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Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-06 Key Topics in Literature: Literary Form - Details

Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-06 Key Topics in Literature: Literary Form - Details

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Veranstaltungsname Seminar: 10-76-4-D2/WD2-06 Key Topics in Literature: Literary Form
Untertitel
Veranstaltungsnummer 10-76-4-D2/WD2-06
Semester SoSe 2026
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 15
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 30
Heimat-Einrichtung Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Erster Termin Dienstag, 07.04.2026 16:15 - 17:45, Ort: GW1 A0010
Art/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung Ja

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GW1 A0010
Dienstag: 16:15 - 17:45, wöchentlich (14x)
(Haus der Wissenschaften)
Samstag, 27.06.2026 15:00 - 21:00

Modulzuordnungen

Kommentar/Beschreibung

This seminar approaches literature through its form – the formal language and structure that shape content and create their own meaning. Form and content, in this sense, are inseparable. Meaning takes shape in and through form, while form carries its own meaning(s). Forms have histories and develop through gradual refinement, cultural contact, challenges, and innovation. They also have specific affordances, which means that they tend to be suited to the engagement with some issues, questions and topics than others.
Poetic forms are a particularly good starting point for the study of form, because in poetry, formal aspects are so condensed. In the course of this seminar, we will encounter different poetic forms, such as the sonnet, the couplet, blank verse, the ode, and the ballad. Our main goal is to identify the basic characteristics and structures of these forms and to explore what they do particularly well. We will also explore these forms in a historical perspective and observe how they have evolved and changed. The focus on close textual analysis will also enable students to hone their formal reading skills and to broaden and apply their knowledge of rhetorical strategies. Paying close attention to specific texts and forms will also allow participants to explore broader questions about the relevance of form to the encounter with literature.

All compulsory reading (poems and theoretical literature) will be available on Stud.IP (see syllabus and file folders for the relevant session).

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