A2BK_SALI Old and Middle English Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Waisserová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, 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
A2BK_SALI/OS01: Fri 21. 9. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 19. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 2. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 16. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 30. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 14. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, H. Waisserová
A2BK_SALI/01: Mon 24. 9. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, Mon 8. 10. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, Mon 22. 10. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, Mon 5. 11. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, Mon 19. 11. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, Mon 3. 12. 13:00–14:40 učebna 58, J. Izavčuk
Prerequisites
A2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Complex Exam || AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam
A reading proficiency adequate to university level.
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
The course aims to map out the period of the British literature from the beginnings till the end of the 18th century. This course is designed to help students to comprehend the selected primary texts of Old English, Middle English and Early Modern period up to the beginning of the English novel. The seminar is based on reading and analysis of selected extracts, and activities and discussions related to them. The objectives of the course are that the students are acquainted with chief authors and their works of the English literary canon, discussing archetypes and topics of the relevant periods. Students shall achieve an in-depth understanding of the British life and culture and will exercise their critical reading, writing and other competences.
Syllabus
  • British literature from the beginnings till the end of the 18th century. Tentative outline.
  • 1. Introductory Practicalities and work required. Mapping the territory of Old English Literature and Early Modern Literature, up to Eighteen Century.
  • 2. Old English Period: Riddles. Beowulf. The Arthurian Legend. Excalibur. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales; Robin Hood and the Widow's Sons.
  • 3. Reconnaissance and Elizabethan Era: Drama and Sonnet. Elizabethan Theatre. Shakespearean Comedies. Shakespeare and Tragedies. King Lear. Hamlet
  • 4. The Seventeenth Century: The Metaphysics (John Donne. Cromwelian Literature (Restoration lit.) and John Milton. Pamphlets; Jonathan Swift: A Modest Proposal.
  • 5.The novel and women's writing: Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Fanny Burney.
  • 6. Eighteenth Century. Preromantic and Early Romantic Poetry. Robert Burns, William Blake.
Literature
  • BURGESS, Anthony. English literature : a survey for students. Burnt Mill: Longman, 1974, 278 s. ISBN 0582552249. info
  • PODROUŽKOVÁ, Lucie. A Reader in British Literature: Part I. 2nd ed. Brno: PdF MU, 2005, 132 pp. 2. vydání. ISBN 80-210-3638-9. info
  • BARNARD, Robert. Stručné dějiny anglické literatury. Translated by Zdeněk Beran. Vyd. 1. Praha: Brána, 1997, 251 s. ISBN 8071767050. info
Teaching methods
Discussion based seminar, that requires active home reading and writing of three one-page critical response papers. These activities allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in literary, cultural and language fields of study that build upon students' general secondary education. More so, students are to develop their ability to gather and interpret relevant data, to form judgements that include reflection on relevant literary, social, or ethical issues; students practice to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. Last but not least students are to develop learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Assessment methods
Grades and Evaluation
Home reading, written assignements (response papers), set reading 40%
Credit Test 40%
Attendance 20%
PLEASE NOTE: Attendance (80%) is assumed. Satisfactory result on assignments plus regular attendance will determine the grade. The course is hands-on, based on activities rather than lecturing. You are expected to work both for and in the sessions. Unexcused excessive abscense affects your grade as well.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1789&hide=14&sesskey=ynzsB5B6rz#section-14
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2023.
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