Undergraduate Course: Ibsen and Brandes (Ordinary) (ELCS09015)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course examines key works of these two major figures of the Scandinavian late 19th century. It will begin with a study of the early Ibsen, tracing his development away from National Romanticism. It then moves on to the critic Georg Brandes, discussing his seminal views on modern literature as expressed ca. 1870 and comparing these with his 'aristocratic radicalism' of the 1890s. The key ideas of Brandes' Ibsen critique and its development from the early 1880s to the late 1890s will also be examined. The tenets of Realism and Naturalism are studied as exemplified (and diverged from) by the plays of Ibsen, and there will be discussion of why Scandinavian Realist and Naturalist drama came to occupy its dominant position. The course will then concentrate on later plays Ibsen, examining their departures from Naturalism towards Symbolism.
Students will be expected to prepare presentations.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s).
Displayed in Prospectus?
Yes
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2000 word essay - 30% and one Two hour Degree Exam - 70% |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- · Demonstrate a good understanding of Henrik Ibsen and Georg Brandes¿ literary and critical production and the significance of the interrelation between the two cultural figures.
- Critically appraise individual plays and developments in Ibsen¿s work utilising a range of sources, approaches and methods of interpretation, and critically appraise Brandes¿ Ibsen scholarship and its development.
- · Produce clear, complex reports, articles and essays, which develop arguments both critically and systematically with the use of relevant emphases, subsidiary points, and examples.
- Demonstrate well-honed communication, presentation and interaction skills across a wide range of media and circumstances.
- Exercise autonomy and initiative, taking responsibility for the work of others and for a range of resources.
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Reading List
Primary Texts:
Henrik Ibsen
Kongsemnerne (1857)
Paa Vidderne (1859)
Terje Vigen (1862)
Et Dukkehjem (1879)
Gengangere (1881)
Fruen fra havet (1888)
Vildanden (1884)
Hedda Gabler (1890)
Bygmester Solness (1892)
Georg Brandes
Indledningsforelæsning (1871)
Henrik Ibsen. Andet Indtryk (1882)
Det store Menneske, Kulturens Kilde
(1890)
Henrik Ibsen. Tredje Indtryk (1898)
Secondary reading:
J Northam Ibsen. A Critical Study
R Ferguson Ibsen
E Beyer Ibsen: The Man and his Work
M Meyer Henrik Ibsen
Bull, Koht and Seip Ibsens dramaer
R Fjelde (ed) Twentieth Century Views on Ibsen
J MacFarlane Ibsen: A Critical Anthology
G Ahlström Det moderna genombrottet
P T Andersen Dekadanse i nordisk litteratur 1880-1900
E Bredsdorff Den store nordiske krig om seksualmoralen
E Nolin Georg Brandes
S Møller Kristensen 'G Brandes: A Survey' in Scandinavica
P Dahlerup Det moderne gennembruds kvinder
A Sæther, J Dines
Johansen & A Kittang (eds) Ibsen og Brandes. Studier i et forhold (Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, 2006)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | DELC IBSEN ORD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arne Kruse
Tel: (0131 6)50 4025
Email: Arne.Kruse@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk |
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