FF:AJ14005 British Lit.: 1945 to Present - Course Information

AJ14005 British Literature: 1945 to the Present

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. Mgr. Milada Franková, CSc., M.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ14005/A: Tue 8:20–9:55 31, M. Franková
AJ14005/B: Tue 10:00–11:35 31, M. Franková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AJ09999 Qualifying Examination

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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The course aims at an overview of the literary production in prose, poetry and drama of the second half of the twentieth century. This is only possible if we focus on important developments, streams, movements or changes of direction and sample them on some works of just a few out of the many writers active in the period. The seminars will consist of short introductory lectures and discussion of critical essays, short stories and poems. Participants will also be required to read three novels from the period by writers of their choice. Assessment: oral exam and class participation

Syllabus

• The course aims at an overview of the literary production in prose, poetry and drama in the second half of the twentieth century. This is only possible if we focus on important developments, streams, movements or changes of direction and sample them on some works of just a few out of the many writers active in the period. The seminars will consist of short introductory lectures and discussion of critical essays, short stories and poems. Participants will also be required to read three novels from the period by writers of their choice. Assessment: oral exam and class participation

Literature

• 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
• The Norton anthology of English literature. Edited by M. H. Abrams. 5th ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 1986, xlvi, 2578. ISBN 0393954722. info
• STŘÍBRNÝ, Zdeněk. Dějiny anglické literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1987, s. 421-837. info
• HILSKÝ, Martin. Současný britský román. [Jinočany]: H & H, 1992, 191 s. ISBN 80-85467-00-3. info
• MASSIE, Allan. The novel today : a critical guide to the British novel, 1970-1989. London: Longman, 1990, vi, 97. ISBN 0582004071. info
• FRANKOVÁ, Milada. Britské spisovatelky na konci tisíciletí (British Women Writers at the End of the Millennium). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1999, 206 pp. Spisy Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, FF, č. 325. ISBN 80-210-2148-9. info
• The novel today :contemporary writers on modern fiction. Edited by Malcolm Bradbury. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1977, 256 s. ISBN 0-7190-0677-5. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: oral examination and class participation

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

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