AJ24056 English Queens of Crime

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lidia Kyzlinková, CSc., M.Litt. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • The detective novel has produced many great writers. In this course you will explore about six major English female writers of the genre in the 20th century: Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, P. D. James, Ruth Rendell, and Francis Fyfield, with a focus on Agatha Christie, whose works span six decades and who has become an institution. Apart from surveying, analyzing, criticizing, and otherwise commenting on the individual sleuths, plots, characters and settings, we will discuss the portrayals of English society and the writers' understanding of human relationships.
Literature
  • FYFIELD, Frances. A clear conscience. London: Corgi Books, 1995, 283 s. ISBN 0-552-14295-6. info
  • CHRISTIE, Agatha. Five little pigs. Pbk. ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994, 233 s. ISBN 0-00-616372-6. info
  • CHRISTIE, Agatha. Nemesis. London: HarperCollins, 1994, 222 s. ISBN 0-00-617005-6. info
  • FYFIELD, Frances. Perfectly pure and good. London: Corgi Books, 1994, 284 s. ISBN 0-552-14174-7. info
  • CHRISTIE, Agatha. The moving finger. Pbk. ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994, 217 s. ISBN 0-00-617269-5. info
  • CHRISTIE, Agatha. Murder is easy. Pbk. ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993, 223 s. ISBN 0-00-616813-2. info
  • CHRISTIE, Agatha. Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Pbk. ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 0-00-616792-6. info
  • JAMES, P. D. Devices and desires. 1st ed. London: Faber and Faber, 1989, 408 s. ISBN 0571141781. info
  • VINE, Barbara. A fatal inversion. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1987, 316 s. ISBN 0-14-008637-4. info
  • JAMES, P. D. A taste for death. London: Faber and Faber, 1986, 454 s. ISBN 0571145701. info
  • JAMES, Phyllis Dorothy. Shroud for a nightingale. London: Sphere Books, 1973, 300 s. ISBN 0-7221-5033-4. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment:Seminar paper/papers, final essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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