AJL24104 Aspects of Later 19th and Early 20th Century British Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 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
Thu 12:00–13:40 K23
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is one of three considering elements of later nineteenth and earlier twentieth century British and sometimes European literature with aim of providing a thorough consideration of the social and aesthetic developments and perspectives occuring in this period. The courses are independent of one another and it is not necessary to have taken either of the other two in order to take this one. Writers whose work is considered on this course include: Arnold Bennett, Ford Madox Ford, Edmund Gosse, E.M. Forster, George Gissing, Thomas Hardy, Henry James, James Joyce, D.H Lawrence, Dorothy Richardson, and Virginia Woolf.
Learning outcomes
Students completing the course will have gained a better understanding of the issues and perspectives occurring in the period as well as of the transition from late Victorian to early Modernist aesthetics.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introductory Week 2: Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone Week 3: Thomas Hardy: The Well-Beloved Week 4: George Gissing: The Nether World Week 5: Arnold Bennett: The Old Wive’s Tale Week 6: E. M. Forster: Howard’s End Week 7:D.H. Lawrence: Sons and Lovers Week 8: James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man Week 9: Virginia Woolf: Night and Day Week 10: READING WEEK: NO CLASS Week 11: Henry James: The Princess Casamassima Week 12: Dorothy Richardson: Deadlock; Revolving Lights Week: 13: Ford Madox Ford: Some Do Not
Teaching methods
Teaching will take the form of close reading, míní-group and full class discussion.
Assessment methods
Assessment will be by attendance (25%) oral contribution (25%), and an essay of 7-10 pages (50%). Essays should be submitted to my e-mail address in the IS (33697@muni.cz) and nowhere else. If you have not received a grade after 3 days please let me know.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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