AJ2RC_NOAL British Literature from 1845 to 1945

Faculty of Education
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, 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_NOAL/OS01: Fri 4. 3. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Fri 18. 3. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Fri 8. 4. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Fri 22. 4. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Fri 6. 5. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Fri 20. 5. 7:30–9:10 A45 učebna, Z. Kršková
Prerequisites
A course in Introduction to literature and minimum one survey course in 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
Abstract
The course covers the period of the 19th century British literature, from mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify, individually interpret,question, and critically evaluate major works of the period at the cultural, social, and historical context.
Key topics
1. The golden age of the novel: women writers: Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot 2. Charles Dickens 3. Critique of Victorian mores: R.L. Stevenson, O. Wilde 4. The fall of the empire: R. Kipling, J. Conrad 5. Naturalism: T. Hardy, W.S. Maugham, G. Gissing 6. Modernism and its alternatives: V. Woolf, J. Joyce, E.M. Forster, K. Mansfied, the War poets 7. The interwar period: D.H. Lawrence, G. Greene
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BURGESS, Anthony. English literature : a survey for students. London: Longman, 1958, 278 p. ISBN 0582552249. info
    not specified
  • TILLOTSON, Geoffrey. A view of Victorian literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978, x, 396. ISBN 0198120443. info
  • WALKER, Janie Roxburgh and Hugh WALKER. Outlines of Victorian literature. Cambridge: University Press, 1919, viii, 224. 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
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Class discussions on assigned readings, individual and group presentations, homework that entails reading and writing response papers, independent reading
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
-attendance is strongly recommended
-active participation in class discussion on readings
worksheets and activity sheet to reflect methods of teaching literature
-final written or oral assignment that will combine materials covered in class and independent reading
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
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=663
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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