Course Information

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/01: each even Wednesday 14:00–15:40 B2.51, L. Žárská
AJ04001/02: each even Monday 14:00–15:40 G31, F. Krajník, T. Šmilauerová
AJ04001/03: each even Monday 8:00–9:40 G25, A. Hrdinová
AJ04001/04: each even Wednesday 12:00–13:40 J21, D. Šmardová
AJ04001/05: each even Monday 16:00–17:40 T207
AJ04001/06: each even Wednesday 10:00–11:40 T220
AJ04001/07: each even Wednesday 18:00–19:40 G23, T. Walsbergerová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Čapek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Fišerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Denisa Krásná, BA (Hons), Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová (seminar tutor)

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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/01: each even Thursday 8:00–9:40 B2.23, J. Čapek
AJ04001/02: each even Monday 18:00–19:40 G25, I. Vrzalová
AJ04001/03: each even Thursday 16:00–17:40 B2.23, D. Krásná
AJ04001/04: each even Tuesday 8:00–9:40 B2.23, A. Hrdinová
AJ04001/05: each even Tuesday 18:00–19:40 C11, P. Fišerová
AJ04001/06: each even Wednesday 18:00–19:40 G32, F. Krajník, D. Šmardová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Hájková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Kašpárková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Kotucz (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (seminar tutor)

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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/01: each even Monday 10:50–12:25 G23, F. Krajník
AJ04001/02: each even Monday 7:30–9:05 G31, B. Kotucz
AJ04001/03: each even Monday 12:30–14:05 U35, T. Walsbergerová
AJ04001/04: each even Monday 14:10–15:45 U35, D. Zelený
AJ04001/05: each even Wednesday 14:10–15:45 U13, B. Kašpárková
AJ04001/06: each even Wednesday 17:30–19:05 U35, A. Hájková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Velid Beganović, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Adéla Hájková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Kašpárková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Mikeš (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (seminar tutor)

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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/01: each even Wednesday 15:50–17:25 U13, M. Mikeš
AJ04001/02: each even Wednesday 12:30–14:05 U32, B. Kašpárková
AJ04001/03: each even Monday 12:30–14:05 U13, V. Beganović
AJ04001/04: each even Monday 14:10–15:45 G23, D. Zelený
AJ04001/05: each even Wednesday 10:50–12:25 G32, F. Krajník
AJ04001/06: each even Tuesday 17:30–19:05 U13, A. Hájková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

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 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Velid Beganović, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alexandra Koudelová Stachurová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Patrik Míša (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alžběta Rubinatti (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Valentová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/A: each odd Wednesday 15:50–17:25 G23, F. Krajník
AJ04001/B: each odd Monday 14:10–15:45 G32, E. Valentová
AJ04001/C: each odd Wednesday 14:10–15:45 G23, A. Koudelová Stachurová
AJ04001/D: each odd Monday 15:50–17:25 G23, P. Míša
AJ04001/E: each odd Monday 10:50–12:25 G23, A. Rubinatti
AJ04001/F: each odd Monday 9:10–10:45 M11, V. Beganović

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

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 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Velid Beganović, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Juhasová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alexandra Koudelová Stachurová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Alžběta Rubinatti (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Valentová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/A: each even Wednesday 14:10–15:45 G32, A. Koudelová Stachurová
AJ04001/B: each even Wednesday 15:50–17:25 G32, E. Juhasová
AJ04001/C: each even Monday 9:10–10:45 G32, V. Beganović
AJ04001/D: each even Monday 12:30–14:05 G24, E. Valentová
AJ04001/E: each even Monday 14:10–15:45 G32, A. Rubinatti
AJ04001/F: Tue 12:30–14:05 G31, F. Krajník

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

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 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Jan Beneš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Bilá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dita Hochmanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Juhasová (lecturer)
PhDr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
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 of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/A: each even Monday 7:30–9:05 zruseno C21, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
AJ04001/B: each even Monday 9:10–10:45 G24, J. Beneš
AJ04001/C: each even Monday 12:30–14:05 G32, F. Krajník
AJ04001/D: each even Wednesday 14:10–15:45 G32, E. Juhasová
AJ04001/E: each even Wednesday 15:50–17:25 G32, M. Bilá
AJ04001/F: each even Wednesday 10:50–12:25 G32, D. Hochmanová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

