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Lecturer(s)
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Jajtner Tomáš, Mgr. Th.D., Ph.D.
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Nagy Ladislav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Témata Introduction Legacy of Victorian Literature I Legacy of Victorian Literature II The Poetry of Everyday Philip Larkin The Poetry of Ted Hughes Kingsley Amis - Lucky Jim Muriel Spark and the Horrors of Everyday Tom Stoppard and British Drama Angela Carter and Feminism Ian McEwan and Novel Martin Amis and the Postmodern Morality
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The goal of the course is to present British literature of the late 20th century.
Reading, discussing, writing.
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Prerequisites
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A general knowledge of the history of English literature; proficiency in English at the C1/C2 level.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance assessment, Test
1) Attendance Attendance (max. 3 absences, including illness) Active participation in class 2) Class preparation Reading of assigned texts 3) Tasks outside of class Essay topic proposal Written essay of 1,200-1,500 words (1 revision) 4) Controls Oral Presentation (max. 10 minutes) Specific details are available in the programme of the course published in Moodle in the first week of the semester.
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Recommended literature
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume 1: The Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2006.
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Bloom, H. The Western Canon. Orlando: Harcourt and Brace, 1994.
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Borris, K. Allegory and Epic in English Renaissance Literature: Heroic Form in Sidney, Spenser, and Milton. Cambridge: CUP, 2009.
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Lewis, C. S. English literature in the sixteenth century: excluding drama. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1954.
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Lewis, C. S. Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature. Cambridge: CUP, 1998.
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Lewis, C. S. The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature. Cambridge: CUP, 1994.
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Sanders, A. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford: OUP, 1996.
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