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Proseminar II: Regionalism, Realism, Naturalism: The American Short Story, 1865-1914- Dozent/in
- Bärbel Kramer, M.A.
- Angaben
- Proseminar
2 SWS, benoteter Schein
Zeit und Ort: Fr 12:00 - 14:00, MS12/014
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
- Magister, Diplom und Lehramt: Proseminar I Literaturwissenschaft
BA: Basismodul Literaturwissenschaft
Please register by e-mail (baerbel.kramer@gmx.net) until October 13, 2007.
- Inhalt
- During the era from the end of the Civil War to World War I American society witnessed significant changes: technological innovations, mass immigration and a new racial consciousness and, in the 1890s, the rise of the New Woman. These changes found expression in the literature of the time, which can be divided into three major movements: Regionalism/Local Color (~1865-1895), Realism (~1865-1890) and Naturalism (~1880-1918). Breaking with the conventions of Romanticism and Transcendentalism, a faithful representation of believable (‘real’) characters and settings and an authentic, uniquely American language was at the center of these movements.
This course will offer background information to the period and introduce a number of theories of the short story. Following Nagel’s American Realism Reader, students will analyze short stories by Mark Twain, Henry James, Kate Chopin, Willa Cather, Ambrose Bierce and Charlotte Perkins.
Note: Although dealing with short stories, this course will require much and continuous reading, as a) short stories are not always necessarily short and b) students will be asked to read and discuss further (theoretical) texts throughout the term.
A ‘Schein’ requires regular attendance and participation, a presentation in class and a written paper of 10-12 pages (in English!) to be handed in by 7 March 2008.
- Empfohlene Literatur
- Please buy the following texts:
Nagel, James and Tom Quirk (eds). The Portable American Realism Reader. New York: Penguin, 1997. (ISBN: 0-14-026830-8)
- Englischsprachige Informationen:
- Credits: 6
- Zusätzliche Informationen
- Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl: 30
- Institution: Professur für Anglistik und Amerikanistik mit Schwerpunkt Amerikanische Literaturwissenschaft
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