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British Literature II - ORA201036
Title: Britská literatura II
Guaranteed by: Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Actual: from 2009
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 0
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:8/8, C [HS]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: English
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. PhDr. Petr Chalupský, Ph.D.
Annotation -
Last update: CHALUPSK/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (05.01.2012)
The aim of this course is to introduce students to some major works of the twentieth century British literature. The lectures are designed to offer a general historical, social and cultural context for the course texts. The seminars will deal with reading and analysis of the individual selected works.
Literature -
Last update: CHALUPSK/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (05.01.2012)

Rogers, Pat (ed.), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (Oxford University Press 1994)

Sanders, Andrew, The Short Oxford History of English Literature (Oxford University Press 2004)

Hilský, Martin, Modernisté (Praha: Torst 1995)

Bradbury, Malcolm, The Modern British Novel (Penguin Books 1994)

Head, Dominic, Modern British Fiction, 1950-2000 (Cambridge University Press 2002)

Lane, R.J., Mengham, R., Tew, P., (eds.) Contemporary British Fiction (Cambridge: Polity Press 2003)

English, James F., (ed.), Contemporary British Fiction (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing 2006)

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: PhDr. Tereza Topolovská, Ph.D. (25.10.2019)

 The course is completed by an oral examination.

Candidates also present their reading list which is an integral part of the exam. It should feature at least one work for each topic, this list (signed) is either handed or sent via email to the teacher at least twenty-four hours prior to the exam. The student will pick a topic and prepare a 15-minute long presentation based on it. His or her inability to prepare an adequate presentation and answer the questions related to it will lead to hos or her failing of the exam. The list of all exam quastions is to be found in Moodle and to be received by the students at the beginning of the semester.

The level and adequate use of candidate’s English makes part of the final assessment.

Syllabus
Last update: CHALUPSK/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (05.01.2012)

1. British Modernism

2. Modernist fiction and poetry

3. 1930s and 1940s

4. 1950s

5. 1960s

6. Post-Modernism and contemporary British literature

7. Development of the 20th century British drama

 
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