AJL14006 British Literature 1770-1830: Romantics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJL14006/01: Tue 14:00–15:40 G23, M. Kaylor
AJL14006/02: Wed 10:00–11:40 D33, M. Kaylor
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( AJL01002 Practical English II || AJ01002 Practical English II ) && ( AJL04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II || AJ04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II )
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course will engage and provide a comprehensive overview of the texts and contexts of the English Romantics, namely Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, De Quincey, Scott, Byron, the Shelleys, Keats, and Turner. Special attention will be paid to how various literary and visual forms are employed for biographical, political, social, cultural, and religious ends. This period is unique for its aspirations as much as its accomplishments, for its conception of the writer as a strikingly prophetic and monumental figure — as Shelley will claim in the last statement of his Defence of Poetry, "Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the World."
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to discuss the writing of others with sensitivity and appreciation; have an understanding of the contexts of English Romanticism; and be familiar with the key writers and their texts.
Syllabus
  • This course in Romanticism will be held in Microsoft Teams, and the necessary link for joining each lesson will be emailed to you a day or so beforehand. Details about course requirements, etc., will be provided in the first lecture. The schedule is as follows: October 13: Lecture on William Blake. October 20: Seminar devoted to Blake’s poetry. October 27: Lecture on William Wordsworth. November 3: Seminar devoted to Wordsworth’s poetry. November 10: Lecture on Samuel Taylor Coleridge. November 17: No class because of Reading Week. November 24: Lecture on George Gordon, Lord Byron. December 1: Seminar devoted to Lord Byron’s poetry. December 8: Lecture on Percy Bysshe Shelley. December 15: Seminar devoted to Shelley’s poetry. January 5: Lecture on John Keats. January 12: Seminar devoted to Keats’s poetry.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Jackson, Noel. Science and Sensation in Romantic Poetry. Cambridge University Press, 2008
  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 6th edn., vol. 2. Norton, 1993
  • Bentley, G. E., ed. William Blake: The Critical Heritage. Routledge, 1975
  • Klancher, Jon. A Concise Companion to the Romantic Age. Blackwell, 2009
  • Matthews, G. M., ed. John Keats: The Critical Heritage. Routledge, 2000
  • Jackson, J. R., ed. Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Critical Heritage. Routledge, 2002
  • Priestman, Martin. Romantic Atheism. Cambridge University Press, 2004
  • Franklin, Caroline. Byron. Routledge, 2007
  • Schor, Esther, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley. Cambridge University Press, 2003
  • Woof, Robert. William Wordsworth: The Critical Heritage. Routlege, 2001
Teaching methods
One 2 hour seminar per week.
Assessment methods
Students will be expected to write an essay (1,000 words, typed, double-spaced) or to take a comprehensive exam (8 short-essay questions). If the paper is chosen, it should have a well-crafted thesis, should be scholarly in tone, and should endeavor to support all claims through close reading. Final grades will be divided in the following proportions: 20% for attendance and class participation; 80% for the essay or exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=752
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022.
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