FF:UZAJ4088 British 20C Short Fiction - Course Information

UZAJ4088 Aspects of British 20th Century Short Fiction

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.

Timetable

Mon 18:20–19:55 G23

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-HS3)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme FF, N-SS3)

Course objectives (in Czech)

The course will look at a series of shorter pieces of fiction and prose, mainly by post-war writers, though also breifly considering some earlier twentieth century developments. The aim will to be look at correpsondences and divergences between the approaches of different writers in terms of form , topic, style and other considerations. Writers whose work is considered will include Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Samuel Beckett, Muriel Spark, Angela Carter, Pat Barker,John Fowles and Hanif Kureishi.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• Week 1 Introductory Week 2 Henry James - The Turn of the Screw Week 3 Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness Week 4 Samuel Beckett - Malone Dies Week 5 Muriel Spark - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Week 6 John Fowles - The Ebony Tower Week 7 Angela Carter - Love Week 8 John Berger - A Fortunate Man Week 9 Ian McEwan - The Cement Garden Week 10 Pat Barker - Blow Your House Down Week 11 Hanif Kureishi - Intimacy Week 12 Bruce Chatwin - Utz Week 13 W.G. Sebald - The Emigrants

Literature

• JAMES, Henry. The turn of the screw (Obsaž.) : The Aspern papers and The turn of the screw. info
• Kureishi, Hanif Intimacy London Faber & Faber
• Sebald, W.G. Max Ferber (The Emigrants) London Vintage
• Barker, Pat Blow Your House Down London Virago Press
• Carter, Angela Love London Virago Press
• Berger, John A Fortunate Man Harmondsworth Penguin
• CHATWIN, Bruce. Utz. London: Jonathan Cape, 1988, 154 s. ISBN 0-224-02608-9. info
• CONRAD, Joseph. Heart of darkness. Edited by Paul O'Prey. London: Penguin Books, 1983, 120 s. ISBN 0-14-018090-7. info
• MCEWAN, Ian. The cement garden. Picador ed. London: Pan Books, 1980, 126 s. ISBN 0-330-25975-X. info
• FOWLES, John. The ebony tower. Scarborough: New American Library of Canada, 1974, 293 s. info
• SPARK, Muriel. The prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1965, 127 s. info
• Malone dies. Translated by Samuel Beckett. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1962, 144 s. info

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught only once.

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