AJLA24105 Aspects of 19th and 20th Century British and European Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Mon 14:00–15:40 J31
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 7 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/7, only registered: 0/7
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This semester's course will cover aspects of mid to late 19th and earlier 20th century British and French (in English translation) literature. The aim of the course will be to consider how both literatures explore and develop the societies in which they are situated as well as to explore interelations between these societies and their literatures. Writers whos work is considered in the course will include Flaubert, Hardy, James, Zola, Gissing, Conrad, Kipling, Proust, Forster, and Sartre.
Learning outcomes
Student completing the course whould have gained a better understanding of relations between modern society and literature in the period considered, in terms of developing ways to create a fuller understanding of relations between a wide range of individuals, social and technical trends, critical problems, and approached developed in the relevant literatures to addressing, examining, and dramatising these problems from a variety of philsophical and aesthetic perspectives.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: INDUCTION WEEK: NO CLASS Week 2: Introductory Week 3: G. Flaubert: Madame Bovary Week 4: T. Hardy: The Returun of the Native Week 5: E.Zola: The Belly of Paris Week 6: G. Gissing : New Grub Street Week 7: H. James: The Portrait of a Lady Week 8: M. Proust : Swann's Way Week 9: J-P Sartre: Nausea Week 10: READING WEEK Week 11: J. Conrad: Nostromo Week 12: E.M. Forster: A Passage to India Week 13: Rudyard Kipling: Kim
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through a combination f close reading, group discussion, and full class discussion.
Assessment methods
The course will be assessed by a combination of oral performance (40%0, including attendance and class contributions, and an essay (60%),. The essay should be 8-10 pages long, type size 12, double-space. It should be delivered to my e-mail address at any time during the examination period but no later than the final date in the IS. Students who have not recieved a grade within a week should contact me immediately thereafter.
Language of instruction
English
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