授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | | This course aims to carry out an in-depth reading of a novel by Iris Murdoch and to make an introduction to her work, and to improve students’ ability to communicate in English through class discussion and presentation. In the last three classes students will make presentations of the topic that they wish to develop into a term paper. |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | This course aims to carry out an in-depth reading of a novel by Iris Murdoch and to make an introduction to her work, and to improve students’ ability to communicate in English through class discussion and presentation. In the last three classes students will make presentations of the topic that they wish to develop into a term paper. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | | 本授業では、受講者が授業終了後に、20世紀のイギリス文学について理解を深め、作品を分析できるようになることを目標とする。 |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | The course is an introduction to the work of Iris Murdoch, focusing on one of her novels, The Time of the Angels. Themes that we will engage with include reading Murdoch in terms of her use of symbolism and intertextual allusion, including references to William Blake. I will present some of my own research on Murdoch, shortly to be published in the chapter. “‘These fragments I have shored against my ruins’: poetry, multiplicity and Being-towards-Death in The Time of the Angels and A Word Child” in the collection Reading Love with Iris Murdoch, edited by Rossitsa Terzieva-Artemis. We will also explore the relationship between Murdoch’s novels and the socio-political context in which they were written, their relationship with psycho-analysis and with the question of Murdoch’s moral philosophy as expressed in The Sovereignty of Good and Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals.
The Schedule of Your Class
1 An introduction to Iris Murdoch and her work
2 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 1-2
3. The Time of the Angels, Chapters 3-4
4 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 5-6
5 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 7-8
6 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 9-10
7 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 11-12
8 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 13-14
9 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 15-16
10 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 17-18
11 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 19-20
12 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 21-22
13 The Time of the Angels, Chapters 23-24
14 Student presentations
15 Student presentations |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | The course will be taught in English by a native speaker. It is recommended for students to read the set texts before the class and make a note of any points which they wish to be clarified. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | The course will be evaluated by a final project (100%).
To pass, students must earn 60 points in total. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | | Iris Murdoch, A The Time of the Angels, Vintage Books, London, 2002. I prefer you to order this version, but there is also a Penguin version and you may also find the text of the novel online. |
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参考書
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | It is recommended for students to read the set text before the class and to make a note of any points which they wish to be clarified and questions which they would like to discuss. For a brief introduction to Murdoch, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Murdoch
Optional extra reading: any other novel by Iris Murdoch – see list of complete works on the Wikipedia page (shorter novels include Under the Net, The Bell, A Severed Head, The Italian Girl and An Unofficial Rose).
Also familiarise yourself as much as possible with The New Testament and read as much as you can of William Blake’s poetry so that you can recognise the allusions Murdoch makes to Blake. |
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履修取り下げ制度（利用の有無）学部のみ
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備考
Others | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | | Mostly online (Zoom and/or on-demand) as some international students abroad might join the class. |
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