Literary genres Course Code : 1003FLWTLA Study domain: Literature Semester: Semester: 1st semester Contact hours: 30 Credits: 4 Study load (hours): 112 Contract restrictions: No contract restriction Language of instruction : Dutch Exam period: exam in the 1st semester Tutor(s) Luc Van Den Dries Luc Herman Bart Eeckhout   1. Prerequisites At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences: Competences corresponding the final attainment level of secondary school An active knowlegde of : Dutch A passive knowledge of : Dutch Specific prerequisites for this course: A high school diploma. 2. Learning outcomes Knowledge of the characteristics of and the differences between the three main kinds of literature, i.e. poetry, prose and drama. 3. Course contents In order to get a grip on the many texts functioning as literature, authors, critics and readers like to work with labels. The most general labels are prose, poetry and drama. Literary theory operates with the suspicion that either of these three categories can be analysed in a way that differs radically from the method used for the ofther two. For prose, literary theory developed narratology, which should be able to deal with any narrative text. With respect to poetry, the student will be made familiar with the basic concepts of academic poetry criticism (form, rhythm/metre, sound effects, tropes). The treatment of drama rests on the idea that this kind of text is specifically produced for the stage; it's a pre-text for theatre. Please note that this course is taught and examined entirely in Dutch. 4. Teaching method Class contact teaching: Lectures 5. Assessment method and criteria Examination: Written without oral presentation Closed book Open-question 6. Study material Required reading (Compulsory) Drama: Syllabus. Available from mid-September at Universitas. (Compulsory) Drama: Antigone (Sophocles) available at Acco. (Compulsory) Poëzie: Syllabus. Available from the end of September at Universitas. (Compulsory) Proza: Luc Herman en Bart Vervaeck, Vertelduivels. Handboek verhaalanalyse (Nijmegen: Vantilt, tweede editie 2005). Available at De Groene Waterman (Wolstraat). (Recommended) (60 lemmas from:) H. van Gorp, Lexicon van literaire termen (Groningen: Wolters, zevende druk 1998 en latere drukken!). Available at Standaard Boekhandel. Optional reading The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis: M. Pfister, The Theory and Analysis of Drama (1988) 7. Contact information For the drama part: Luc.Vandendries@ua.ac.be For the poetry part: Bart.Eeckhout@ua.ac.be For the prose part: Luc.Herman@ua.ac.be (+)last update: 11/09/2012 10:29 bart.eeckhout

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