AJB_PAR Peter Ackroyd's Reflections of English Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJB_PAR/01: Fri 14. 10. 8:00–13:00 učebna 57, Mon 9. 1. 8:00–13:00 učebna 57, P. Doležel
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will introduce one of the most influential British writers of present time. The aim of the course is to show the possibilities of contemporary postmodern writing on three novels of Peter Ackroyd. In the end of the course students will be able to analyze and comment on the qualities and structures of of contemporary postmodern writing
Syllabus
  • Topics: 1. Post-structuralism and post-modernism.
  • 2. Theoretical works of Peter Ackroyd.
  • 3. The Clerkenwell Tales.
  • 4. The Lambs of London.
  • 5. The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde.
  • 6. The past and present in Peter Ackroyd.
Literature
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm and Richard RULAND. From puritanism to postmodernism : a history of American literature. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1991, 456 s. ISBN 0-14-014435-8. info
  • A primer on postmodernism (Orig.) : Úvod do postmodernismu. info
  • SARUP, Madan. An introductory guide to post-structuralism and postmodernism. 2nd ed. New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993, xii, 206 s. ISBN 0-7450-1360-0. info
Teaching methods
Reading, discussing, and analyzing selected materials.
Assessment methods
Seminar.
- home reading
- discussion over materials
- oral verification
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin ve 2 blocích.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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