Course: British Literature Survey

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Course title British Literature Survey
Course code UMJL/A3BRL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mengel Ewald, Prof. Dr. phil. habil.
Course content
- Old English and Middle English Literature. - Renaissance in England. - Neoclassicism and Enlightenment. - Pre-romanticism and Romanticism. - 19th Century Novel - Irish Literary Revival. - Modernism. - 20th Century Drama. - 20th Century Novel

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
  • Preparation for examination - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 62 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of literary terms in the extent of "Introduction to Literature".
Knowledge of literary terms in the extent of "Introduction to Literature".
learning outcomes
The student has knowledge about the history of British literature from early works up to the present; the student is able to characterize key periods, movements and authors. Based on her / his reading, she / he can analyze selected works of prose, poetry and drama and place them in the literary, historical and cultural contexts.
The student has knowledge about the history of British literature from early works up to the present; the student is able to characterize key periods, movements and authors. Based on her / his reading, she / he can analyze selected works of prose, poetry and drama and place them in the literary, historical and cultural contexts.
teaching methods
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Written examination
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Alexander, Michael. A History of English Literature. Basingstoke, 2013. ISBN 978-0230368316.
  • CARTER, R, McRAE, J. The Routledge History of Literature in English. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2001.
  • HILSKÝ, M. Modernisté. Praha: Torst, 1995. ISBN 80-85639-40-8.
  • SANDERS, A. Short Oxford History of English Literature. New Ed. Oxford: OUP, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
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