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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Anténe Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics: Late Victorian and Edwardian novel, colonial literature. British and Irish modernism in poetry and fiction. Britain between the wars and the reflection of war in literature. Post-war novelists, Angry Young Men and Campus Novel. Postmodernism and postcolonialism. Feminism and contemporary women writers. 20th century drama - Irish drama, post-war drama, the Theatre of the Absurd. The development of 20th century poetry.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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Aims: After completing the course students will be able to: - know the history of English literature from the beginnings until the late 19th century, - name and characterize major authors and their works in historical context, - interpret literary texts in the frame of the authors? lives, historical backgrounds and contemporary viewpoints, - assess the quality of literary texts, - summarize topics, that may be illustrated by a selected literary text in ELT, and language skills, that may be developed by using the text.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
attendance, essay, oral exam
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Recommended literature
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ABRAMS, M. H. a GREENBLATT, S. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Volume 2. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2012.
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CARTER, R., McRAE, J. The Penguin Guide to English Literature: Britain and Ireland. London: Penguin. 1996.
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HEAD, D. The Cambridge Introduction to Modern British Fiction 1950-2000. Cambridge: CUP. 2002.
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RONALD, C., McRAE, J. The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London: Routledge. 2001.
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