English Literature 1: 16th and17th Cent. - AAA220110

• Title: Anglická literatura 1: 16.a 17.stol.
• Guaranteed by: Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (21-UALK)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2012
• Semester: summer
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 3
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Is provided by: AAA100110
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Martin Hilský, CSc.; PhDr. Soňa Nováková, CSc.; Mgr. Helena Znojemská, Ph.D.
• Interchangeability : AAA100110, AAA110110

Annotation

English

LECTURE:
Renaissance literature. The emphasis is put on the growth of the English drama and on the theatre of Shakespeare. Drama before and after Shakespeare is discussed, including Restoration drama and English theatre in the 18th century.

SEMINAR:
OBJECTIVES
To introduce students to the poetry and drama of William Shakespeare whose work is located within the context of the development of English poetry (especially the sonnet form) and drama (focusing either on a comparison between the Shakespearian romantic comedy and Ben Jonson's comedy of humours, or the development of various concepts of tragedy).

MATERIAL
- selections from Elizabethan poetry
- William Shakespeare, The Sonnets
- one play by William Shakespeare
- Ben Jonson, Volpone
- a selection of literary criticism - handouts for presentations

ASSESSMENT
Attendance, active participation in seminar work, one presentation and satisfactory written work: an abstract of a literary critical work, three brief essays, two tests.

Last update: UAAZNOJE (16.07.2007)

Czech

přednáška:
Renesanční literatura
Tématem přednášky je vznik a vývoj anglického dramatu a povaha shakespearovského divadla; látka zahrnuje drama před Shakespearem a po Shakespearovi, včetně restauračního dramatu a divadla 18. století.
seminář:
Kurs uvádí studenty do problematiky poezie a dramatu Williama Shakespeara, jehož dílo je dáno do kontextu období renesance a vývoje anglické poezie (zejména žánr sonetu) a dramatu (srovnání žánru shakespearovské sváteční komedie s jonsonovskou komedií humoru, vývoj různých koncepcí tragična).

Last update: UAAZNOJE (16.07.2007)

Literature

Bejblík, A., Hornát, J., Lukeš, Milan, Alžbětinské divadlo: Shakespearovi současníci (Praha: Odeon, 1980)

Weil, Herbert Jr., Discussions of Shakespeare's Comedy (Boston: Heath, 1966)

Howard, Jean E., ?Crossdressing, the Theatre and Gender Struggle in Early Modern England", Shakespeare Quarterly 39, Winter 1988

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.05.2008)

Teaching methods

přednáška + seminář

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.05.2008)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the course and the problematics of Renaissance literature.

2. Elizabethan poetry: introduction

3. The sonnet I: evolution of form

"Miniature poems" (Xerox packet or online) and/or read introduction to Hilsky's translation of Shakespeare's Sonnets;

4. The sonnet II: conventions (themes, imagery, sonnet sequence)

5. The sonnet III: conceit

6. Shakespeare's sonnets

7. Poetry of John Donne

8.Introduction to drama. The Merchant of Venice

9.The Merchant of Venice (cont.)

10. The Merchant of Venice (cont.)

11. The Merchant of Venice (cont.)

12. The Comedy of humours: Volpone

13. Test

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.05.2008)