AJB_BRSN British Spy Novel and Political Thriller

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides a historical survey of spy novel and political thriller of the 19th and 20th centuries. The course is based on the development from paraliterature to quality psychological and social novel of the 20th century. In the end of the course students should distinguish between quality and junk literature.
Syllabus
  • Topics:
  • 1. Varieties of low reading.
  • 2. Genres of 19th century spy novel.
  • 3. Joseph Conrad and Anthony Hope.
  • 4. Rudyard Kipling and the Empire.
  • 5. Spy novel of the WWI.
  • 6. Spy novel of the Cold War.
Literature
  • Spy Blog: The Day of the Jackal, www.spy.org.uk/spyblog
  • PRIESTMAN, EDITOR, Martin. The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction. first. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 288 pp. ISBN 0 521 00871 9. 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
Reading, discussing and analyzing selected texts.
Assessment methods
Seminar.
- home reading
- critical reading
- final discussion
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 2 dopolední bloky, v pondělí 14.2. a pátek 13.5. 8 - 13 hod.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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