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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Hoffmannová Andrea, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Anténe Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Late Victorian novel. T. Hardy, O. Wilde Drama at the beginning of 20th cent.. O. Wilde, G.B. Shaw, S. O´Casey, J.M. Synge, T. Rattigan, N. Coward. Realistic novel and short storys of the 1st half of 20th cent. Modernism : novel and poetry. Novel after World War II.. . Postmodernism. J. Barnes, M. Amis, I. McEwan, J. Boyd, K. Ishiguro. Postkoloniální literatura. V.S. Naipaul, S. Rushdie, A Levi, A. Desai, M. Ali. Současné ženské spisovatelky. A. Carter, J. Winterson, A. Brookner. Drama po 2. světové válce. J. Osborne, A. Wesker, P. Shaffer, A. Ayckbourn, T. Stoppard.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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In the summer term the course of British literature provides an overview of its development and the most important authors from the end of the 19th century to the present days. The main focus will be on the 20th century British literature (modernism, postmodernism, postcolonial and feminist literature. Students are required to study on their own and also read compulsory books and other recommended literary works.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Essay, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)
Students are required: to read on schedule (shorter texts: short stories or poems and also several novels), participate actively in class discussions, read recommended books in English and be prepared to discuss them with the teacher, write an essay or have a presentation.
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Recommended literature
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Thornley, G.C., Roberts, G. (1993). An Outline of English Literature. Harlow.
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