The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the representative works of British Romanticism and Victorian period and the social, historical and cultural context of the period. The choice of literary works reflects their importance for the period and also the richness and variety of themes and approaches.
Topics:
1. Preromanticism and Romanticism
2. Romantic Poetry
3. Romantic Fiction
5. Victorian era
6. Victorian fiction
7. Victorian poetry
8. Literature of the turn of the century
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Cílem kurzu je podat stručný přehled anglické literatury 19. století za předpokladu aktivní účasti studentů na tomto procesu. Literatura tohoto období je představena jak skrze analýzu jednotlivých děl a popis chronologického vývoje, tak i společensko-kulturních a historických vlivů, které se na něm podílely.
Témata:
1. Romantismus – filozofický, společensko-kulturní a historický kontext
2. Poezie romantického období – 1. a 2. generace romantických básníků
3. Próza v období romantismu
5. Viktoriánské období – filosofický, společensko-kulturní a historický kontext
6. Viktoriánská próza
7. Viktoriánská poezie
8. Literatura na přelomu 19. a 20. století
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Course completion requirements
The course is reading-based – preparation for and participation in weekly seminars are necessary; regular attendance (2 absences in total allowed). (The reading materials are to be found in Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=8078, password: Austen)
Written exam – min. score: 70% for passing, max: 2 re-sittings (3 possible sittings in total, language and stylistic skills are part of the overall assessment)
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
Literature -
BURGESS, Anthony. English Literature: a Survey for Students. New ed. London: Longman, 1974. ISBN 0-582-55224-9.
COOTE, Stephen. The Penguin Short History of English Literature. London: Penguin, 1993. Penguin literary criticism. ISBN 0-14-012531-0.
FORD, Boris. (ed.): The New Pelican Guide to English Literature 1-5. Revised edition. London: Penguin, 1990.
GUY, Josephine M. a Ian SMALL. The Routledge concise history of nineteenth century literature. London: Routledge, 2011. Routledge concise histories of literature series. ISBN 9780415487108.
OUSBY, Ian. The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c1993. ISBN 0-521-44086-6.
ROGERS, Pat. The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-19-282728-6.
SANDERS, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-926338-8.
STŘÍBRNÝ, Zdeněk: Dějiny anglické literatury I-II. Praha: Academia, 1987. ISBN 21-030-87.
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
BURGESS, Anthony. English Literature: a Survey for Students. New ed. London: Longman, 1974. ISBN 0-582-55224-9.
COOTE, Stephen. The Penguin Short History of English Literature. London: Penguin, 1993. Penguin literary criticism. ISBN 0-14-012531-0.
FORD, Boris. (ed.): The New Pelican Guide to English Literature 1-5. Revised edition. London: Penguin, 1990.
GUY, Josephine M. a Ian SMALL. The Routledge concise history of nineteenth century literature. London: Routledge, 2011. Routledge concise histories of literature series. ISBN 9780415487108.
OUSBY, Ian. The Cambridge Guide to Literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c1993. ISBN 0-521-44086-6.
ROGERS, Pat. The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-19-282728-6.
SANDERS, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-926338-8.
STŘÍBRNÝ, Zdeněk: Dějiny anglické literatury I-II. Praha: Academia, 1987. ISBN 21-030-87.
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
Requirements to the exam
The course is reading-based – preparation for and participation in weekly seminars are necessary; regular attendance (2 absences in total allowed). (The reading materials are to be found in Moodle: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=8078, password: Austen)
Written exam – min. score: 70% for passing, max: 2 re-sittings (3 possible sittings in total, language and stylistic skills are part of the overall assessment)
Last update: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (10.09.2024)
