UCJCA132 Introduction to the Study of English Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, Ph.D.
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 course will acquaint the students with fundamental terms of literary theory. The starting point will be general considerations of literature, its relation to or distinction from other disciplines, its nature and function, as well as the function and role of language in literature. With the help of literary criticism and linguistics, the course will analyze the process of literary communication and different conceptions of the author, reader, literary artifact and its meaning. Discussions will concern the terms syzhet and fabula, typology of characters, main genres and narrative techniques, tropes and the basics of poetics (rhythm, rhyme, verse, alliteration, etc.). Matters of style and other basic terms, such as juxtaposition or intertextuality, will also be dealt with. Later on, all these terms and topics will be applied to specific texts. The aim of the cycle is to provide the students both with a solid theoretical background and practical equipment for textual analysis, which they will use in subsequent learning.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is literature?
    2. Author-reader-text
    3. Classification of literature
    4. Prose: Main features
    5. Tropes and Figures
    6. Narratology
    7. Types of drama
    8. Drama: Main features
    9. Typology of poetry
    10. Poetic forms
    11. Prosody
    12. How to write a critical essay
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Practical mastery of the subject will be tested by an essay and written exam based on the topics and texts covered by lectures and seminars
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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