AJL24252 Twentieth Century Anglophone War Fiction

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:40 G32
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course will look at aspects of British fiction which derive their principal creative focus from being situated in a time of war. In this case, the wars in question are the First and Second World Wars. This year's course will look at three trilogies, and in one case tetralogy, written by Pat Barker and Ford Madox Ford in relation to the First World War, and by Evelyn Waugh and Olivia Manning in relation to the Second World War, plus T.E. Lawrence's famous 'autobiographical' work 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom'. The aim of the course will be to examine and compare the different approaches to war and wartime society each of these works take.By the end of the course participants will have discussed, analysed and compared the works in question and produced an essay focusing on specific aspects of issues raised.Materials are only available from the library in e-prezencka form except for 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' and Ford's 'No More Parades' tetralogy which are available on the internet or can be purchased in cheap Wordsworth Classics form.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course the students will have indicated their ability to grasp the major social and cultural issues attached to the events and people involved in the two major wars considered through study and written analysis of the relevant works of fiction covered on the course.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 Sept 17th:INDUCTION WEEK: NO LESSON Week 2 Sept 24th:Introductory Week 3 Oct 1st:T.E. Lawrence: Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1) Week 4 Oct 8th:T.E. Lawrence: Seven Pillars of Wisdom (2) Week 5 Oct 15th:Ford Madox Ford: Parade's End: 1.Some Do Not Week 6 Oct 22nd:Ford Madox Ford: 2.No More Parades Week 7 Oct 29th: READING WEEK: NO LESSON Week 8 Nov.5th:Ford Madox Ford: 3. A Man Could Stand Up; 4.Last Post Week 9 Nov.12th:Pat Barker:Regeneration/ The Eye in the Door Week 10 Nov.19th:Pat Barker: The Ghost Road; Evelyn Waugh: Men at Arms Week 11 Nov.26y:Evelyn Waugh: Officers and Gentlemen/Unconditional Surrender Week 12 Dec.3rd:Olivia Manning: The Levant Trilogy (1) Week 13 Dec 10th:Olivia Manning: The Levant Trilogy(2)
Literature
  • Taylor, AJP The Origins of the Second World War(1964) Harmondsworth Penguin
  • Calvocoressi, Peter et al Total War: The Causes and the Courses of the Second World War (1989) London Penguin
  • Stevenson, David 1914-1918: The History of the First World War London Penguin 2004
  • FORD, Ford Madox. Parade's end. Edited by Robert Hampson - Andrew Purssell. 1st pub. Ware: Wordsworth Editions, 2013, xxiv, 744. ISBN 9781840227192. info
  • BARKER, Pat. The ghost road. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1996, 277 s. ISBN 0-14-023628-7. info
  • PYNCHON, Thomas. Gravity's rainbow. New York: Penguin Books, 1995, 760 s. ISBN 0140188592. info
  • BARKER, Pat. The eye in the door. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1994, 280 s. ISBN 0-14-016878-8. info
  • BARKER, Pat. Regeneration. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1992, 251 s. ISBN 0-14-012308-3. info
  • MANNING, Olivia. The levant trilogy. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1982, 3 sv. ISBN 0140059628. info
  • LAWRENCE, T. E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. V. Británie: Penguin, 1978, 700 s. ISBN 0140016961. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Men at arms. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 245 s. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Officers and gentlemen. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 248 s. info
  • WAUGH, Evelyn. Unconditional surrender. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1964, 239 s. info
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through a combination of close reading and discussion and participants will be further required to submit an essay analysing specific elements covered in relation to the course.
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed in terms of attendance and oral contribution (40%) and an essay of 8-10 pages(60%). Essays should be submitted to my IS e-mail address.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2025.
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