Seminar: Renaissance Humour

  • Unterricht

    Details

    Fakultät Philosophische Fakultät
    Bereich Englisch
    Code UE-L06.00971
    Sprachen Englisch
    Art der Unterrichtseinheit Seminar
    Kursus Master
    Semester FS-2020

    Zeitplan und Räume

    Vorlesungszeiten Donnerstag 10:15 - 12:00, Wöchentlich (Frühlingssemester)

    Unterricht

    Dozenten-innen
    • Ghose Indira
    Beschreibung

    What did people in the early modern age find funny? This seminar will explore strands of humour in the Renaissance, beginning with jestbooks and ending with a comedy by Shakespeare which is particularly rich in a diversity of humour, Much Ado About Nothing. Aspects we will be looking at include contemporary theories about humour, laughter and language (wit, paradox), humour and gender (the 'merry war' between the sexes), satire, and an array of clowns and fools. The main texts we will be discussing are Erasmus' Praise of Folly and Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Excerpts from Castiglione's Book of the Courtier, Book 2, devoted to jokes, and a handful of (atrocious) jokes from jestbooks will be made available on Moodle.

    Credit requirements are regular attendance, active participation, class presentations, and an end of term paper of 4000 words. More than two unexcused absences disqualify students from gaining credit.

    Lernziele

    On successful completion of the course, students will have acquired in-depth knowledge of two Renaissance classics. They will have engaged in close analysis of the texts in class. They will have learned to evaluate texts critically in the form of research papers and to use both textual evidence and secondary sources to develop scholarly arguments.

    Soft Skills Nein
    ausserhalb des Bereichs Nein
    BeNeFri Nein
    Mobilität Nein
    UniPop Nein

    Dokument

    Bibliographie

    Students are expected to acquire a copy of the following texts:

    Erasmus, Praise of Folly, trans. Betty Radice, Penguin Classics (London: Penguin, 1993)

    William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, in The Norton Shakespeare: Comedies, ed. Stephen Greenblatt et al., 3rd ed. (New York: W. W. Norton, 2016)

    Alternatively, the Arden Shakespeare, the Oxford Shakespeare, the New Cambridge Shakespeare or the RSC Shakespeare editions of the play are acceptable.

    All texts are available at Librophoros.

  • Einzeltermine und Räume
    Datum Zeit Art der Unterrichtseinheit Ort
    20.02.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    27.02.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    05.03.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    12.03.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    19.03.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    26.03.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    02.04.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    09.04.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    23.04.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    30.04.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    07.05.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    14.05.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
    28.05.2020 10:15 - 12:00 Kurs MIS 03, Raum 3014
  • Leistungskontrolle

    Seminar - Ausserhalb der Prüfungssession

    Bewertungsmodus Nach Note, Nach bestanden/nicht bestanden
  • Zuordnung
    Zählt für die folgenden Studienpläne:
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    Version: SA10_MA_P2_fr_de_V01
    Optionsmodul > Module F - Elargissement historique

    Allgemeine und vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft 90 [MA]
    Version: SA10_MA_PA_fr_de_bil_V02
    Module C - Littératures en contact

    Englische Sprache und Literatur 30 [MA]
    Version: SA15_MA_P2_ang_V01
    Module 3minor: English Literature II (1780-present)

    Englische Sprache und Literatur 90 [MA]
    Version: SA17_MA_PA_ang_V01
    Komplementärmodul > Module 6: Complementary Module
    Module 5 Bereiche > Module 3: English Literature I (1500-1780)