AJ2BP_ULIT Introduction to Literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 14:20–15:05 učebna 30
Prerequisites
It is expected the students are acquainted with basic literary theory and practice, required at the Maturita level.
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
Course objectives
It is expected the students are acquainted with basic literary theory and practice. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with basic literary theory and and teach them how to use its tools in reading and analysis. The starting point will be provided by activities related to the definition of literature and the process and practice of reading. We will then proceed to more technical and practical instruments of literary theory, which assist better understanding and greater enjoyment of reading.
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction: mapping the territory.What is literature?
  • 2. Literature - its nature and functions.
  • 3.What is English literature?
  • 4. Periods of English literature
  • 5. Poetics, hermeneutics, reader, interpretation
  • 6. Literary and non-literary language. Figures of speech.
  • 7. Figures of speech. Figures of speech: metaphor, simile, metonymy, synecdoche, irony.
  • 8. Literary genres
  • 9. Composition of a novel
  • 10. Narrative and character (the story vs. narration, types of character). Narrative and point of view
  • 11. Intertextuality
  • 12. Poetry. Rhythm and sound patterning.
  • 13. A brief history of Anglophone literary criticism.
Literature
  • CULLER, Jonathan D. Literary theory : a very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 149 s. ISBN 019285383X. info
  • CULLER, Jonathan. Krátký úvod do literární teorie. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 80-7294-070-8. info
  • LODGE, David. The art of fiction :illustrated from classic and modern texts. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1992, xi, 240 s. ISBN 0-14-017492-3. info
  • WELLEK, René and Austin WARREN. Theory of literature [Wellek, 1949]. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1949, x, 403 s. info
  • WELLEK, René and Austin WARREN. Teorie literatury. Olomouc: Votobia, 1996, 555 s. ISBN 80-7198-150-8. info
Assessment methods
attendance and
a test based on the range of topics debated
mood-link-a study materials, tasks
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1516
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Autumn 2011.
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