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 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Vencúrik Pituková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
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

Mon 9:10–10:45 zruseno D22

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 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• Case Studies:
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600)
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener (1853)
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1902)
• General Reading:
• René Wellek and Austin Warren, A Theory of Literature (1948)
• Week 1 Sept 27
• Introductory Lecture
• The Purpose of Literature and the Purpose of Literary Studies
• Additional reading: M. H. Abrams’s Introduction to his The Mirror and the Lamp (1953)
• Block I: Close Encounters with the Text
• Week 2 Oct 4
• Reading Poetry I (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Frances Stillman, “The Poet’s Manual” from The Poet’s Manual and Rhyming Dictionary (1966)
• Week 3 Oct 11
• Reading Poetry II (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Critical Inquiry, special issue on metaphor (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 4 Oct 18
• Reading Character and Reading Plot in Prose Fiction
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Week 5 Oct 25
• Reading Theme in Prose Fiction
• Additional material: see Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Week 6 Nov 1
• Reading and Understanding Drama (Pavel Drábek)
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Additional reading: Ronald Hayman, How to Read a Play (1999)
• Block II: The Literary Essay, and what it has to say about literature and thinking
• Week 7 Nov 8
• Writing about Poetry
• Case study: Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Windhover
• a selected essay or two on the poem
• Week 8 Nov 15
• Writing about Literary Phenomena
• Case study: a selection of poems
• One of the articles on metaphor from Critical Inquiry (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 9 Nov 22
• Writing about Narratives
• Case study: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Terence Bowers, “Conrad’s Aeneid: Heart of Darkness and the Classical Epic” (2006)
• Kimberly J. Devlin, “The Scopic Drive and Visual Projection in Heart of Darkness” (2006)
• Week 10 Nov 29
• Writing about Drama
• Case study: William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952)
• and another essay
• Block III: Literary Criticism, Language, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Ideology: “interdisciplinary” links
• Week 11 Dec 6
• Literature and Language
• Richard Bradford, Stylistics (1997)
• Roman Jakobson, an essay on poetic function
• Week 12 Dec 13
• Literature and Culture
• a chapter from Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978)
• and a chapter from Raymond Williams’s The Country and the City (1975)

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition
• Case Study 1 (a book-length literary text)
• Case Study 2 (a book-length literary text)

Teaching methods

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world. The lectures are 90 minutes a week.

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students will write a final exam consisting of two comprehensive short-essay questions. To prepare for the exam, students are required to respond to one of the sample questions suggested at the end of each lecture (see the echo-assignment in elf) and to take a mid-term mock-quiz and an end-of-term mock-quiz.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Dudová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Thu 12:30–14:05 zruseno D22

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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• Case Studies:
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600)
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener (1853)
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1902)
• General Reading:
• René Wellek and Austin Warren, A Theory of Literature (1948)
• Week 1 Sept 27
• Introductory Lecture
• The Purpose of Literature and the Purpose of Literary Studies
• Additional reading: M. H. Abrams’s Introduction to his The Mirror and the Lamp (1953)
• Block I: Close Encounters with the Text
• Week 2 Oct 4
• Reading Poetry I (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Frances Stillman, “The Poet’s Manual” from The Poet’s Manual and Rhyming Dictionary (1966)
• Week 3 Oct 11
• Reading Poetry II (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Critical Inquiry, special issue on metaphor (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 4 Oct 18
• Reading Character and Reading Plot in Prose Fiction
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Week 5 Oct 25
• Reading Theme in Prose Fiction
• Additional material: see Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Week 6 Nov 1
• Reading and Understanding Drama (Pavel Drábek)
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Additional reading: Ronald Hayman, How to Read a Play (1999)
• Block II: The Literary Essay, and what it has to say about literature and thinking
• Week 7 Nov 8
• Writing about Poetry
• Case study: Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Windhover
• a selected essay or two on the poem
• Week 8 Nov 15
• Writing about Literary Phenomena
• Case study: a selection of poems
• One of the articles on metaphor from Critical Inquiry (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 9 Nov 22
• Writing about Narratives
• Case study: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Terence Bowers, “Conrad’s Aeneid: Heart of Darkness and the Classical Epic” (2006)
• Kimberly J. Devlin, “The Scopic Drive and Visual Projection in Heart of Darkness” (2006)
• Week 10 Nov 29
• Writing about Drama
• Case study: William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952)
• and another essay
• Block III: Literary Criticism, Language, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Ideology: “interdisciplinary” links
• Week 11 Dec 6
• Literature and Language
• Richard Bradford, Stylistics (1997)
• Roman Jakobson, an essay on poetic function
• Week 12 Dec 13
• Literature and Culture
• a chapter from Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978)
• and a chapter from Raymond Williams’s The Country and the City (1975)

