AJ14076 Aspects of the Fiction of Graham Greene

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 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
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
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
Thu 14:10–15:45 G25
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ01002 Practical English 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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will seek to consider a selection of novels and fictions by Graham Greene, considering how questions of espionage, religious faith, cultural perspective and sense of place, love, and human weakness are integrated into the formal elements of his approach to writing. By the end of the course students will have discussed a number of his works,primarily in their original, but, optionally, in their film adaptation, including 'Stamboul Train', 'The Ministry of Fear', 'Brighton Rock', 'The Heart of the Matter', 'The End of the Affair', 'Our Man in Havana', 'The Quiet American', 'The Comedians' and 'The Human Factor' and have produced an essay analysing aspects of one or more of these works.
Syllabus
  • Week One: Feb. 23rd Introductory/The Third Man Week Two: March 2nd;The Third Man/Stamboul Train Week Three: March 9th:Brighton Rock (1) Week Four: March 16th:Film about the making of 'The Third Man'; Brighton Rock (2) Week Five: March 23rd:The Ministry of Fear Week Six: March 30th: The End of the Affair Week Seven:April 6th: The Heart of the Matter Week Eight: April 13th:The Power and the Glory Week Nine: April 20th:READING WEEK: NO LESSON Week Ten: April 27th:The Quiet American Week Eleven: May 4th:Our Man in Havana Week Twelve: May 11th:The Comedians Week Thirteen: May 18th: The Human Factor
Literature
  • Graham Greene 'Our Man in Havana' London Vintage (2006)
  • Graham Greene 'The Comedians' London: Vintage (2009)
  • GREENE, Graham. The human factor. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1978, 264 s. ISBN 0140049568. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The power and the glory. London: Penguin Books, 1971, 221 s. ISBN 0-14-001791-7. info
  • GREENE, Graham. Brighton rock. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1966, 246 s. ISBN 0-14-018492-9. info
  • GREENE, Graham. Stamboul train : an entertainment [Greene, 1963]. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963, 220 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The ministry of fear : an entertainment. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963, 236 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The end of the affair. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1962, 187 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The heart of the matter. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1962, 263 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The quiet American. London: Penguin Books, 1962, 188 s. ISBN 0-14-001792-5. info
Teaching methods
Seminars will be conducted through close reading, small-group and full class discussion.
Assessment methods
Students will be assessed through attendance (40%) and class contribution plus an essay of 6-10 pages (double-spaced)(60%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018.
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