HIB0415 English in Russia at the beginning of 19th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Jašková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Wed 8:20–9:55 zrusena A22 stara
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to acquaint the students with the issue of the Russian-British relations at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century. "How was the tzarist Russian empire perceived by the British at that particular era?"The answer to this question can be sought employing five different perspectives: political, diplomatic, military and last but not least it can be studied within the field of literature and journalism. Owing to the immense complexity of the issue the focus of the course centres primarily on the last two approaches. The course itself will be complemented by the examples and interpretation of the period British (in particular London) press.
Syllabus
  • • 1. The role of The French Revolution and Napoleon's policy in te reletionships of Great Britain and Russia in the end of 18th and in the begining of 19th century (Paul I., Alexander I., W. Pitt jn.
  • • 2. The focus of attention and Nelson's Baltic expedition against North Liga
  • • 3. The role of Malta in the british-russian-french relationships 1798-1804
  • • 4. The British perception of Russian culture (literature and theatre) in the end of 18th and in the beginning of 19th century
  • • 5. Russia by means of the British traveller
  • • 6. British factory in London
  • • 7. The changes of perception of Russia on the british periodicles 1798-1804 (The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Morning Chronicle, The British Review etc.)
  • • The view from the other side: The russian perception of the british life 18./19. century
Literature
  • Wanner, Michal: Britská Malta, in: Historický obzor 5, 1994, č. 12., s. 266 – 269.
  • Pocock, Tom: Nelson and his world, New York 1968
  • Anderson, Matthew Smith: Britain´s Discovery of Russia, 1553-1815, Macmillan & Co, London 1958.
  • Coupland, R: The war speeches of William Pitt the younger, Oxford 1916
  • Zammit, Themistocles: Malta. The Maltese Islands and their History, A. C. Aquilina, Malta 1952.
  • Wilmot, Martha: The Russian Journals of martha and Cathrine Wilmot 1803-1808, Macmillan and CO., Limited St. Martin´s Street, London 1934.
  • Řezníček, Karel: Války na moři v letech 1792 – 1815, in: Bulletin ČSNS 14, Brno 2001, str. 13 – 27.
  • Cross, A.G.(ed.): Great Britain and Russia in the Eighteenth Century: Contacts and Comparisons, Oriental Research Partners, Newtonville 1979.
  • Swinton, Andrew: Travels into Norway, Denmark, and Russia, in the years 1788, 1789, 1790, and 1791. London 1792, 532 stran.[online][cit. 2008-11-11]. http://books.google.cz/books?id=9xcPAAAAQAAJ
  • Haweis, Thomas: Siberian Anecdotes, a Novel. Containing real histories and living characters, T. Lowndes and son, London 1783.
  • MORGAN, Kenneth O. Dějiny Británie. Translated by Ivo Šmoldas. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1999, 639 s. ISBN 80-7106-347-9. info
  • ŠVANKMAJER, Milan. Dějiny Ruska. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995, 473 s. ISBN 80-7106-128-X. info
  • TRUCHANOVSKIJ, Vladimir Grigor‘jevič. Osud admirála Nelsona. Translated by Michael Neuwirth. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1992, 315 s. ISBN 8020401261. info
  • MANFRED, Al'bert Zacharovič. Napoleon Bonaparte. Translated by Vlasta Boudyšová. Vyd. 2. Praha: Svoboda, 1983, 610 s. info
Teaching methods
Seminary - discussion, interpretation of texts
Assessment methods
written essay
Language of instruction
Czech
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