AJ24102 Aspects of English Romantic Poetry and Culture: Blake, Byron

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 3 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
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
Mon 14:10–15:45 G32
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to analyse and discuss aspects of the work of two Romantic poets of two different generations, social classes and social backgrounds, namely, William Blake and Lord Byron, considering, comparing and contrasting their poetic, cultural, political and metaphysical stances. Among those poems partially considered will be 'The Four Zoas' and 'Jersualem' by Blake, and Childe Harold' and 'Don Juan' by Byron in addition to shorter works by both poets.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will be expected to have developed a somewhat broader understanding of the work of Blake and Byron as represented by those elements covered and for each an introduction to aspects of the interpretation of his work by at least one of the major post-war critical approaches.
Syllabus
  • 1)Sept.18th:INDUCTION WEEK: NO LESSON 2)Sept.25th: Introductory 3)Oct. 2nd: (All Religions Are One/There Is No Natural Religion);The French Revolution;The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; Visions of the Daughters of Albion 4)Oct. 9th:Europe; America; Book of Urizen;(Book of Ahania; Book of Los) 5)Oct.16th:The Four Zoas: Nights 1-4 6)Oct.23rd: Milton 7)Oct. 3Oth:Jerusalem: Books 1 and 4 8)Nov. 6th:English Bards and Scotch Reviewers;Beppo 9)Nov.13th: READING WEEK: NO LESSON 10)Nov. 2Oth:Childe Harold: Books II and III 11)Nov. 27th:Don Juan: Cantos I to III 12)Dec. 4th:A Vision of Judgement;Don Juan: Cantos IV to VII 13)Dec. 11th:Don Juan: Cantos XI to XVII ('English Cantos').
Literature
  • Bloom, Harold The Visionary Company Ithaca Cornell University Press
  • McGann, Jerome Byron and Romanticism Cambridge CUP 2002
  • McGann, Jerome Byron and Romanticism Cambridge CUP 2002
  • Byron and the Baroque. Edited by Miroslawa Modrzewska. New York: Peter Lang, 2013, 174 p. ISBN 9783653028386. info
  • FRYE, Northrop. Northrop Frye's fearful symmetry : a study of William Blake. Edited by Nicholas Halmi. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004, xlix, 516. ISBN 0802089836. info
  • Byron. Edited by Jerome John McGann. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986, xxviii, 10. ISBN 0192541846. info
  • MARCHAND, Leslie A. Byron : a portrait. London: John Murray, 1971, xvii, 518. ISBN 0719522455. info
  • BYRON, George Gordon Byron. The complete poetical works of Byron. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1933, xxi, 1055. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught by a combination of close-reading, small group-work and class discussion.
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed by a combination of class contribution attendance (40%) plus an essay of eight to ten pages which must be submitted to the teacher of the course in hard copy form.(60%). Essays on Blake's Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience not admissible.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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