FF:AJ04002 Literary Studies II Lecture - Course Information
AJ04002 Introduction to Literary Studies II Lecture
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Horáková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bonita Rhoads (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
- each even Monday 14:10–15:45 zruseno D22
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW( AJ04003 Intro. to Literary Studies II ) && 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.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English Language and Literature (Eng.) (programme FF, B-FI)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GE)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GK)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-TV)
- Course objectives
- This lecture series follows up the autumn semester and continues to introduce key topics and movements in Anglo-American literary history. The lectures focus on Modern Irish drama, the Bloomsbury Group, American modernism, post-war drama, postmodernist novel and postcolonial and other literatures in English. At the en dof the course the students will: be able to understand the socio-histrical context of the individual literary movements; get a better appreciation of naglo-american literary history; critically assess the literary development of the 20th century, from literary modernism to postmodernism.
- Syllabus
- Lectures take place every second week and alternate with Introduction to Literature seminars. Lecture 1: Irish Modernist Drama
- Lecture 2: The Bloomsbury Group
- Lecture 3: American Modernism
- Lecture 4: Post-war Drama
- Lecture 5: Postmodernist Novel
- Lecture 6: Postcolonial Novel and other literatures in English
- Literature
- PINTER, Harold. The Birthday Party. A play.
- Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury avant-gardewar, civilization, modernity. Edited by Christine Froula. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, xvii, 428. ISBN 0231134444. info
- HUTCHEON, Linda. The politics of postmodernism. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 214. ISBN 0415280168. info
- WILDE, Oscar. The importance of being earnest. Edited by Susan Kingsley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 42 s. ISBN 0194228568. info
- KIBERD, Declan. Inventing Ireland : the literature of the modern nation. London: Vintage, 1996, xvi, 719. ISBN 009958221X. info
- WOOLF, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway. Edited by G. Patton Wright. London: Vintage, 1992, xv, 219 s. ISBN 0-09-998240-4. info
- HELLER, Joseph. Catch-22. New Laurel ed. New York: Laurel, 1990, xvii, 455. ISBN 0-440-20439-9. info
- ESSLIN, Martin. The theatre of the absurd. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Books, 1961, 364 s. info
- Teaching methods
- A 90-minute lecture every second week, complemented by a literary seminar every second week.
- Assessment methods
- Students are assessed in the continuous assessment that is part of the Introduction to Literature seminars. For the lecture series, only attendance is assessed.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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