AJ2BP_SALI Old and Middle English Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 12:30–13:15 učebna 1
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course covers the period from early Saxon literature to the end of Neo-Classicism. It is focused on the most prominent phenomena of medieval chivalry romance and modern novel. Students are supposed to acquire the basic knowledge of literary works, as well as the different features of style and language.
Syllabus
  • Lecture.
  • Topics:
  • 1. Anglo-Saxon Literature
  • 2. Medieval Chivalry Romance
  • 3. Renaissance Prose
  • 4. Renaissance Drama
  • 5. The Birth of British Novel
  • 6. Defoe, Fielding, Swift, Richardson, Sterne.
  • 7. Renaissance and Neo-Classicist Poetry
Literature
  • DOLEŽEL, Pavel and Tamara VÁŇOVÁ. An Outline of English Fiction from the Beginning to 1754. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, 2005, 100 pp. ISBN 80-210-3701-6. info
  • 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
  • The Cambridge guide to literature in English [Ousby, 1988]. Edited by Ian Ousby, Edited by Margaret Atwood. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988, 1109 s. :. ISBN 0-521-26751-X. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical and historical background, text analysis.
Assessment methods
- home reading
- critical reading
- oral colloquy
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2010, recent)
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