Course: Irish Literature 1

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Course title Irish Literature 1
Course code KAA/IRL1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Markus Radvan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Livingstone David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
George Moore, poetry of the Middle Ages, Jonathan Swift, William Butler Yeats, Frank O'Connor, Brendan Behan, Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Gearóid Mac Lachlann, John Millington Synge, Mary Lavin

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is an introduction to Irish literature at the end of the 19th century and the 20th century. The prose, poetry and drama of mostly English-speaking writers are discussed.
- An understanding of the development of literature and of the main genres in relation to the social and cultural changes - An understanding of the specific character of literary representation - An understanding of the connections between the past and the present, mediated by literature - Developing an appreciation for the value of cultural heritage - Acquiring basic literary terminology and MLA-Chicago bibliography norms - Greater competence for interpretation of literary texts - Greater competence for structuring and writing essays - Development of competence for a scholarly discussion
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Essay

Credit - Active participation, reading, essay of a length of 6 pages, test.
Recommended literature
  • Carter, Ronald, and John McRae. (2001). The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London.
  • Friel, B. (1999). Plays two. London: Faber and Faber.
  • Joyce, J. (1996). Dubliners. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
  • Kelleher, Margaret and O'Leary, Philip. (2006). The Cambridge History of Irish Literature.
  • O'Casey, Sean. Three Plays.
  • Procházka, Martin, et al. Slovník spisovatelů: anglická literatura. Praha.
  • Sanders, Andrew. (2004). The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford.
  • Yeats, W. B., & Albright, D. (1992). The poems. London: Campbell.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): English Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -