AJ26070 Anthony Powell and Twentieth Century Britain

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
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
each even Tuesday 12:30–14:05 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will focus primarily on Anthony Powell's sequence of twelve(relatively short!)novels entitled 'A Dance To The Music of Time' considering in particular its approach to twentieth century British history and society, with the aim of focusing on the ways in which Powell, as a complexly comic novelist, provides an alternative historical perspective to cultural and social developments in twentieth century Britain from that provided by the academic historian.
Syllabus
  • Prospective participants should note that course materials are only available from the library in e-prezencka form. Week 1: A. Powell: 1) A Question of Upbringing 2)A Buyer's Market Week 2: " " 3) The Acceptance World 4)At Lady Molly's Week 3: " " 5) Casanova's Chinese Restaurant 6)The Kindly Ones Week 4: " " 7) The Valley of Bones 8)The Solider's Art Week 5: " 9) The Military Philosophers 10)Books Do Furnish A Room Week 6: " " 11)Temporary Kings 12)Hearing Secret Harmonies
Literature
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. A question of upbringing. London: Arrow Books, 2005, 229 s. ISBN 9780099472384. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. The military philosophers. London: Arrow Books, 2005, 243 s. ISBN 9780099472483. info
  • POWELL, Anthony. Hearing secret harmonies :a novel. London: William Heinemann, 1975, 272 s. ISBN 0-434-59921-2. info
  • POWELL, Anthony. Temporary kings : a novel. [S.l.]: Fontana Books, 1974, 283 s. ISBN 0-00-613436-X. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. Books do furnish a room : a novel. London: William Heinemann, 1971, 240 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. The soldier's art. [S.l.]: Fontana Books, 1968, 221 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. The valley of bones. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1968, 217 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. A buyer's market. [S.l.]: Fontana Books, 1967, 286 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. The kindly ones. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1965, 236 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. Casanova's Chinese restaurant. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 196 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. At Lady Molly's. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963, 206 s. info
  • POWELL, Anthony Dymoke. The acceptance world. [S.l.]: Fontana Books, 1955, 223 s. info
Teaching methods
Teaching will proceed via a combination of smaller and whole group discussions and focused analysis of specific extracts from the texts concerned. Prospective participants should note thta the books covered on the course are available via e-prezencka.
Assessment methods
Assessment will be in the form of class participation and a 6-8 page essay (60%)The essay has the status of an exam and should be registered for. Essays should be submitted in hard copy form.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015.
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