FF:AJL14080 British Literature and Culture - Course Information

AJL14080 British Literature and Culture: 1066-1800

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Filip Krajník, 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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

( AJ01002 Practical English II || AJL01002 Practical English II )

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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

The lecture course offers an overview of British culture and literature from the mediaeval period to the beginning of the Victorian era. Its aim is to provide basic information about the socio-cultural environment in which major cultural and literary events took place. Each class is held by one of the three instructors, depending on the topic at hand. The course relies on primary readings and highly recommended reference materials, which are available in Moodle or Teams. This course was created with the support of the EDUC project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

Learning outcomes

Students completing this survey course will – have an overview of British literary history from the Middle Ages to the Victorian period, – improve their analytic skills through the exploration of connections between literary texts and their different historical, social and cultural contexts, – be better equipped for the analysis of literary texts in a variety of genres, – learn about the emergence and early history of literary genres popular today, – make a connection between current cultural, medial and literary events and trends, and their literary-historical precedents.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction and Orientation 2. The Material Context of Medieval Literature. Geoffrey Chaucer. 3. Medieval Dream Poetry (Chaucer, Pearl-Poet and the Alliterative Revival) 4. From Medieval Romance to Prose. Mandeville's Travels 5. Humanism, Reformation, and Printing. From William Caxton to Thomas More 6. Elizabethan Literature 7. Elizabethan Theatre. Shakepeare and his Contemporaries 8. John Milton and the English Revolution 9. Poetry in the Long Eighteenth Century 10. Restoration Theatre 11. Reading Week 12. The Rise of the English Novel 13. The Development of the English Novel 14. The Gothic

Teaching methods

A series of lectures and on-line activities. The lectures will be held in a hybrid form.

Assessment methods

Two on-line tests.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught: every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Online - WED - 16:00 - 17:40.

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