AJ14063 Virginia Woolf: Woman, Writer

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2006
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
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Tue 11:40–13:15 G31
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives (in Czech)
The course will consider the work and life of Virginia Woolf, focusing on her major novels,'Jacob's Room', 'Mrs Dalloway', 'To the Lighthouse', 'Orlando, 'The Waves' and 'The Years' as well as her essays, notably 'A Room of One's Own', and diaries.Film adaptations of 'Mrs Dalloway', 'To The Lighthouse' and "Orlando' may also be included and discussed in the course.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Week 1 : Sept.26th. Introductory Week 2 : Oct.3rd: A Room of One's Own Week 3 : Oct.10th: Jacob's Room(1) Week 4 : Oct.17th: Jacob's Room(2) Week 5 : Oct 24th: Mrs Dalloway(1) Week 6 : Oct.31st: Mrs Dalloway(2) Week 7 : Nov.7th: To The Lighthouse(1) Week 8 : Nov.14th: To The Lighthouse(2) Week 9 : Nov.21st: Orlando(1) Week 10: Nov.28th: orlando(2) Week 11: Dec.5th: The Waves(1) Week 12: Dec.12th: The Waves (2)/The Years(1) Week 13: Dec 12th: The Years(2)/ Three Guineas
Literature
  • To the light house (Přít.) : Jacob's room ; Mrs Dalloway ; To the light house ; The waves. info
  • DUSINBERRE, Juliet. Virginia Woolf's renaissance :woman reader or common reader? Houndmills: Macmillan Press, 1997, xiii, 281. ISBN 0-333-68104-5. info
  • WOOLF, Virginia. The diary of Virginia Woolf. Edited by Anne Olivier Bell. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1981, xii, 371 s. ISBN 0-14-005283-6. info
  • WOOLF, Virginia. The diary of Virginia Woolf. Edited by Anne Olivier Bell. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1979, xxviii, 35. ISBN 0-14-005282-8. info
  • BELL, Quentin. Virginia Woolf :a biography. London: Hogarth Press, 1972, 300 s. ISBN 0-7012-0371-4. info
  • MARDER, Herbert. Feminism & art : a study of Virginia Woolf. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1968, ix, 190. info
  • MOODY, Anthony David. Virginia Woolf. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1963, 119 s. info
  • WOOLF, Virginia. The years : a novel. London: Pan Books, 1948, 327 s. info
  • WOOLF, Virginia. A room of one's own. New ed. London: Hogarth Press, 1931, 172 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Assessment will be by essay (50%), 3 'Elf' contributions of 500-1,000 words(25%), and oral assessment (25%). Those taking the course for credit only need to meet one of the written requirements but must formally notify me at the beginning of the course that they are taking it only for credit .
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2018.
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