AJ04003 Introduction to Literary Studies II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Drábek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ04003/A: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Drábek
AJ04003/B: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Prajznerová
AJ04003/C: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Drábek
AJ04003/D: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Prajznerová
AJ04003/E: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Drábek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ04001 Intro. to Literary Studies I
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
Course objectives
This course consists of both lectures and seminars. In this semester, there is a brief look at representative works from each historical period of literature in English which is intended to give an idea of changing subject matter, genres and approaches over the centuries. Attention is also devoted to how to write literary essays. Literature: M. Montgomery, et al., Ways of Reading.
Syllabus
  • Anglo-Saxon literature, Medieval English literature, the Renaissance, Shakespeare, 17thCentury, Augustans, Romantics, 19th century American literature, Victorians, U.S. Modernist poetry, British Modernist fiction, postmodernism and postcolonialism.
Literature
  • SPARLING, Don, Stephen Paul HARDY and Iva GILBERTOVÁ. Introduction to literature. Vyd. 2., upr. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, viii, 226. ISBN 8021017767. info
  • DURANT, Alan, Nigel FABB, Tom FURNISS, Sara MILLS and Martin MONTGOMERY. Ways of reading : advanced reading skills for students of English literature. London: Routledge, 1992, x, 257. ISBN 0415053196. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Hodnocení: aktivní účast, zápočtový test, esej. / Assessment: class participation, credit test, and written essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: 4 skupin studentů
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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