AJ25055 Cormac McCarthy: Two Key Novels

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/20/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 credits for an exam). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Forrest Robinson (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This is an intensive course is designed to introduce students to the work of Cormac McCarthy. The novels required for the course are The Road and Blood Meridian. We will discuss The Road during the first day of class. It is strongly suggested that students read the novel before that first meeting. The four subsequent class meetings will be devoted to Blood Meridian. Students will be encouraged to prepare carefully, and to participate in discussion. An essay of modest length (min 2000 words B.A. level; 2600 words M.A. level) will be due on the final day of class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: The course will be teught on five days (9/9, 9/11, 9/14, 9/16, and 9/18).
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