UCJAALI1 English Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 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 offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course covers the period of English literature from the beginnings till Romanticism. It focuses on classic texts of English literature, such as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, and the development of Elizabethan poetry and drama. The main stress is on the poetic and dramatic output of William Shakespeare in the context of literature of English Renaissance. Last but not least, the course will deal with the development of satire and the origins of the novel.
Syllabus
  • 1. Middle English Literature
    2. Elizabethan Poetry and Drama
    3. Shakespeare: sonnets
    4. Shakespeare: comedies and historical plays
    5. Shakespeare: tragedies
    6. Metaphysical poets
    7. The Restoration
    8. Political Prose in the 18th Century
    9. Poetry in the 18th Century
    10. Origins of the Novel
    11. Pre-Romanticism
    12. Romanticism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Oliveriusová, E. a kol. Dějiny anglické literatury, 1. vydání. info
  • Stříbrný, Z. Dějiny anglické literatury 1, 1. vydání. info
  • Stříbrný, Z. Dějiny anglické literatury 2, 1. vydání. info
  • Burgess, A. English Literature. info
  • Sanders, A. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. info
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 a written exam based on the texts analyzed.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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