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition
• Case Study 1 (a book-length literary text)
• Case Study 2 (a book-length literary text)

Teaching methods

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world. The lectures are 90 minutes a week.

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students will write a final exam consisting of two comprehensive short-essay questions. To prepare for the exam, students are required to respond to one of the sample questions suggested at the end of each lecture (see the echo-assignment in elf) and to take a mid-term mock-quiz and an end-of-term mock-quiz.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Seibertová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Mon 8:20–9:55 zruseno D22

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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• Case Studies:
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600)
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener (1853)
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (1902)
• General Reading:
• René Wellek and Austin Warren, A Theory of Literature (1948)
• Week 1 Sept 27
• Introductory Lecture
• The Purpose of Literature and the Purpose of Literary Studies
• Additional reading: M. H. Abrams’s Introduction to his The Mirror and the Lamp (1953)
• Block I: Close Encounters with the Text
• Week 2 Oct 4
• Reading Poetry I (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Frances Stillman, “The Poet’s Manual” from The Poet’s Manual and Rhyming Dictionary (1966)
• Week 3 Oct 11
• Reading Poetry II (texts of poems will be provided)
• Additional Reading: Critical Inquiry, special issue on metaphor (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 4 Oct 18
• Reading Character and Reading Plot in Prose Fiction
• Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
• Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Week 5 Oct 25
• Reading Theme in Prose Fiction
• Additional material: see Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Week 6 Nov 1
• Reading and Understanding Drama (Pavel Drábek)
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Additional reading: Ronald Hayman, How to Read a Play (1999)
• Block II: The Literary Essay, and what it has to say about literature and thinking
• Week 7 Nov 8
• Writing about Poetry
• Case study: Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Windhover
• a selected essay or two on the poem
• Week 8 Nov 15
• Writing about Literary Phenomena
• Case study: a selection of poems
• One of the articles on metaphor from Critical Inquiry (Vol. 5, No. 1, Autumn, 1978)
• Week 9 Nov 22
• Writing about Narratives
• Case study: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
• Terence Bowers, “Conrad’s Aeneid: Heart of Darkness and the Classical Epic” (2006)
• Kimberly J. Devlin, “The Scopic Drive and Visual Projection in Heart of Darkness” (2006)
• Week 10 Nov 29
• Writing about Drama
• Case study: William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952)
• and another essay
• Block III: Literary Criticism, Language, Aesthetics, Philosophy and Ideology: “interdisciplinary” links
• Week 11 Dec 6
• Literature and Language
• Richard Bradford, Stylistics (1997)
• Roman Jakobson, an essay on poetic function
• Week 12 Dec 13
• Literature and Culture
• a chapter from Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978)
• and a chapter from Raymond Williams’s The Country and the City (1975)

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition
• Case Study 1 (a book-length literary text)
• Case Study 2 (a book-length literary text)

Teaching methods

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world. The lectures are 90 minutes a week.

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students will write a final exam consisting of two comprehensive short-essay questions. To prepare for the exam, students are required to respond to one of the sample questions suggested at the end of each lecture (see the echo-assignment in elf) and to take a mid-term mock-quiz and an end-of-term mock-quiz.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Heczková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Matouš Hořínek (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Sekanina Vavřinová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/A: Mon 8:20–9:55 G31, P. Drábek, M. Sekanina Vavřinová
AJ04001/B: Mon 10:00–11:35 G31, M. Horáková, M. Hořínek
AJ04001/C: Mon 13:20–14:55 G31, J. Heczková, K. Prajznerová
AJ04001/D: Mon 15:00–16:35 G22, M. Horáková, M. Hořínek
AJ04001/E: Wed 15:00–16:35 G32, P. Drábek
AJ04001/F: Wed 18:20–19:55 G32, T. Kačer
AJ04001/G: Mon 15:00–16:35 G31, J. Heczková, K. Prajznerová

