Lecture 1. Introduction: getting to know the syllabus and class requirements 2. Approaching literature: popular and academic perspectives on reading 3. The basics of literary analysis and academic expression 4. Narratology: point of view, narration, and character 5. Basics of thematic analysis: symbol, motif, and theme 6. Poetry I: approach and analysis 7. Poetry II: prosody 8. Literary theory and criticism I: until c. mid-20th century 9. Literary theory and criticism II: after c. mid-20th century 10. Drama: text and performance, a literary historical perspective 11. Revision Seminar 1. Introduction: preconceptions about literature and literary studies 2. Approaching literature: the basics, terminology, the canon 3. Literary analysis: putting thoughts into words 4. Narratology: application of terminology 5. Thematic analysis: application of terminology 6. Poetry I: analysis of figures and tropes 7. Poetry II: practicing scansion 8. Literature about literature: academic publications, credibility, suitability 9. Literary theory and criticism I: application on prose and poetry 10. Drama: application of terminology 11. (Literary theory and criticism II: application on drama, case study analysis) 12. Revision Literature - Basic: Abrams, M. H., and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. Stamford, CT: Cenage, 2015. - Basic: McAuley, James. Versification: A Short Introduction. Michigan: Michigan State University Press, 1966. - Basic: Tennyson, G. B. An Introduction to Drama. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1967. - Basic: Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today, 3rd ed. Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. - Basic: Peck, John, and Martin Coyle. Literary Terms and Criticism, 2nd ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1993. - Further: Eaglestone, Robert. Literature: Why It Matters. Cambridge: Polity, 2019. - Further: Bal, Mieke. Narratology, 4th ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2017. - Further: Steele, Timothy. All The Fun's in How You Say a Thing. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1999. - Further: Jacobus, Lee A. The Bedford Introduction to Drama, 6th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2009. - Recommended: Boulton, Marjorie. The Anatomy of Literary Studies. London: Routledge, 1980.
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Abrams, M.H. The Norton Anthology of English Literature.
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Carter, Ronald, and John McRae. (2001). The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland. London.
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Frank Lentricchia and Thomas McLaughlin. (1995). Critical Terms for Literary Study. Chicago.
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Franz Stanzel. (1988). Teorie vyprávění. Praha.
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John Frow. (2006). Genre. London.
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John Peck and Martin Coyle. (2002). Literary Terms and Criticism. Houndmills.
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Rogers, Pat. (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature. Oxford.
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Sanders, Andrew. (2004). The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford.
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Steve Padley. (2006). Key Concepts in Contemporary Literature. Houndmills.
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