| as of 1/15/2021 |
HISTORY AND THEORY OF THE NOVEL |
| Country - Partner Institution - Programs: | Germany - Free University of Berlin - 'Free Univ. Berlin' |
| UC Course Subject | German
Comparative Literature |
| Number & Suffix: | 151 A |
| Full UC Title: | HISTORY AND THEORY OF THE NOVEL |
| Transcript Title: | HIST&THEORY NOVEL |
| UC QTR Units - Division: | 4.5 - Upper Division |
| Course Description: | This course offers an overview of the history of the novel from ancient times to present day. The course is separated into two parts; the first part explores various general theories pertaining to the novel. The second part focuses on key stages of the history of the novel and discusses examples from various texts. The course examines topics including, narratology, the theory of the novel, the novel in Roman history, plot, mimesis and anti-mimesis, fiction and self-reference, reference to the world and world production, aesthetics and engagement, existential narrative, narrator and narrative voice, chronotope, coherence and fragmentation, the novel as Archi-discourse, intertextuality, and intermediality. |
| Language of Instruction: | German
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| Partner Title: | GESCHICHTE UND THEORIE DES ROMANS |
| Partner University Department: | Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaf |
| Partner University Course Number: | 16400 |