UCJANGBP03 Introduction to Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jakub Hájek (lecturer)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jakub Hájek (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Wed 13:05–13:50 M8
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UCJANGBP03/A: Wed 13:55–14:40 M8, J. Hájek
UCJANGBP03/B: Wed 14:45–15:30 M8, J. Hájek
UCJANGBP03/C: Wed 15:35–16:20 M8, J. Hájek
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
Literature will be presented as a specific discipline with similarities, but also differences from other disciplines. Students will get acquainted with the basic concepts of literary science in the field of prose, poetry and drama. At the end of the cycle, the course introduces the specifics of British and American literature. The aim of the course is to provide students with a good literary theoretical background and at the same time practical equipment for reading specific texts in follow-up teaching.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to define and recognize basic literary forms, genres and terminology. They will also learn to use the citation standard.
Syllabus
  • 1. What is literature, why do we read.
  • 2. Language of literary texts: figures and tropics.
  • 3. Classification of literature, literary genres.
  • 4. Prose: important concepts (characters, setting, story).
  • 5. Narratology, author-reader-text relationship.
  • 6. Drama: important concepts (characters, setting, ways of speaking).
  • 7. Types of drama.
  • 8. Poetry: important concepts; types of poetry.
  • 9. Poetic forms, prosodic means.
  • 10. Critical thinking, how to write a literary essay.
  • 11. Method of documentation of sources in the essay, citation standards.
  • 12. Specifics and brief overview of British literature.
  • 13. Specifics and brief overview of American literature.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Sparling, D., Hardy, S. a I .Gilbertová,:. Introduction to Literature, Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. info
  • BENNETT, Andrew and Nicholas ROYLE. An introduction to literature, criticism and theory. Fifth edition. New York: Routledge, 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-11903-1. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar seminar attendance 75%
Assessment methods
essay / presentation written test seminar attendance 75%
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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