OT-NEM-101 Introduction to Literature (Az irodalomtudomány alapjai)
Course code: OT–NEM–101
Course name: Introduction to Literature
Time and location: Tuesday 14:00–15:30, Building I. 2nd floor/228 (Bence György Lecture Hall) (BI–228)
Credits: 3
Semester: BA1
Language: English
Type of grade: lecture
Hours/week: 2
Teachers: Dr. Zsófia Domsa, Dr. Orsolya Réthelyi, Dr. Janina Vesztergom
Requirements and assessment: end-of-term written exam
Aims and objectives: The aim of this course is to introduce terms and methods students will need in discussing literature. The definitions of the terms used at the lectures come from various handbooks to literary studies and dictionaries of literary terms. The literary examples come from all over the field of Dutch, Scandinavian and English literature.
Course material:
- Handouts & PPTs. Available online.
- Baldick, Chris. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. Available online.
- Cuddon, J.A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. Available online.
Course calendar
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
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1. |
12 February |
Introduction, Internet Resources, Literary Research Tools |
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2. |
19 February |
Writing About Literature –Literary Studies as a Discipline, Making Sense of a Text |
|
3. |
26 February |
Literary Genres |
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4. |
5 March |
Figures of Speech |
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5. |
12 March |
Poetry–Sound Patterning |
|
6. |
19 March |
Drama–Changing Historical Context |
|
7. |
26 March |
Drama–Routine, Conflict, Status Games |
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8. |
2 March |
Fiction–Story, Plot, Narrative Voice |
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9. |
9 April |
Fiction–Genres of Narrative fiction |
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10. |
16 April |
Literary Theory–Cultural Memory, Postcolonial Studies |
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11. |
23 April |
Spring break |
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12. |
30 April |
Literary Theory–Gender Studies |
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13. |
7 May |
Interdisciplinary Approach to The Study of Literature |
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14. |
14 May |
Translation Studies, Adaptation Theory |
