552.335 (18W) Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton

Wintersemester 2018/19

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First course session
01.10.2018 10:00 - 12:00 N.0.43 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton
Type Seminar (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 6.0
Registrations 8 (25 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 01.10.2018
eLearning Go to Moodle course
Remarks (english)

Attendance of first session mandatory!

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Students will develop their knowledge of the Stuart and Restoration eras in terms of historical events, social and political developments. They will understand the disruptive influence of the Civil War on the systems of the British monarchy, society, philosophy, and cultural creation through the special lense of Milton's epic poem.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Group work and plenary discussions of theoretical and critical texts; student presentations; production of short, focused critical texts throughout the semester; seminar paper. 

Course content

Historical and socio-political overview of the Stuart era, the Civil War, as well as the Restoration era. Philosophical debates of the times and how they influenced the creation of Paradise Lost. Close reading and analysis of Milton's text.

Literature

Students are expected to buy and read any edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost.

All other texts will be provided on Moodle.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

Active participation in readings and discussions. Short student presentations, short critical papers throughout the semester, SE paper (4500 words) at the end of the semester.

Examination topic(s)

Contents of Paradise Lost, contextualised with social, political, and cultural information of the period; students can freely choose topic of final paper within the framework of the class topic.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Quality and quantity of information, precision and depth of analysis, quality of argument, quality of secondary sources used.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Teacher training programme English (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 344, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Advanced Culture Studies (Compulsory subject)
        • Topics in British Culture Studies ( 2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
          • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
  • Besonderer Studienbereich Besonderer Studienbereich Friedensstudien (SKZ: 900, Version: 05S)
    • Subject: Erweiterungsbereich (Optional subject)
      • Additional Courses from other Curricula ( 0.0h / 0.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlich ausgerichtetes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • 9.2 Issues in Culture ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 15W.3)
    • Subject: Freie Kombination (Compulsory elective)
      • 10.1 Freie Kombination ( 0.0h SE / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme English and American Studies (SKZ: 612, Version: 10W.3)
    • Subject: Culture (Compulsory elective)
      • Issues in Culture ( 2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
        • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 7.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Game Studies and Engineering (SKZ: 992, Version: 17W.2)
    • Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfach (Compulsory elective)
      • Module: Game Studies
        • Issues in Culture ( 0.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
          • 552.335 Issues in Culture: Better to Reign in Hell - The English Civil War and John Milton (2.0h SE / 6.0 ECTS)
            Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3. Semester empfohlen

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