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| LGER0068-5 | English literature e (Great War Literature, with special emphasis on poems)
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Teaching Focus, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Searching Focus , 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages: German, Dutch and English Teaching Focus, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English Searching Focus | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation, in-depth approach, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Modern Languages and Literatures, general orientation | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation (French-English), 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in Translation, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité spécialisée en traduction, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Christine Pagnoulle |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | The course combines a cultural and historical approach with close attention to literary texts. It bears on poems and prose fiction / reports written by authors who were involved in the Great War. |
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| Course objective : | After examining what led to this first 'world' war and how it was perceived as well the various theatres of war and its consequences we will read some slightly fictionalised reports of key moments in the hostilities and spend considerably more time on poems, including poems by Wilfred Owen used over three decades later in Britten's War Requiem, and parts of David Jones's In Parenthesis.
Students should apprehend how literature can help make sense even of nonsense. Parallels will be drawn with more recent events. |
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| Prerequisites : | A good command of English. |
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| Workshops : | While part of the course will rely on lectures most classes will be organised as seminar discussions. |
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| Organization : | Second term. Possibly Tuesday 10 to 12. |
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| Written notes : | A list of bibliographical and Internet references will be handed out at the beginning of the course, along with text material.
Reference anthology: Never Such Innocence. Poems of the First World War, Martin Stephen ed., Everyman / Phoenix, 1993. |
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| Assessment : | Students will hand in a essay and take a written as well as an oral examination. Particpations in class is also taken into account. |
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| Contacts : | Christine Pagnoulle A2
Tel. 04 3665438 Fax 04 3665721 cpagnoulle@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | We will probably have a poet and critic specialising on war poetry as guest lecturer: Professor Tony Curtis, of the University of Glamorgan. |
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