IBSO4101 ¨C Ibsen¡¯s works: History, text, reception

Course content

This course is designed to provide an introduction to Ibsen¡¯s dramatic production,?emphasizing its historical context. The plays will be analysed as part of and influenced by social, political and cultural forces, and as part of changing aesthetic and artistic norms.

Selected works will be examined against the background of changing literary, theatrical and cultural paradigms in Ibsen¡¯s own time. Special attention will be paid to Ibsen¡¯s renewal of the dramatic tradition.

Learning outcome

Upon completing the course the students should be able to

• Discuss the developments within Ibsen¡¯s dramatic production

• Analyse Ibsen¡¯s works in relation to its historical context

• Apply basic theatre and literature historiographical methods in examining Ibsen¡¯s development as an author

Admission to the course

To be eligible for this course, you must be enrolled in the following master`s program:

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Recommended previous knowledge

A fundamental knowledge of Ibsen¡¯s literary production

Overlapping courses

• 10 credits overlap with IBS2101 ¨C Ibsen's works: History, Text, Performance.
• 10 credits overlap with IBS4101 ¨C Ibsen's works: History, Text, Reception.

Teaching

This course consists of 14 units. The units are grouped into 3-4 modules with specific focuses on different themes. The form of teaching combines asynchronistic lectures and interviews (in pre-recorded videos), group discussions on Canvas, peer reviews, and group projects.

Each student must submit 2 to 3 qualifying assignments amounting to about 5 pages (approximately 2300 characters without spaces per page) during the course of the seminar. The qualifying assignments must be approved by the teacher before the student can take the final exam.

Examination

The exam is a 3-day take home exam

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.

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