-14-043027-1. Paperback. Print.

Behn, Aphra. The Rover and Other Plays. Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-199540204. Paperback. Print.

RECOMMENDED READING:
Additional secondary sources will be made available on our shelf (“Semesterapparat”) in the university library, Steintor Campus.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Beschränkte Teilnehmendenanzahl: Restoration Drama - Vertiefungsmodul".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats will be assigned in order of enrolment.
  • The enrolment is possible from 18.03.2022, 00:00 to 18.04.2022, 23:59.

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