AJ2MK_B20A Seminar to British literature of the 20th century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2MK_B20A/01: Fri 20. 9. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 11. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 25. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 8. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 22. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 6. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, V. Eliášová
AJ2MK_B20A/02: Fri 27. 9. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 18. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 1. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 15. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 29. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, Fri 13. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 58, V. Eliášová
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
This survey course examines the development of British literature throughout the 20th century on the background of historical, social and cultural events. In the seminars we will explore major writers and literary movements of the period as well as recurrent themes and motifs in the assigned readings. In the end of the course students will be able to recognize major figures of British literature of the 20th century.
Syllabus
  • Modernist fiction and poetry (Joyce, Woolf)
  • The Angry decade and after (Osborne, Golding)
  • Welsh and Scottish authors (Thomas, Spark, Morgan)
  • Drama (Pinter)
  • Irish authors (Yeats, Heaney, MacLaverty, O'Connor)
  • Postmodern innovations and the rise of critical theory (Fowles, Barnes)
  • Women writers (Rhys, Carter)
  • Postcolonial novels and theories (Rushdie, Smith)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • SANDERS, Andrew. The short Oxford history of English literature. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, vii, 756. ISBN 9780199263387. info
  • BURGESS, Anthony. English literature : a survey for students. London: Longman, 1958, 278 p. ISBN 0582552249. info
Teaching methods
Reading, discussing and analyzing selected materials.
Assessment methods
Seminar.
- home reading
- written assignment
- oral colloquy
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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