UCJAP009 English Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/6. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Glabazňa, Ph.D., MA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika Nogolová, PhD.
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 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. Contents: 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
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Sylabus:
    1. Anglosaská literatura
    2. Anglická středověká literatura
    3. Chaucer: Canterburské povídky
    4. Anglická renesanční poezie
    5. Shakespeare: tragédie
    6. Shakespeare: komedie
    7. Metafyzičtí básníci
    8. Období puritanismu a restaurace
    9. Satira v 18. století
    10. Počátky románu
    11. Preromantismus v poezii
    12. Gotický román
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Oliveriusová, E. a kol.:. Dějiny anglické literatury, 1. vydání, Praha: SPN, 1988. info
  • Stříbrný, Z.:. Dějiny anglické literatury 1, 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1987. info
  • Stříbrný, Z.:. Dějiny anglické literatury 2, 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1988. info
  • Burgess, A.:. English Literature, Harlow: Longman, 1991. info
  • Sanders, A.:. The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1994. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 6 HOD/SEM.
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 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024.
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