Erste Sitzung: 8. November 2022 (wegen einer Exkursion in der ersten Vorlesungswoche und Allerheiligen am 1. November 2022)
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In this seminar, we will first discuss British cultural scenes of the 1960s in general before we start contextualizing and, most importantly, closely reading our primary texts. Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead premiered at the 1966 Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the play has remained a success with both the critics and theatre audiences. Fowles’ The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969) is one of the most experimental English novels of the 1960s and has often been tagged as postmodern. Between our discussions of the two texts, we will also take a look at 1960s cultural developments in Ireland, where the Troubles started in 1969.
Fowles’ novel has been adapted in a 1981 film, scripted by Harold Pinter and directed by Karel Reisz, which we will also discuss. There is also a 1990 film adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, directed by Stoppard himself. We may take a look at the film if we have enough time at the end of the semester.
Texts: You must own, read, and bring to the respective meetings the following editions:
Tom Stoppard. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. London: Faber and Faber, 1967. ISBN 978-0-57-10818-20
John Fowles. The French Lieutenant's Woman. London: Vintage, 2021. ISBN 978-0-09-947833-1
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