AJ2MP_B20A Seminar to British literature of the 20th century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2MP_B20A/01: Mon 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, L. Podroužková
Prerequisites
Students are familiar with the development of British literature till the beginning of the 20th century, possess advanced reading skills and are familiar with the methods of close reading and textual analysis. Students are comfortable with reading English texts in the original and engage in the said practice.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This survey course examines the development of British literature throughout the 20th century on the background of historical, social and cultural events. In the seminars we will explore major writers and literary movements of the period as well as recurrent themes and motifs in the assigned readings. In the end of the course students will be able to recognize major figures of British literature of the 20th century. Throughout the semester students are encouraged to link theory in the classroom to practice at schools via practical tasks.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: course format and requirements.
  • 2. British stereotypes, Britishness and culture shock.
  • 3. Postmodernism: the other story.
  • 4. East or West: UK ethnic writers.
  • 5. Gritty city: urban issues.
  • 6. Identity quest: Devolution.
  • 7. The woman´s hour: women writers.
  • 8. Modern disease: miscommunication.
  • 9. Nature or nurture: education matters.
  • 10. Student presentations I
  • 11. Student presentations II
  • 12. Credit test
Literature
    recommended literature
  • The Longman anthology of British literature. Edited by David Damrosch - Kevin J. H. Dettmar - Jennifer Wicke. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2002, xxiii, s. ISBN 032110580X. info
  • SANDERS, Andrew. The short Oxford history of English literature. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 732 s. ISBN 0198186975. info
  • BURGESS, Anthony. English literature : a survey for students. London: Longman, 1958, 278 p. ISBN 0582552249. info
    not specified
  • The contemporary British novel. Edited by James Acheson - Sarah C. E. Ross. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005, iv, 250 p. ISBN 0748618953. info
  • Dark humor and social satire in the modern British novel. Edited by Lisa Colletta. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, 154 p. ISBN 1403963657. info
  • Father and sonKingsley Amis, Martin Amis, and the British novel since 1950. Edited by Gavin Keulks. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003, viii, 328. ISBN 0299192148. info
  • CARTER, Ronald and John MCRAE. The Routledge history of literature in English: Britain and Ireland. Edited by Malcolm Bradbury. London: Routledge, 1997, xix, 592. ISBN 0415123437. info
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm. The modern British novel. London: Penguin Books, 1994, xvi, 515 s. ISBN 0-14-023098-X. info
  • MEISEL, Perry. The myth of the modern :a study in British literature and criticism after 1850. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987, x, 263 s. ISBN 0-300-03946-8. info
  • MORRIS, Robert K. Continuance and change : the contemporary British novel sequence. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1972, xx, 164. ISBN 0809305445. info
  • MANLY, John Matthews, Fred Benjamin MILLETT and Edith RICKERT. Contemporary British literature : a critical survey and 232 author-bibliographies. 3rd rev. and enl. ed. / base. London: Harcourt, Brace, 1935, xi, 556 p. info
Teaching methods
Intensive and extensive reading. Textual analysis and interpretation. Pair, group and class discussions on the assigned readings. Presentation practice.
Assessment methods
80% attendance and active participation in the discussions and class tasks. Weekly readings and assignments. Presentation. 2 novels to read. Teaching practice assignment. Credit test.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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