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

there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources.
2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays.
3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• Syllabus: Week 1: Orientation
• Week 2: State Holiday, no class
• Week 3: Introduction, course policies and assignments
• Week 4: Reading and discussion: Case study I In-class response paper 1 Portfolio: Unit 1: Literatures in English: Gateways to Research (a 1-page report on Brno libraries and a list of 12 electronic and print sources, including databases, websites, open-source journals, and reference works)
• Week 5: Reading and discussion: Case study I In-class response paper 2 Barnet et al., Chapter 1: “The Writer as Reader: Reading and Responding” (pages 1-11) Chapter 2: “The Reader as Writer: Drafting and Writing” (pages 12-30)
• Week 6: Reading and discussion: Case study II In-class response paper 3 Portfolio: Unit 2: Case studies: Secondary Sources (a list of 3 books, 3 book chapters, 3 journal articles, and 3 websites)
• Week 7: Reading and discussion: Case study II In-class response paper 4 Barnet et al., Chapter 8: “Writing About Literature: An Overview” (pages 104-25)
• Week 8: Reading and discussion: review Portfolio: Unit 3: Paper Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (five key secondary sources)
• Week 9: Reading week: no class, work on your first draft of the research paper
• Week 10: Reading and discussion: Selected drama In-class response paper 5 Barnet et al., Chapter 11: “Writing About Drama” (pages 177-204)
• Week 11: Reading and discussion: selected fiction Barnet et al., Chapter 10: “Writing About Fiction: The World of the Story” (pages 139-76) Portfolio: Unit 4: First Draft of the Research Paper (1700-2000 words)
• Week 12: Reading and discussion: selected poetry Barnet et al., Chapter 12: “Writing About Poetry” (pages 205-41)
• Week 13: Conclusion and course evaluation Portfolio: Unit 5: Final Draft of the Research Paper (1700-2000 words) Complete research project portfolio due in class

Literature

• Case Study 1 (a book-length literary text)
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition
• Case Study 2 (a book-length literary text)
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

Teaching methods

This course consists of seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. We will focus on two major literary works that will serve as the core case studies for a semester-long research project. These readings will be supplemented by selections from A Short Guide to Writing about Literature that will provide further material for in-class discussions. Seminars last 90 minutes a week, emphasis is on student activites such as small group discussions, peer-review excercises, and in-class writing.

Assessment methods

Assessment: I. Research project portfolio: 4 unit drafts per 5 points (20) plus the final draft of the research paper (50) 70% II. Participation: 5 in-class response papers per 5 points (25) plus class discussion (5) 30% Note: In order to pass the course, you must complete all the assignments.
Attendance policy: This class is a seminar workshop and you are required to attend all class sessions. Unavoidable absences (in case of serious illness or family emergency) must be excused and documented. Research project portfolio: All units in the research project portfolio must follow the MLA style for documenting sources. The portfolio assignments will be due in hard copy at the beginning of class on the set dates. No late assignments will be accepted. You will receive feedback on each unit and will have the option to revise it for the complete portfolio folder due on Dec. 14 in class. You must earn at least 60 percent on each of the portfolio units. If you cannot come to class on a particular day, you will not get any feedback, but you must submit all units in the complete portfolio folder. Unit 1: Literatures in English: Gateways to Research (a 1-page report on Brno libraries and a list of 12 electronic and print sources, including databases, websites, open-source journals, and reference works) Unit 2: Hogan and Gaines: Secondary Sources (a list of 3 books, 3 book chapters, 3 journal articles, and 3 websites) Unit 3: Paper Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (five key secondary sources) Unit 4: First Draft (1700-2000 words) Unit 5: Final Draft (1700-2000 words) In-class response papers: No make-ups are possible, if you must miss a class, the next paper counts double. Content and form: a critical analysis of the primary readings; open book; about 20 minutes at the end of the class; a choice from 3 questions (first two will be given, the third one can be on a topic of your own)

