BG12 (Advanced Course)

4th Term

Shakespeare and His Time

Romeo and Juliet (New Swan Shakespeare Series) ISBN 10: 0582527295 - ISBN 13: 9780582527294; EUR 21,98

The drama will be presented by the students after the winter holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the winter holidays. Since the drama and explanatory notes are available online, students need not buy the paper edition. As usual, summary and interpretation are required - copy&paste is not acceptable.

Links:

Original Text - Modern Text see below

The Shakespeare Project: http://theshakespeareproject.com/  

Shakespeare Online: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/

Studying Romeo and Juliet


3rd Term

Beliefs and Myths

Miller, Arthur: Death of a Salesman 978-3-12-577633-3 (3-12-577633-3), Klett 9,99 EUR

The book will be presented by the students after the autumn holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the autumn holidays.

Death of a Salesman (1985 film)


2nd Term

Gains and Losses

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby ISBN978-3-12-577682-1 (3-12-577682-1), Klett 9,99 EUR

The book will be presented by the students after the easter holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the Easter holidays. The Great Gatsby, full searchable text (A Project Gutenberg of Australia eBook)

The_Great_Gatsby_(2013_film)

1st Term

Stories of Failure and Success

Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry.The film is set in fictional Everington during the 1984–1985 UK miners' strike, and centres on the character of 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell), his love of dance and his hope to become a professional ballet dancer.

Billy Elliot, film of 2000

Ben Mezrich:  The Accidental Billionaires

ISBN: 978-3-425-04817-8, € 9,95

available at http://www.diesterweg.de

The Accidental Billionaires is a 2009 book by Ben Mezrich about the founding of Facebook, adapted by Columbia Pictures for the 2010 film The Social Network

The book will be presented by the students after the autumn holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the autumn holidays.