| 課程編碼 Course Code | 中文課程名稱 Course Name (Chinese) | 英文課程名稱 Course Name (English) | 總學分數 Credits | 總時數 Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5425605 | 小說起源與十八世紀小說 | Rise of the Novel and Eighteenth-Century Works | 3.0 | 3 |
| 中文概述 Chinese Description | 十八世紀小說的興起讓文學歷史進入了一個新的時代。有別於以往的文學作品與作家，十八世紀小說家以更"寫實"的角度表達他們對於社會的關懷。本課程旨在探討十八世紀小說文類的發展，並以Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding以及Samuel Richardson等重要小說家的作品為探討重心，除了文本的研究之外，並輔以理論解析，以期幫助學生對於寫實小說之起源有更深入的了解。 本課程將閱讀的文類包含小說、散文以及政論小冊，在文本閱讀以外，促使十八世紀小說興起的文化背景亦會是課程重點之一。 | |||
| 英文概述 English Description | Justification: The rise of the novel in the eighteenth century introduced a new era in literary history. Different from the authors / literary works in the past, eighteenth-century writers tried to express their concerns of the society in more "realistic" ways. This course aims to examine the development of the genre with the focus on the works of eighteenth-century important novelists: Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, and Samuel Richardson. The emphasis of the course will be a direct investigation of literary texts along with theoretical interpretations. The hope is to help the students further their knowledge about realistic novel/narrative at its source. Methodology: Texts to be studied include novels, prose and pamphlet essays. In addition to the texts, students will be expected to learn more about cultural and contextual issues that influenced the emergence of the novel. | |||
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