AJ3DC_AAL1 20th Century Anglo-American Literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/0/14. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Pavel Doležel, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
not required
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 survey of main trends in English and American literatures of C20. The course is focused on the essential works of fiction and drama of both literatures.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course 2. Genres of C20 3. Aspects of realism 4. Symbolism 5. Modernism and experiment I. 6. Modernism and experiment II. 7. Introduction to C20 American literature (guest speaker I. Přibylová) 8. Postmodern literature 9. Drama
Literature
  • POSPÍŠIL, Ivo. Světové literatury 20. století v kostce (---). Praha: Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-80-X. info
  • The Oxford companion to English literature. Edited by Margaret Drabble. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, viii, 1171. ISBN 0198662211. info
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm. The modern British novel. London: Penguin Books, 1994, xvi, 515 s. ISBN 0-14-023098-X. info
  • OUSBY, Ian. The Cambridge guide to literature in English. Edited by Doris May Lessing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993, 1054 s. ISBN 0521440866. info
  • CUDDON, J. A. The Penguin dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. 3rd ed. London: Penguin Books, 1992, xviii, 105. ISBN 0-14-051227-6. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zápočet (včetně požadavků: test, projekt, referát, internetové konzultace)
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.ped.muni.cz/weng/moodl/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
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