AJ04002 Introduction to Literary Studies II Lecture

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bonita Rhoads (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 Monday 14:10–15:45 zruseno D22
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( AJ04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II ) && AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This lecture series follows up the autumn semester and continues to introduce key topics and movements in Anglo-American literary history. The lectures focus on Modern Irish drama, the Bloomsbury Group, American modernism, post-war drama, postmodernist novel and postcolonial and other literatures in English. At the en dof the course the students will: be able to understand the socio-histrical context of the individual literary movements; get a better appreciation of naglo-american literary history; critically assess the literary development of the 20th century, from literary modernism to postmodernism.
Syllabus
  • Lectures take place every second week and alternate with Introduction to Literature seminars. Lecture 1: Irish Modernist Drama
  • Lecture 2: The Bloomsbury Group
  • Lecture 3: American Modernism
  • Lecture 4: Post-war Drama
  • Lecture 5: Postmodernist Novel
  • Lecture 6: Postcolonial Novel and other literatures in English
Literature
  • PINTER, Harold. The Birthday Party. A play.
  • Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury avant-gardewar, civilization, modernity. Edited by Christine Froula. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, xvii, 428. ISBN 0231134444. info
  • HUTCHEON, Linda. The politics of postmodernism. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 214. ISBN 0415280168. info
  • WILDE, Oscar. The importance of being earnest. Edited by Susan Kingsley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 42 s. ISBN 0194228568. info
  • KIBERD, Declan. Inventing Ireland : the literature of the modern nation. London: Vintage, 1996, xvi, 719. ISBN 009958221X. info
  • WOOLF, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. Edited by G. Patton Wright. London: Vintage, 1992, xv, 219 s. ISBN 0-09-998240-4. info
  • HELLER, Joseph. Catch-22. New Laurel ed. New York: Laurel, 1990, xvii, 455. ISBN 0-440-20439-9. info
  • ESSLIN, Martin. The theatre of the absurd. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1961, 364 s. info
Teaching methods
A 90-minute lecture every second week, complemented by a literary seminar every second week.
Assessment methods
Students are assessed in the continuous assessment that is part of the Introduction to Literature seminars. For the lecture series, only attendance is assessed.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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