AJ2BP_BRLI British literature

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 8:25–9:10 učebna 5
Prerequisites
The students have passed the course in Introduction to Literature.
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
Course objectives
The course covers the period from early Saxon literature to the literature of the 20th century. It is focused on the most prominent phenomena such as heroic epic, medieval chivalry romance, Renaissance drama and love poetry, modern novel, romantic and Victorian writing,Modernist writing, Theatre of the Absurd, Angry Young Men, Postmodern and Postcolonial literature. The students are expected to become acquainted with the main literary periods, movements, authors and works in both historical and cultural contexts. The lectures provide an overview and background to the specific seminars. At the end of the course, students should be familiar with the main periods, authors, works and issues in British literature. They should acquire a solid ground for their future studies in literature as well as for the state exams.
Syllabus
  • Lecture Topics:
  • 1. Anglo-Saxon literature
  • 2. Middle English literature
  • 3. Renaissance and the sonnet
  • 4. The development of Drama. 5. The Seventienth and Eighteenth Centuries
  • 6. The Development of Drama
  • 7. Romanticism
  • 8. Early Victorian literature.
  • 9. Late Victorian literature.
  • 10. Modernism.
  • 11. The interwar and post-war period
Literature
    required literature
  • BURGESS, Anthony. English literature : a survey for students. London: Longman, 1958, 278 p. ISBN 0582552249. info
    recommended literature
  • PODROUŽKOVÁ, Lucie. A Reader in British Literature, Part I. 3. upravené. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2007, 130 pp. 4096/Pd-7/05-17/94. ISBN 80-210-3638-9. info
  • PODROUŽKOVÁ, Lucie. A Reader in British Literature, Part II. 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2006, 176 pp. 4395/Pd-19/06-17/93. ISBN 80-210-4108-0. info
  • The Longman anthology of British literature. Edited by David Damrosch - Kevin J. H. Dettmar - Jennifer Wicke. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2002, xxiii, s. ISBN 032110580X. info
  • The Cambridge guide to literature in English [Ousby, 1988]. Edited by Ian Ousby, Edited by Margaret Atwood. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988, 1109 s. :. ISBN 0-521-26751-X. info
    not specified
  • DOLEŽEL, Pavel and Tamara VÁŇOVÁ. An Outline of English Fiction from the Beginning to 1754. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, 2005, 100 pp. ISBN 80-210-3701-6. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lectures to equip students with a concise overview of the British literature history, against the cultural and historical background. Mood-link-a support.
Assessment methods
COMPULSORY: Continuous assessment: * 3 tests. The tests will examine the material covered so far. The dates of the test will be announced well in advanced in class, via moodlinka and email. The tests are not subject to a resit unless exceptional conditions apply. The students must reach the 70% passmark on the tests (calculated together). If they reach less than 70% but more than 50%, they lose the right to the third sit of the credit test (they are only eligible to two sits). If they do not reach the 50% passmark, they fail the class. Summative assessment: * credit test. The test will be based on the material covered in the semester (British literature from the beginning till approx. 1945) and your reading. The test will focus on the main periods, movements, genres, authors and works, as well as include identifying a text and a short essay on the novel you have read (see below). The minimum passmark is 70%. OPTIONAL: 1. Although the lectures are not compulsory, attendance is highly recommended as the course represents the only concise overview of English literature which is needed for your successful passing of the class and of the state examinations. The class procedure will be based on discussions and consultations rather than frontal lecturing. 2. Before each class, students are encouraged to complete the relevant worksheet, including the pictures, which enhance learning and remembering especially with those of you who are visually oriented. When completing the worksheets, please refer to the lecture PPTs. to the chapters provided on the Moodlinka but also to other materials which deal with English literature history. Often, secondary school sources are sufficient (see the list of the recommended study sources)! 3. For the credit, the students will sit a test, covering the periods, genres, authors and works spanning the period of British literary history from the beginning till 1945. It is also assumed that the students have read the minimum one English classic novel, see the list of recommended authors at http://katedry.ped.muni.cz/anglictina/current-students/pedagogicke-asistentstvi/state-exam-topics.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2111
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021.
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