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 zruseno D22

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

there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This lecture series provides an introduction to some of the most significant approaches to the study of literature. Focusing especially on British and American authors, the lectures aim to broaden the students’ awareness of diverse ways of analyzing literary texts. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking and academic writing skills and on gaining a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• Week 1 / September 24: Lecture (Pavel Drábek): “Why Study Literature?” / “Functions of Literature” Readings: René Wellek and Austin Warren, Theory of Literature (pages 15-37, 139-57) Barnet et al, An Introduction to Literature (chapters 1 and 2) Richard Bradford, Stylistics (part 2) Week 2 / October 1: Lecture (Kateřina Prajznerová): “Setting” Readings: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (chapters I.-X.) Ross C. Murfin, “The Biographical and Historical Background” (pages 3-19) Week 3 / October 8: Lecture (Kateřina Prajznerová): “Literary History” Readings: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (chapters XI.-XXIV.) Sacvan Bercovitch, “Hawthorne’s A-Morality of Compromise” (pages 344-58) Bonnie Klomp Stevens and Larry L. Stewart, A Guide to Literary Criticism and Research (chapter 2: “The Insight of Literary History”) Week 4 / October 15: Lecture (Pavel Drábek): “Theme” Readings: William Shakespeare, Hamlet Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” Week 5 / October 22: Lecture (Pavel Drábek): “Literary Genres” Readings: William Shakespeare, Hamlet Ronald Hayman, How to Read a Play Aristotle, Poetics Week 6 / October 29: Lecture (Michael Kaylor): “Figurative and Literal: Metaphor, Symbol, and Allegory” Readings: Gerard Manley Hopkins, “The Windhover” John Pick, ed., The Windhover (from The Merrill Literary Casebook Series) Week 7 / November 5: Mid-term review and mock-quiz Week 8 / November 12: Lecture (Michael Kaylor): “Literary Styles” Readings: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Johanna M. Smith, “A Critical History of Frankenstein” (pages 237-61) Ross C. Murfin, “What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?” (pages 262-79) David Collings, “The Monster and the Maternal Thing: Mary Shelley’s Critique of Ideology” (pages 280-95) Week 9 / November 19: Lecture (Kateřina Prajznerová): “Structure and Plot” Readings: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Ross C. Murfin, “What Is Feminist Criticism?” (pages 296-313) Johanna M. Smith, “‘Cooped Up’ with ‘Sad Trash’: Domesticity and the Sciences in Frankenstein” (pages 313-33) Week 10 / November 26: Lecture (Michael Kaylor): “Narrative Point of View” Readings: Henry James, The Turn of the Screw Peter G. Beidler, “A Critical History of The Turn of the Screw” (pages 127-45) Week 11 / December 3: Lecture (Michael Kaylor): “Interpretation” Readings: Henry James, The Turn of the Screw Ross C. Murfin, “Psychoanalytic Criticism and The Turn of the Screw” (pages 207- 23) Stanley Renner, “‘Red hair, very red, close-curling’: Sexual Hysteria, Physiognomical Bogeyman, and the ‘Ghosts’ in The Turn of the Screw” (pages 223-41) Week 12 / December 10: Lecture (Kateřina Prajznerová): “Character, Persona and Tone” Readings: Barbara Kingsolver, selections from Small Wonder Phillip Lopate, “Introduction” from The Art of the Personal Essay (pages xxiii-xlv) Philip Gerard, “What Is Creative Nonfiction Anyhow?” (pages 1-12) Week 13 / December 17: Semester review and mock-quiz

