UCJANP05 Overview of British Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to encourage students to have an independent, critical and rational capacity of analysis, to train students in an engaged, informed and perceptive reading of a variety of literary and non-literary texts in English, to provide students with the ability to compare texts of different kinds and different historical periods, and to teach them how to use theoretical tools and secondary sources in an independent and critical fashion. This course covers the history of British literature from the beginnings to the mid-20th century. It pays attention to classical texts of British literature, e.g. Geoffrey Chaucer`s Canterbury Tales, or the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama. Particular attention is paid to the prosaic, dramatic and poetic production of post-war Britain.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • This course covers the history of British literature from the beginnings to the mid-20th century. It pays attention to classical texts of British literature, e.g. Geoffrey Chaucer?s Canterbury Tales, or the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama. Particular attention is paid to the prosaic, dramatic and poetic production of post-war Britain.

    Literature:
    Burgess, A.: English Literature, Harlow: Longman, 1991.
    Oliveriusová, E. a kol.: Dějiny anglické literatury, 1. vydání, Praha: SPN, 1988.
    Sanders, A.: The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994.
    Stříbrný, Z.: Dějiny anglické literatury 1, 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1987.
    Stříbrný, Z.: Dějiny anglické literatury 2, 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1988.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the classes. Practical mastery of the subject will be tested by a written exam based on the texts analyzed.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021.
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