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Scottish Literature II - AAA400244
Title: Skotská literatura II
Guaranteed by: Department of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (21-UALK)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2012
Semester: summer
Points: 2
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: not taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Is provided by: AAA500244
Guarantor: Colin Steele Clark, M.A.
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Annotation
OBJECTIVE
This course aims to provide students with an overview of some key themes and styles within Scottish writing. While not
being a linear history of the subject, lectures/seminars will provide a guide to the major figures and movements in the field,
moving from The Medieval ?Makars? up to contemporary Scots writing. Poetry, prose and drama will all be looked at and
students will be expected to read material provided in advance of classes. This course is NOT a Scots or Gaelic Language
course and no knowledge of these unique languages is required or expected .Students will be provided with material as
required and classes do not presuppose an intimate knowledge of the texts, except where provided in advance.

ASSESSMENT
Credit for this course is provided only upon successful completion of the course and meeting the following criteria:
No more than 3 absences for ANY reason
Submission of homework, preparation for classes where required and submission of a final written Paper of 2500 words on
assigned topics (to be announced).
Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.01.2010)
Literature - Czech

Prose and Short Stories

The Bus Conductor Hines-James Kelman

Filth-Irvine Welsh

Lanark-Alasdair Gray

The Dear Green Place-Archie Hind

The Wasp Factory-Ian Banks

The Player of Games-Ian M. Banks

It's Colours they are Fine-Alan Spence

At the Bar-William McIlvanney

The trick is to keep breathing-Janice Galloway

The Unthinkable Happens to People Every Day-Ali Smith

Looking for the Possible Dance-A.L.Kennedy

Poetry

Robert Burns-Tam O'Shanter

Hugh McDiarmid-A drunk man looks at the thistle

Liz Lochhead-Dreaming Frankenstein

Drama

Mary Queen of Scots got her head chopped off-Liz Lochead.

Black Watch-Gregory Burke

The Cheviot, The Stag and the black, black oil-John McGrath

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.01.2010)
Teaching methods - Czech

seminář

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.01.2010)
Syllabus - Czech

1. Henryson & Dunbar: the Makars and Beyond

2. The Interim Years

3. The Age of Burns

4. The Scottish Enlightenment

5. Great Scots Novelists I

6. Great Scots Novelists II

7. Some Scottish poets: MacDiarmid, Muir, Morgan, Maclean et al

8. Fantastic Glens: Alternate Realities in Scottish Writing-Gray, Trocchi, Banks and Others 9. The Scottish Short Story and Gender Identities

10. Crime and Criminals: Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre, Irvine Welsh and others

11. Contemporary Scots Drama

12. Scots Cinema and Television Classics: From 'Whisky Galore' to 'Still Game'.

Last update: UAAZNOJE (27.01.2010)
 
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