AJ14076 Aspects of the Fiction of Graham Greene

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2018
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
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
Thu 19:10–20:45 G23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ01002 Practical English II
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
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Course objectives
The course will seek to consider a selection of novels and fictions by by Britain's most popular serious novelist of the mid 20th century, Graham Greene, considering his relation to popular culture, and cinema as well as to questions of espionage, international politics, religious faith, cultural perspective and sense of place, love, and human weakness are integrated into the formal elements of his approach to writing. By the end of the course students will have discussed a number of his works,primarily in their original, but, optionally, in their film adaptation in some cases, including 'Stamboul Train', 'The Ministry of Fear', 'Brighton Rock', 'The Heart of the Matter', 'The End of the Affair', 'Our Man in Havana', 'The Quiet American', and 'The Human Factor' and have produced an essay analysing aspects of one or more of these works.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will have attained a better understanding of the author studied, including his specific relation to literary and cultural trends from the 1930s to the the 1970s, including his relation to both popular and highbrow fiction, cinema, religion, degradation, existentialism, espionage and world politics.
Syllabus
  • Week One: Introductory Week Two: Stamboul Train Week Three: Brighton Rock Week Four: The Power and the Glory Week Five: Ministry of Fear Week Six: The Heart of the Matter Week Seven: READING WEEK: NO CLASS Week Eight: The Third Man (script and film) Week Nine: The End of the Affair Week Ten: The Quiet American Week Eleven: Our Man in Havana Week Twelve: The Comedians Week Thirteen: The Human Factor
Literature
  • Graham Greene 'Our Man in Havana' London Vintage (2006)
  • Graham Greene 'The Comedians' London: Vintage (2009)
  • GREENE, Graham. The human factor. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1978, 264 s. ISBN 0140049568. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The power and the glory. London: Penguin Books, 1971, 221 s. ISBN 0-14-001791-7. info
  • GREENE, Graham. Brighton rock. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1966, 246 s. ISBN 0-14-018492-9. info
  • GREENE, Graham. Stamboul train : an entertainment [Greene, 1963]. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1963, 220 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The ministry of fear : an entertainment. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963, 236 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The end of the affair. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1962, 187 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The heart of the matter. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1962, 263 s. info
  • GREENE, Graham. The quiet American. London: Penguin Books, 1962, 188 s. ISBN 0-14-001792-5. info
Teaching methods
Seminars will be conducted through close reading, small-group and full class discussion.
Assessment methods
Students will be assessed through attendance (40%) and class contribution plus an essay of 6-8 pages (double-spaced)(60%).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017.
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