AJ2BP_SALI British Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 13:25–14:10 učebna 30
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course covers the period from early Saxon literature to the literature of the 20th century. It is focused on the most prominent phenomena such as heroic epic, medieval chivalry romance, Renaissance drama and love poetry, modern novel, romantic and Victorian writing,Modernist writing, Theatre of the Absurd, Angry Young Men, Postmodern and Postcolonial literature.Students are supposed to acquire the basic knowledge of literary works,literary movements and periods as well as the different features of style and language.
Syllabus
  • Lecture Topics:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Anglo-Saxon poetry
  • 3. Medieval Chivalry Romance
  • 4. Middle English literature
  • 5. Renaissance Theatre
  • 6. The Birth and Development of English novel
  • 7. Romanticism
  • 8. Victorian novel, poetry and drama
  • 9. Modernists
  • 10. Theatre of the Absurd
  • 11. Angry Young Men
  • 12. Postmodernism
  • 13. Post-Colonial lit.
Literature
  • DOLEŽEL, Pavel and Tamara VÁŇOVÁ. An Outline of English Fiction from the Beginning to 1754. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, 2005, 100 pp. ISBN 80-210-3701-6. info
  • The Longman anthology of British literature. Edited by David Damrosch - Kevin J. H. Dettmar - Jennifer Wicke. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2002, xxiii, s. ISBN 032110580X. info
  • The Cambridge guide to literature in English [Ousby, 1988]. Edited by Ian Ousby, Edited by Margaret Atwood. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988, 1109 s. :. ISBN 0-521-26751-X. info
Teaching methods
provide, analyse and compare the theoretical and historical background
Assessment methods
- identify, match and categorise the works and authors
- define literary movements
- demonstrate the knowledge gained from the lectures in the final test followed (if necessary) by a colloquy
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
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