Introduction to Literary Studies
Vorlesung von Heyl + Altklausurfragen - Die Altklausuren liefen immer nach dem selben Schema ab: 4. Fragen (auf 3 davon kann man sich gut vorbereiten). 1. Frage - Wissen zu Sonetten, Shakespeare, Metrum, Reimschema etc.; 2. Frage - Wissen zu Quellen / Portalen auf denen Literatur zu finden ist (z.B. ECCO, JSTOR etc.); 3. Frage - Erzählperspektive / Erzählsituation bestimmen (nach Genette und/oder Stanzel); 4. Frage - zusätzliches Wissen auf der Vorlesung — Viel Erfolg! :)
Vorlesung von Heyl + Altklausurfragen - Die Altklausuren liefen immer nach dem selben Schema ab: 4. Fragen (auf 3 davon kann man sich gut vorbereiten). 1. Frage - Wissen zu Sonetten, Shakespeare, Metrum, Reimschema etc.; 2. Frage - Wissen zu Quellen / Portalen auf denen Literatur zu finden ist (z.B. ECCO, JSTOR etc.); 3. Frage - Erzählperspektive / Erzählsituation bestimmen (nach Genette und/oder Stanzel); 4. Frage - zusätzliches Wissen auf der Vorlesung — Viel Erfolg! :)
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What is Narratology?
"The basic mechanisms and procedures which are common to all storytelling."
What is the difference between story time and discourse time?
- Story time: time of the events in the story
- discourse time: time it takes to tell or read the story
- Story time > discourse time: condensed time
- e.g.: several years covert in one parargraph
- Story time < discourse time: stretched time
- e.g.: one brief moment described on several pages
- Non-chronological narration:
- Flashbacks (analepsis)
- Flashforward (prolepsis)
Time of the events in the story
Time it takes to tell or read the story
Story time > Discourse time
Story time < Discourse time
Flashbacks
Flashforward
What is Bowderlerization?
A form of censorship, named after Thomas Bowdler who published "The Family Shakespeare" in 1807.
What is the "new historicist approach"?
Literature influenced by cultural contexts, relevance of cultural history to literary studies.
E.g.: Gulliver's Travels: literature and science in the 18th century
What kind of novel is "Dracula" by Bram Stoker (1887)
Gothic novel
What is the origin of the gothic genre?
Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto (1764)
the first gothic novel, therefore all later gothic novels are influenced by it
What is physiognomy?
- A person's facial features or expressions, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin
What is Phrenology?
- The detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities
Where can you find English texts printed before the year 1800?
- EEBO: Early English Books Online
- ECCO: Eighteens-Century Collection Online
- password from Nationallizenzen.de needed
Where can you find English texts printed after 1800?
- Www.archive.org
- JSTOR
Where can you find resources with external links to journals, books, websites and many other publications?
MLA International Library
Why are there some books that you can't find online / for free?
Because interllectual property is protected by copyright (for books / in Britain: protection for 70 years after authors death)
What dictionary should you use for reading?
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
What dictionary should you use for in depth research about the meaning of words?
OED (available online)
Which dictionary should you use for writing?
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Which dictionary should you use only as a last resort?
Bilingual dictionaries
Is it enough to use the local university library catalogue?
No. Use multiple digital resources.
- Online bibliographies,
- Inter-library loans (Fernleihe)
- digital archives
- recent Ph.D. thesis on your topic
What is probably the most useful handbook on English literature?
The Oxford Companion to English Literature ( as a tool to get basic information on authors and works)
What should you use to find an authors biography and their works?
- The Oxford Companion to English Literature
- The Oxford Dictionary National Biograpgy (ODNB)
What is an Autodiegetic narrator?
Tell the story of their own life.
Who wrote "The House at Pooh Corner"?
A.A. Milne
Who wrote "Waiting for Godot"?
Samuel Beckett
Who wrote Beowulf?
An unknown author.
Who wrote Dracula?
Bram Stoker