Literature

• Ronald Hayman, How to Read a Play
• Phillip Lopate, “Introduction” from The Art of the Personal Essay
• Ross C. Murfin, “The Biographical and Historical Background” (pages 3-19
• Wellek, René, and Austin Warren. A Theory of Literature. New York: Harcourt, 1949.
• Aristotle, Poetics
• William Shakespeare, Hamlet
• Gerard Manley Hopkins, “The Windhover”
• Sacvan Bercovitch, “Hawthorne’s A-Morality of Compromise” (pages 344-58)
• Ross C. Murfin, “What Is Feminist Criticism?” (pages 296-313)
• Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
• Peter G. Beidler, “A Critical History of The Turn of the Screw” (pages 127-45)
• Richard Bradford, Stylistics (part 2)
• Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter
• Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
• Ross C. Murfin, “What Is Psychoanalytic Criticism?” (pages 262-79)
• John Pick, ed., The Windhover (from The Merrill Literary Casebook Series)
• Bonnie Klomp Stevens, Larry L. Stewart. A Guide to Literary Criticism and Research. 3rd ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
• David Collings, “The Monster and the Maternal Thing: Mary Shelley’s Critique of Ideology” (pages
• Johanna M. Smith, “‘Cooped Up’ with ‘Sad Trash’: Domesticity and the Sciences in Frankenstein”
• Philip Gerard, “What Is Creative Nonfiction Anyhow?” (pages 1-12)
• Barnet, Sylvan, Morton Berman, and William Burto. An Introduction to Literature: Fiction / Poetry / Drama. 9th ed. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman, 1989: 1-101.
• Johanna M. Smith, “A Critical History of Frankenstein” (pages 237-61)
• Stanley Renner, “‘Red hair, very red, close-curling’: Sexual Hysteria,
• Johanna M. Smith, “A Critical History of Frankenstein” (pages 237-61)
• Ross C. Murfin, “Psychoanalytic Criticism and The Turn of the Screw” (pages 207-
• Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet”
• Barbara Kingsolver, selections from Small Wonder
• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students will write a final exam consisting of two comprehensive short-essay questions. To prepare for the exam, students are required to respond to one of the sample questions suggested at the end of each lecture (see the echo-assignment in elf) and to take a mid-term mock-quiz on November 5 and an end-of-term mock-quiz December 17.

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 zruseno D22

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Syllabus

• In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Bicanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 zruseno D22

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

there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Syllabus

• In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay. The final assessment (in June) is based on the work in both Autumn and Spring Terms

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Bicanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

Timetable

Wed 13:20–14:55 zruseno D22

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Syllabus

• In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay. The final assessment (in June) is based on the work in both Autumn and Spring Terms

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 6 seminární skupiny

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Bicanová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AJ04001/B: Mon 10:00–11:35 32, P. Drábek
AJ04001/C: Tue 11:40–13:15 32, K. Prajznerová
AJ04001/D: Wed 16:40–18:15 32, K. Kolinská
AJ04001/E: Wed 18:20–19:55 32, K. Kolinská
AJ04001/F: Mon 13:20–14:55 31, K. Prajznerová
AJ04001/G: Fri 11:40–13:15 37, P. Drábek

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Syllabus

• In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay. The final assessment (in June) is based on the work in both Autumn and Spring Terms

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 6 seminární skupiny

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable

Wed 15:00–16:35 48

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Syllabus

• In autumn, this two-term course consists of a series of lectures. Their aims is to introduce students into the fundamental literary conventions, into the development of literatures written in English in different periods and regions, into critical approaches and methods of literary analysis. The lectures will be given by the teachers of the course and invited specialists and teachers.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay. The final assessment (in June) is based on the work in both Autumn and Spring Terms

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 6 seminární skupiny

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Klára Kolinská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Timetable

each odd Monday 10:50–11:35 48, each odd Monday 11:40–12:25 48 and each even Monday 7:30–8:15 31, each even Monday 8:20–9:05 31, each even Monday 9:10–9:55 31, each even Monday 10:00–10:45 31, each even Wednesday 13:20–14:05 32, each even Wednesday 14:10–14:55 32, each even Wednesday 15:00–15:45 32, each even Wednesday 15:00–15:45 31, each even Wednesday 15:50–16:35 32, each even Wednesday 15:50–16:35 31, each even Wednesday 16:40–17:25 31, each even Wednesday 17:30–18:15 31

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

AJ04001/A: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Kolinská
AJ04001/B: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Kolinská
AJ04001/C: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Drábek
AJ04001/D: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Drábek
AJ04001/E: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Prajznerová
AJ04001/F: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Prajznerová

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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this first semester, some of the basic conventions of literary discourse are examined in order to familiarize students with the main techniques needed for literary analysis.

Syllabus

• This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this first semester, some of the basic conventions of literary discourse are examined in order to familiarize students with the main techniques needed for literary analysis.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 6 seminární skupiny

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

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

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-SS)

Course objectives

This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this first semester, some of the basic conventions of literary discourse are examined in order to familiarize students with the main techniques needed for literary analysis.

Syllabus

• This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this first semester, some of the basic conventions of literary discourse are examined in order to familiarize students with the main techniques needed for literary analysis.

