British Art and Identity II - OB2301V20

• Title: British Art and Identity II
• Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
• Faculty: Faculty of Education
• Actual: from 2019
• Semester: summer
• 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
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: PhDr. Klára Lancová, Ph.D.
• Class: Předměty v angličtině - bc.
• Classification: Teaching > English
• Attributes: Volitelné předměty PS
• Pre-requisite : OB2301010, OB2301017

Annotation

English

The second part of the course focuses on the British landscape and the art which it has inspired. In each of the six thematic units a different British region is explored and the ways in which its landscape and culture have influenced painters and composers is discussed. The works of painters such as Turner, Gainsborough, Constable, Landseer, and more recently Nash and Long, are discussed as the best demonstrations of how the British perceptions of nationhood and the countryside are co-shaped by their artistic representations. The main focus on fine arts will be complemented by mentions of the music of leading composers including Elgar,Vaughan Williams or Britten, together with relevant works by novelists and poets such as Bronte, Dickens or Thomas. On completing this part of the course, the students should have enhanced their understanding of the British rural spaces as a prominent identity-forming phenomenon that is mediated through their representations in fine arts, music and literature.

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Czech

Druhá část kurzu se zaměřuje na britskou krajinu a na umění, které inspirovala. V každém ze šesti tematických celků je prozkoumán jiný britský region spolu se způsobem, jakým jeho krajina a kultura ovlinila malíře a skladatele. O dílech malířů jako je Turner, Gainsborough, Constable, Landseer, Nash a Long se diskutuje jako o nejelpších příkladech toho, jak britské vnímání národní přináležitosti and krajiny je spoluvytvářeno jejich uměleckým ztvárněním. Hlavní důraz na výtvarné umění je doplněn zmínkami o hudbě prominentních skladatelů jako Elgar, Vaughan Williams či Britten, spolu s relevantními díly romanopisců a básníku jako Bronteová, Dickens či Thomas. Absolvováním této části kurzu by si studenti měli prohloubit pochopení role britského venkova a krajiny jako nezastupitelného fenoménu v procesu formování národní identity a způsobu, jak je zprostředkován ve výtvarném umění, hudbě a literatuře.

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Course completion requirements

Aktivní účast na seminářích, t.j. ústní prezentace zpracování zadaných úkolů a participace v diskuzích

Last update: Lancová Klára, PhDr., Ph.D. (02.02.2017)

Literature

English

Dimbleby, David (2005) A Picture of Britain. London: Tate Publishing.

Dimbleby, David (2009) Seven Ages of Britain. The story of our nation revealed by its treasures. London: Hodder & Stoughton.

Humphreys, Richard (2007) Tate Britain Companion to British Art. London: Tate Publishing.

Marshall, Em (2011) Music in the Landscape: How the British Countryside Inspired Our Greatest Composers. London: Robert Hale.

Steer, Isabella (2001) Essential History of British Art. London: Parragon Plus.

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Requirements to the exam

K získámí zápočtu student musí dosáhnout minimální hranice 65% v závěrečném testu; test má písemnou formu a sestává z témat diskutovaných v přednáškách.

Last update: Lancová Klára, PhDr., Ph.D. (02.02.2017)

Syllabus

English

Ø  WEEK 1-2

Theme 1: The Romantic North

North of England, birthplace of landscape art - from Turner, Girtin and Ward to Emily Bronte, Wordsworth and Coleridge

Ø  WEEK 3-4

Theme 2: The Flatlands

Suffolk, the Norfolk Broads, the Fens and the East coast -  from Constable,  Gainsborough and Stubbs to  Brooke and Lord Byron with music by Britten

Ø  WEEK 5-6

Theme 3: Highlands and Glens

Highlands and Glens of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland - from Sir Walter, Yeats and Burns to Landseer,  Nasmyth, McCulloch, Henry and Craig with music by Mendelssohn

Ø  WEEK 7-8

Theme 4: The Heart of England

The Midlands, the Peak District, the Black Country, the Cotswolds and the Malverns - from Lowry, Wright and Cartwright to Dickens with music by Stone and Elgar

Ø  WEEK 9-10

Theme 5: The Home Front

The South East - from Blake, Constable, Turner, Frith, Churchill, Allingham and Nash to Kipling accompanied by the White Cliffs of Dover by Dame Vera

Ø  WEEK 11-12

Theme 6: The Mystical West

From Stonehenge to Cornwall and Wales - from Constable, Turner and Wilson to Hardy, Thomas, Conan Doyle and du Maurier with music by Holst

 

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