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English Literature until the End of of the 19th Century - OPBA4A031A
Title: Anglická literatura do konce 19. století
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2022
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/2, C+Ex [HT]
Extent per academic year: 0 [hours]
Capacity: 100 / 110 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
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: doc. PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D.
PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): Bernadette Higgins, M.A.
PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D.
Pre-requisite : OPBA4A022A
Is pre-requisite for: OPBA4A043A, OPBA4A053B, OPBA4A046A, OPBA4A055B, OPBA4A054B
Annotation -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)
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
Descriptors -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)

Self study: 8 h

Work with class materials: 40 h

Seminar work: 5 h

Preparation for the credit test: 10 h

Preparation for the exam: 25 h

Literature -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)

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.

+ primary literature (novels and extracts) specified in the syllabus in Moodle + regular screenings of film adaptations 

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)
  • 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) 
  • Credit test – min. score: 60 % for passing, max: 1 re-sitting (2 possible sittings in total). 

Failing to pass the credit test disqualifies the student from taking the rest of subject.

  • 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)
Syllabus -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)

1. Preromaticism and Romanticism – philosophical, socio-cultural and historical context
2. Romantic poetry 1st and 2nd generation of Romantic Poets 
3. Romantic fiction 
5. Victorian era - philosophical, socio-cultural and historical context 
6. Victorian fiction 
7. Victorian poetry
8. Literature of the turn of the century

Course completion requirements -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (09.09.2023)
  • 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) 
  • Credit test – min. score: 60 % for passing, max: 1 re-sitting (2 possible sittings in total). 

Failing to pass the credit test disqualifies the student from taking the rest of subject.

  • 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)
 
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