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Lecturer(s)
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Jajtner Tomáš, Mgr. Th.D., Ph.D.
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Adar Einat, M.A. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction Lecture: The canon of English literature between Romanticism and the present 2. English Romanticism: the Lake School 3. The Victorian novel: the work of Ch. Dickens 4. Victorian poetry: the work of G. M. Hopkins and A. Lord Tennyson 5. The late-Victorian novel: the work of T. Hardy 6. Victorian drama: the work of O. Wilde 7. The work of J. Conrad as a transition between the tradition of the Victorian novel and Modernism 8. English Modernism: the work of J. Joyce 9. English Modernism: the work of V. Woolf 10. English Modernism: the work of T. S. Eliot 11. English novel between the world wars: the work of G. Greene 12. Angry Young Men: the work of K. Amis 13. Conclusion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The seminar "The History of English Literature II - seminar" focuses on the analysis of the key works of English literature between Romanticism and the post-WWII period. The texts include specimens of poetry, prose and drama.
Reading, translation, discussion.
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Prerequisites
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No prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance assessment
Active participation, oral presentation and an analytical essay.
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Recommended literature
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The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume II. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2006.
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Alexander, M. A History of English Literature. London: Macmillan, 2000.
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Alexander, M. A History of English Literature. London: Palgrave Foundations, 2007.
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Drabble, M. (ed.). The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford: OUP, 2000.
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Hilský, M. Modernisté. Praha: Torst, 1995.
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Hilský, M. Současný britský román. Jinočany: H & H, 1992.
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Sanders, A. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford: OUP, 1996.
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