AJ2RC_STAL British Literature from the Beginnings to Romanticism

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 of Seminar Groups
AJ2RC_STAL/OS01: Fri 9. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, Fri 23. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, Fri 6. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, Fri 20. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, Fri 4. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, Fri 18. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 56, J. Šalamoun
Prerequisites
A reading proficiency adequate to university level.
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 aims to map out the period of the British literature from the beginnings till the end of the 18th century. This course is designed to help students to comprehend the selected primary texts of Old English, Middle English and Early Modern period up to the beginning of the English novel. The seminar is based on reading and analysis of selected extracts, and activities and discussions related to them. The objectives of the course are that the students are acquainted with chief authors and their works of the English literary canon, discussing archetypes and topics of the relevant periods.
Syllabus
  • 1. General introduction to Old English period: OE poems (Seafarer, Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood) and riddles.
  • 2. The Different Heroes: Beowulf and Gawain and the Green Knight
  • 3. Middle English Literature: Geoffrey Chaucer in Context. ("Prologue to Canterbury Tales" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale.")
  • 4. Elizabethan Era: The Cruel Wooings of A Midsummer Night's Dream + Shakespeare's sonnets (18, 29, 130).
  • 5. Satire against Progress: Jonathan Swift's Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels
  • 6. The Dawning of a New Genre: The Novel and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.
Literature
  • A midsummer night's dream [Shakespeare] (Orig.) : Sen noci svatojánské [Shakespeare, 1994] : Sen noci svatojánské [Shakespeare, 1996]. info
  • SHAKESPEARE, William. Hamlet, dánský princ (Obsaž.) : Pět her [19420]. info
Teaching methods
Discussion based seminar that requires active home preparation. These activities allow students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in literary, cultural and language fields of study that build upon students' general secondary education. More so, students are to develop their ability to gather and interpret relevant data, to form judgements that include reflection on relevant literary, social, or ethical issues
Assessment methods
Students pass the course if they:
1. Attend the classess (80%)
2. Participate in the discussions.
3. Pass the final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=995
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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