Introduction to Literary Analysis



An introduction to reading and interpreting texts from various sources: writing (fiction and theory), film and art. Students will investigate the structures and strategies of such texts and will explore the traditions of culture, thought and composition that work in them. The goals of the course are to refine reading skills, to heighten awareness and knowledge of the structural elements that constitute any text, and to introduce to literary terminology and theories.



Required texts: Jochen Vogt, Einladung zur Literaturwissenschaft. 6. Aufl(Fink); Ludwig Tieck, Der blonde Eckbert (Reclam); Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Torquato Tasso (Reclam); Georg Büchner, Leonce und Lena (Reclam).