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ALIT1111 - Literature from Antiquity to 1800: Epic and Poetry

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 6 hours E

Course content

The course provides students with an overview of epic and poetry in Western literature from Antiquity to 1800 and it includes key classics in the genre of pre-modern epic poetry, such as Homer's Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid and Dante's Divine Comedy, and novels by Cervantes, Defoe, Goethe and others. The course also includes an introduction to the rise of the modern novel from the Spanish Golden Age to the Age of Enlightenment. Moreover, the course includes a general outline of antique and early modern Western poetry by, among others, Sappho, Petrarch, Shakespeare and Goethe. Teaching focuses on the origins and development of these main classical genres. Single works are studied through aesthetic, historical and cultural approaches.

Learning outcome

The candidate will after successfully completing this course have KNOWLEDGE about:

- the outlines of Western literature from the Antiquity until 1800

- of essential literary works within the genres, epic poetry and lyric poetry

- of the origin, development and poetics within these genres

The candidate will after successfully completing this course be SKILLED in:

- presenting and discussing her/his acquired knowledge in writing

- employing comparative literary analytical tools.

The candidate’s GENERAL COMPETENCY includes:

- an understanding literature in an extensive aesthetic, historical and cultural connection

- a basic understanding of the function of the main literary genres.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and group sessions including written assignments. Obligatory activity: 1-2 obligatory activities, including at one approved written assignment (4-5 pages) with feedback.

Compulsory assignments

  • 1-2 obligatory activities

Course materials

A reading list will be available first day of class. Students that use the standard list do not have to hand in a reading list to the department. Students that want to use an alternative curriculum must apply for this by handing in an alternative reading list to the department for approval. Deadline is 10th of October in the autumn semester and 10th of March in the spring semester.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
ALIT1101 7.5 AUTUMN 2018
ALIT1102 7.5 AUTUMN 2018
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  15.0 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Comparative Literature
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Language and Literature

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 E 2023-12-08 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL111 blå sone Sluppenvegen 14 30
Spring ORD School exam 100/100 E 2024-03-04 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL415 Sluppenvegen 14 3
SL420 Sluppenvegen 14 0
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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