AJ2BP_NALI English Literature of the 19th Century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslav Izavčuk (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Mon 14:20–15:05 učebna 30
Prerequisites
AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam
A course in Introduction to literature and minimum one survey course in literature.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course covers the period of the 19th century British literature, from Romanticism to Naturalism. The goal of the seminar is to acquaint students with chief works, authors and topics of the period and to develop advanced reading skills.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: the outline of the course and the work required.
  • Poetry (Romantic X Enlightment, Victorian)
  • The Rise of the novel
  • The Novel and the Middle Class
  • The Gothic
  • The Empire and the Novel
  • Women novelists. Conventions of the Novel I
  • Conventions of the Novel II. The Author and the Reader
  • Victorian Demon Lovers and Victorian Unrequited Lovers
  • Interpretation and Critical Perspectives of the Victorian Novel Critical Approaches to the Victorian Novel Legacy of the Victorian Literature
Literature
    required literature
  • BARNARD, Robert. Stručné dějiny anglické literatury. Translated by Zdeněk Beran. Vydání první. Praha: Knižní klub, 1997, 251 stran. ISBN 8071767050. info
    not specified
  • TILLOTSON, Geoffrey. A view of Victorian literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978, x, 396. ISBN 0198120443. info
  • PODROUŽKOVÁ, Lucie. A Reader in British Literature. Part II: The nineteenth century. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 176 pp. 2. vydání. ISBN 80-210-4108-8. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical and historical background; literary assessment.
Assessment methods
Lecture.
- critical reading
- reading diary
- written test
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1808
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011.
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