AJ2RC_STAL British Literature from the Beginnings to Romanticism

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, 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
AJ2RC_STAL/OS01: Fri 20. 9. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 11. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 25. 10. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 8. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 22. 11. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, Fri 6. 12. 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, J. Šalamoun
Prerequisites
A reading proficiency adequate to university 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
The course aims to map out the period of the British literature from the beginnings till the end of the 18th century. This course is designed to help students to comprehend the selected primary texts of Old English, Middle English and Early Modern period up to the beginning of the English novel. The seminar is based on reading and analysis of selected extracts, and activities and discussions related to them. The objectives of the course are that the students are acquainted with chief authors and their works of the English literary canon, discussing archetypes and topics of the relevant periods. Students shall achieve an in-depth understanding of the British life and culture and will exercise their critical reading, writing and other competences.
Syllabus
  • Note: The following themes are tentative. The instructor secures right to adjust the working schedule, as well as choose other readings. 1. Introductory Practicalities and Work Required. Mapping the territory of Old English Literature and Early Modern Literature, up to Eighteen Century. 2. Old English Period: Riddles. Beowulf. The Arthurian Legend. Excalibur. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales; Robin Hood and the Widow's Sons. 3. Elizabethan Era: Drama and Sonnet. Elizabethan Theatre. Shakespearean Comedies. 4. Renaissance Man and Science. Shakespeare and Tragedies. Hamlet. Christopher Marlowe. Doctor Faustus. 5. The Seventeenth Century: The Metaphysics (John Donne) and the Cavaliers. Cromwelian Literature (Restoration lit.) and John Milton. Women's literature. Mary Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of Rights of Women; Aphra Ben. 6. Augustan Literature and Drama. The novel: Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Fanny Burney. Preromantic and Early Romantic Poetry. Robert Burns, William Blake.
Literature
  • A midsummer night's dream [Shakespeare] (Orig.) : Sen noci svatojánské [Shakespeare, 1994] : Sen noci svatojánské [Shakespeare, 1996]. info
  • SHAKESPEARE, William. Hamlet, dánský princ (Obsaž.) : Pět her [19420]. info
Teaching methods
Discussion based seminar, that requires active home reading and writing of three one-page critical response papers. These activities allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in literary, cultural and language fields of study that build upon students' general secondary education. More so, students are to develop their ability to gather and interpret relevant data, to form judgements that include reflection on relevant literary, social, or ethical issues; students practice to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. Last but not least students are to develop learning skills that are necessary for them to continue to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
Assessment methods
Grades and Evaluation Response papers, in-class assignments, set reading 40% Credit Test 40% Oral Presentation 20% PLEASE NOTE: Attendance (80%) is expected. Satisfactory result on assignments plus regular attendance will determine the grade. The course is hands-on, based on activities rather than lecturing. You are expected to work both for and in the sessions. Unexcused excessive absence affects your grade as well. Each student will have to give 5 min. an oral presentation.(More details will be provided in class).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=995
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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