AJ15098 Early Joyce: Dubliners & A Portrait

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
David Vichnar, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The intensive course aims at a critical close reading of James Joyce’s two early works, Dubliners (1914) and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Students are expected to have read the two books prior to the start of the seminar. The two editions to be worked with (plus a work of annotative criticism) are specified below – and will be accessible in an electronic format well ahead of the commencement of the course. Everyone welcome.
Syllabus
  • COURSE SYLLABUS Day One: Feb 9 1-2 (10.00-11.30) INTRODUCTION: Dubliners & A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in Critical Perspective 3-5 (12.30-14.45) Dubliners: “The Sisters,” “An Encounter,” “Araby” Day Two: Feb 10 6-7 (10.00-11.30) Dubliners: “Eveline,” “The Boarding House” 8-10 (12.30-14.45) Dubliners: “Counterparts,” “Clay,” “A Painful Case” Day Three: Feb 11 11-12 (10.00-11.30) Dubliners: “Grace,” “The Dead” 13-15 (12.30-14.45) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: (§1-2) Day Four: Feb 12 16-17 (10.00-11.30) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (§3-4) 18-20 (12.30-14.45) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (§5) CONCLUDING REMARKS For more information and course materials, see the ELF page of the course - guest password is "Stephen".
Literature
  • James Joyce, Dubliners: Text and Criticism; Revised Edition, eds. Robert Scholes, A. Walton Litz (Penguin Books, 1996)
  • James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, ed. Jeri Johnson (Oxford University Press, 2001)
  • Don Gifford, Joyce Annotated: Notes for Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (University of California Press, 1982)
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
In order to receive a credit for the course, students are expected to have read and studied (with the help of the Gifford) the texts in advance, to participate actively (i.e. to engage in a discussion over them) in the course, and to write a research paper on a topic of their choice. This final paper must be around 2,500 words, MLA-style formatting, submitted within a month after the end of the course, i.e. March 12.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka proběhne v týdnu od 9. 2. 2015.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=3067
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