Early 20th Century British Espionage Fiction - Einzelansicht

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Veranstaltungsart	Seminar	Veranstaltungsnummer
SWS	2	Semester	WiSe 2018/19
Einrichtung	Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik	Sprache	englisch
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Belegungsfrist	01.10.2018 - 10.11.2018 Belegung über PULS

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		Tag	Zeit	Rhythmus	Dauer	Raum	Lehrperson	Ausfall-/Ausweichtermine	Max. Teilnehmer/-innen
	Seminar	Mi	14:00 bis 16:00	wöchentlich	17.10.2018 bis 06.02.2019	1.19.1.16	Miertzschke	26.12.2018: 2. Weihnachtstag 02.01.2019: Akademische Weihnachtsferien	40

Kommentar	Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading. The turn of the century saw the emergence of the spy novel as a new literary genre that has since developed into a lasting part of British popular culture. Early works like Rudyard Kipling´s Kim (1901), Erskine Childers´ The Riddle of the Sands (1903) or Joseph Conrad´s The Secret Agent (1907) are now considered classic examples of early British espionage fiction. Not only written for the purpose of entertainment, these bestsellers are also testimonies of a turbulent era of change and challenge, in which not only British national security and imperial rule but also social hierarchies and traditional gender roles seemed in peril. The seminar will examine how the authors addressed common issues and fears that prevailed in Britain during the Edwardian era and why spy novels gained such an immense popularity at the outset of the 20th century. It will also show how their idealised depiction of espionage contrasted with the real work of British intelligence services at that time.
Literatur	Participants are expected to read at least one of the novels mentioned above.

Kommentar

Please follow the "comment" link above for more information on comments, course readings, course requirements and grading.

The turn of the century saw the emergence of the spy novel as a new literary genre that has since developed into a lasting part of British popular culture. Early works like Rudyard Kipling´s Kim (1901), Erskine Childers´ The Riddle of the Sands (1903) or Joseph Conrad´s The Secret Agent (1907) are now considered classic examples of early British espionage fiction. Not only written for the purpose of entertainment, these bestsellers are also testimonies of a turbulent era of change and challenge, in which not only British national security and imperial rule but also social hierarchies and traditional gender roles seemed in
peril. The seminar will examine how the authors addressed common issues and fears that prevailed in Britain during the Edwardian era and why spy novels gained such an immense popularity at the outset of the 20th century. It will also show how their idealised depiction of espionage contrasted with the real work of British intelligence services at that time.

Literatur

Participants are expected to read at least one of the novels mentioned above.

Strukturbaum

Keine Einordnung ins Vorlesungsverzeichnis vorhanden. Veranstaltung ist aus dem Semester WiSe 2018/19 , Aktuelles Semester: SoSe 2024