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Lecturer(s)
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Marešová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kolinská Klára, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Shakespeare's work through the lens of modern literary criticism. 2. +3. Modern trends in British and American drama and film. 4. +5. Multiculturalism and Post-Colonialism. African American novel. 6. +7. New representatives and new topics in British and American women's and feminist literature. 8. -10. Modern poetry. Contemporary poetry. The course is conected with e-learning material available online at https://moodle.pf.ujep.cz/
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to introduce the students to contemporary literary development in the Anglo-American world and the world at large based on the critical analysis of selected literary works. This course further develops students' critical thinking, which is one of the prerequisites for successful passing of the state exam. Along with the obligatory class "Literary theories -- An Introduction," it concludes literary studies in the field. Students will have the opportunity to re-visit important stages of literary development and trace the similarities and differences in the development of British and American literature. Students fine-tune their preparations for their M.A. State Exam, especially in terms of literary theory and criticism.
Students demonstrate at the ability to compare and contrast phenomena in recent British and American literary development using current literary theory and criticism.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of the Anglophone literary history (B.A. level).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Literary project and its presentation. The requirements are listed under the teacher´s profile on the department's web site.
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Recommended literature
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Abrams, M. H. A glossary of literary terms. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 2006.
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Head, D. The Cambridge guide to literature in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Leitch, Vincent B. The Norton anthology of theory and criticism.. New York: Norton, 2001.
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Marcus, L. Cambridge history of twentieth-century English literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
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Peprník, M. Směry literární interpretace XX. století: texty, komentáře.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2000.
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TEW,P., MENGHAM, R. British Fiction Today. . London Continuum Publishing Group, 2007. ISBN 0-8264-8732-7.
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