AJ24252 Twentieth Century Anglophone War Fiction

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
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
Mon 12:30–14:05 N43
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 look at aspects of British and American fiction which derive their principal creative focus from being situated in a time of war. In this case, the wars in question are the First and Second World Wars. This year's course will look at four trilogies written by Pat Barker and Ford Madox Ford (the fourth volume of his 'tetralogy', which he regretted publishing, will not be included) in relation to the First World War, and by Evelyn Waugh and Olivia Manning in relation to the Second World War. The aim of the course will be to examine and compare the different approaches to war and wartime society each of these works take.Each lesson will also include a poem or poems from the collection 'Wound Response' by J.H. Prynne. By the end of the course participants will have discussed, analysed and compared the works in question and produced an essay focusing on specific aspects of issues raised.Materials are available from the library in e-prezencka form.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 Feb 22nd:Introductory; J.H.Prynne: Wound Response/Treatment in the Field Week 2 Feb 29th:Ford Madox Ford: Parade's End: 1.Some Do Not (1:pp.1-200): J.H. Prynne: The Blade Given Back Week 3 March7th: Ford Madox Ford: Some Do Not(2, rest of)2.No More Parades; J.H. Prynne: Cool as a Mountain Stream Week 4 March 14th:Ford Madox Ford: 3. A Man Could Stand Up; J.H. Prynne:Thanks for the Memory Week 5 March 21st: Pat Barker:Regeneration Trilogy:1.Regeneration Week 6 March 28th: READING WEEK:NO LESSON Week 7 April 4th:Pat Barker: 2.The Eye in the Door; J.H.Prynne: Pigment Depot Week 8 April 11th:Pat Barker: 3.The Ghost Road; J.H.Prynne: Of Movement Towards a Natural Place Week 9 April 18th:Evelyn Waugh:Sword of Honour: 1.Men at Arm; J.H. Prynne: Landing Area Week 10 April 25th: Evelyn Waugh: 2.Officers and Gentlemen;J.H.Prynne:Chromatin; Melanin Week 11 May 2nd:Evelyn Waugh 3.Unconditional Surrender; J.H.Prynne:An Evening Walk Week 12 May 9th:Olivia Manning: The Levant Trilogy(first half); J. H. Prynne; Again in the Black Cloud Week 13 May 16th: Olivia Manning: The Levant Trilogy (second half; J.H. Prynne: The Plant Time Manifold Transcripts
Literature
  • Regeneration
  • Prynne,J.H. Poems Bloodaxe Newcastle Upon Tyne 1999 ISBN 1 85224 492 5
  • FORD, Ford Madox. Parade's end. Edited by Robert Hampson - Andrew Purssell. 1st pub. Ware: Wordsworth Editions, 2013, xxiv, 744. ISBN 9781840227192. info
  • BARKER, Pat. The ghost road. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1996, 277 s. ISBN 0-14-023628-7. info
  • PYNCHON, Thomas. Gravity's rainbow. New York: Penguin Books, 1995, 760 s. ISBN 0140188592. info
  • BARKER, Pat. The eye in the door. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1994, 280 s. ISBN 0-14-016878-8. info
  • BARKER, Pat. Regeneration. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1992, 251 s. ISBN 0-14-012308-3. info
  • MANNING, Olivia. The levant trilogy. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1982, 3 sv. ISBN 0140059628. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Men at arms. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 245 s. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Officers and gentlemen. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 248 s. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Unconditional surrender. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 239 s. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through a combination of close reading and discussion and participants will be further required to submit an essay analysing specific elements covered in relation to the course.
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed in terms of oral contribution (40%) and an essay of 6-8 pages (60%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2019.
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