Course: History of English Literature I - Seminar

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Course title History of English Literature I - Seminar
Course code UAN/7SAN1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kovářová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jajtner Tomáš, Mgr. Th.D., Ph.D.
  • Nagy Ladislav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Adar Einat, M.A. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The Beginnings of British Literature 2. Elizabethan Poetry and Drama 3. British Poetry of the Seventeenth Century 4. The Rise of the Novel 5. British Poetry of the Eighteenth Century

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The seminar focuses on the analysis of key works of English literature between the High Middle Ages and the Enlightenment, supplementing the lecture "The History of English Literature I". The seminar is based on the students' own reading experience: for each class, the students read a text (or texts), which will be discussed and analysed during the seminar. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with key works of British literature, to enhance their individual reading experience, and to develop their interpretation skills.
Reading, translation, discussion.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Test

Attendance (max. 3 absences) and active participation in class Weekly quizzes on reading (retakes not possible) Final test (min. 70%; 1 retake)
Recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Alexander, M. A History of English Literature. London: Palgrave Foundations, 2007.
  • Hattaway, M. A Companion to English Renaissance Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture). Wiley-Blackwell, 2002.
  • Hilský, M. Shakespeare a jeviště svět. Praha: Academia, 2010.
  • Kinney, A. F. (Editor). A Companion to Renaissance Drama (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture). Wiley-Blackwell, 2004.
  • Sanders, A. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford: OUP, 1996.


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