Literature

• DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 4 seminární skupiny

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Iva Gilbertová (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

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

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-HS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-SS)

Course objectives

This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this first semester, some of the basic conventions of literary discourse are examined in order to familiarize students with the main techniques needed for literary analysis. Literature: M. Montgomery, et al., Ways of Reading.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 4 seminární skupiny

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Iva Gilbertová (lecturer)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Thomas Donaldson Sparling, B.A. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW(AJ0400)

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

• English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-FI) (2)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, M-SS)

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 5 skupin studentů

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

The course is not taught in Autumn 2024

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

The course is not taught in Autumn 2023

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

The course is not taught in Autumn 2022

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

The course is not taught in Autumn 2021

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

AJ04001 Introduction to Literary Studies I (seminar)

The course is not taught in Autumn 2020

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 1 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Hrdinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniela Šmardová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tereza Šmilauerová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Tereza Walsbergerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Lenka Žárská (seminar tutor)

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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

NOW( AJ04000 Literary Studies I Lecture )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 175 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/175, only registered: 0/175

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 9 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course description: This course consists of alternating lectures and seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. The lectures provide students with an introduction to literary histories, movements, contexts and approaches to literary texts. The seminars function as more practical insights into analyzing literary texts and writing critical research papers about them. They are based on discussions and group work.
Course objectives: 1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources. 2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays. 3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to the Study of Literature, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; reading literature and writing about literature; primary and secondary sources; working with library sources (catalogue, databases); evaluating sources Barnet: Chapter 1 (“The Writer as Reader”) and 2 (“The Reader as Writer”); getting to know MLA (basic format of a paper: header, title, layout, …)
• 2. Elizabethan Drama, Dr. Filip Krajník William Shakespeare, Hamlet text analysis; critical vocabulary (character(s), plot); using the literary present; Barnet: Chapter 11 (“Writing about Drama”); Maynard Mack, “The World of Hamlet” (1952); MLA (section 3.6. Titles)
• 3. Romantic Poetry, Doc. Michael M. Kaylor; John Keats, “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer”, “On Seeing the Elgin Marbles for the First Time”, “Ode to Psyche”, “To Autumn”; READING WEEK (Oct 28 and 30): no class; text analysis; critical vocabulary (figures of speech, rhythm and rhyme); Barnet: Chapter 12 (“Writing about Poetry”); MLA (section 3.7. Quotations); Assignment 1: a short (2 double-spaced pages) written analysis of one of Keats’ poems, submit in ELF, deadline Nov 1
• 4. Gothic Novel Dr. Bonita Rhoads, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein text analysis; critical vocabulary (points of view); quoting X paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism; feedback to Assignment 1 Barnet: Chapter 10 (“Writing about Fiction”)
• 5. Victorian Novel, Dr. Stephen Hardy; (all first chapters only) Charles Dickens, Bleak House; William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair; George Eliot, Middlemarch; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; text analysis; critical vocabulary (setting); developing an argument; Barnet: Chapter 8 (“Writing about Literature”)
• 6. American Renaissance, Dr. Jeffrey A. Smith; selections from: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson text analysis; critical vocabulary (overview of narrative categories, historical context); close reading; MLA (sections 5.4, 5.5, 5.6-5.6.5, 5.7-5.7.5., all Documentation of Work Cited); Assignment 2: a 3-4 page analysis of a short story, extract or a chapter included in lecture 5 or 6; integrate quotation(s) from at least two secondary sources as well as their bibliographical details; MLA format; submit in ELF, deadline Jan 3, 2014

Literature

required literature
• Barnet, Sylvan, et al. A short Guide to Writing About Literature

not specified
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ýth Edition

Teaching methods

90-minute seminar once in two weeks; group and class discussion; text analysis, writing short assignments;

Assessment methods

Assessment: Students must prepare for all classes, especially for the seminars. The assigned texts must be read before the class so that students can engage actively in discussions and other continuous assessment. Written assignments must be submitted in the correct format and on time. 1 credit (zápočet) is given at the end of the lecture series, 2 credits for the exam at the end of the seminar series. Final mark: class performance 30%; Ass 1 30%; Ass 2 40%. Points out of 100; 60% pass/fail line. Evaluation scale: A 100-85; B 84-80; C-79-75; D-74-70; E 69-60; F (fail) 59-0.

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• AJ04000 Introduction to Literary Studies I (Lecture)

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/category.php?id=4

• Enrolment Statistics (recent)