AJ26062 Travelling Britain, Travelling Britons

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Tue 13:20–14:55 G32
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The course will look at aspects of reflective prose writing produced as a result of journeys taken around the various regions of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland and,in the final stages of the course, other parts of the world. The aim will be to investigate and compare these regions and to analyse and compare the representations considered. The primary focus will be on twentieth century and mainly post-war writing, although a certain degree of historical perspective will be provided. The course will also include a film component.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Week 1 Introductory Week 2 South-West England: Ramsay (Blue-Chip City); Morton (6); Priestley(2); Theroux (4); Christmas (14) Week 3 Wales: Christmas (11), Theroux (10: 16.28 to Tenby) Week 4 The English Midlands: Priestley (4), Christmas (12),Ramsay (6) Week 5 North-West England: Priestley (4), Christmas (4), Ramsay (1),Morton(8) Week 6 Ireland: Newby (12), Christmas (5), Theroux (15) Week 7 Scotland : Mackenzie (5,7), Theroux (19), Christmas (4) Week 8 North-East England: Christmas (7), Morton (9), Priestley (9), Ramsay (3) Week 9 Yorkshire : Priestley (6), Christmas (9), Ramsay (4) Week 10 East Anglia : Priestley (11), Christmas (13), Morton (11) Week 11 London and the South East:Christmas (16), Ramsay (11),Priestley (16) Week 12 'Abroad' 1 (Europe)Leigh fermor, Newby Week 13 'Abroad' 2 (Asia): Byron, Newby
Literature
  • Newby, Eric Round Ireland In Low Gear London Collins 1987
  • Mackenzie, R.F. A Search for Scotland London Collins 1989
  • Morton, H.V. In Search of England London Methuen 1984
  • Christmas, Linda Chopping Down The Cherry Trees London Penguin 1991
  • Defoe, Daniel A Tour Through The Whole Island Of Great Britain London Penguin 1986
  • Theroux, Paul The Kingdom By The Sea London Penguinn 1984
  • Byron, Robert The Road To Oxiana London Penguin 1992
  • Ramsay, J.G. England, This England London Sinclair Stevenson 1993
  • Priestley, J.B. English Journey London Penguin 1977
  • FERMOR, Patrick Leigh. A time of gifts :on foot to Constantinopole, from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1979, 304 s. ISBN 0-14-009513-6. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Assessment: for credit 30% oral contribution; 30% Elf contributions (6 of 100-200 words); 40% essay (6-10 pages): for zapocet, no essay required, but please inform me at the end of term if you only require a zapocet.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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