European Literary History

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023797ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Birgit Van Puymbroeck (course titular)
Alison Luyten
Marcela Scibiorska

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
18 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course offers a historical overview of the main literary movements within (Western) European literature. It studies literary developments in their socio-cultural context and highlights the most important genres and authors for each movement. By studying representative examples, students gain insight into the different movements, their interrelations and developments. The course provides a literary-historical framework that serves as a basis for further literary study.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : PowerPoint presentaties, Reader (tekstbundel), Aanvullende informatie, Canvas, Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : European Literary History. An Introduction, De Pourcq Maarten, en Sophie Levie, Routledge, London/New York, 9781138886735, 2018

Additional info

The course is taught in English.

Learning Outcomes

General Competences

1. Students know the main European literary movements from Antiquity to the present day and can situate these in a socio-cultural context.
2. Students are familiar with the most important genres, authors and works for each movement and can situate these in time and space.
3. Students have insight in the way movements develop and relate to each other.
4. Students are able to interpret representative examples.
5. Students can apply literary-historical concepts correctly.
6. Students understand how literary value judgements are historically determined.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

N.A.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context