? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-SS

The course will concentrate on the later plays by Strindberg and Ibsen, examining their rejection of Naturalism and the formative influence of their Symbolist or Expressionist dramas. The critic Georg Brandes' concurrent Nietzschean turn towards 'aristocratic radicalism' will also be studied, together with a selection of his critical writings on Ibsen and Strindberg.

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : SS0044

? Pre-requisites : Appropriate competence in the Scandinavian languages.

? Costs : Essential course texts.

Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - Scandinavian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Students who successfully complete the course will develop an enhanced ability to read individual texts in the light of historical, critical and linguistic contexts.

1 essay of 1500 words (30 %), 1 exam paper of 2 hours (70 %).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Anne Budo-Dodeur
Tel : (0131 6)50 3674
Email : a.budo@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Mr Bjarne Thomsen
Tel : (0131 6)50 4022
Email : Bjarne.Thomsen@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/scastuds/courses.html

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/