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Lecturer(s)
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Kohlová Petra, Mgr.
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Vít Ladislav, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Literature, literariness, genres (prose, poetry drama). Elements of Prose Fiction I: setting, character, theme, plot (exposition, complication, climax, dénouement), narrative strategy (analepsis, prolepsis, foreshadowing, etc.). Elements of Prose Fiction II: narrator and point of view. Periodization I: Classicism, Romanticism. Periodization II: Realism, Critical realism, Naturalism. Periodization III: Modernism, Postmodernism. Drama I: generic specificities, terminology, comedy. Drama II: tragedy and other dramatic subgenres. Poetry I: figurative language, rhetorical devices. Poetry II: rhyme and sound parallelism. Poetry III: rhythm, basics of prosody. Poetry IV: stanza forms, poetic genres. Forms of literary Criticism.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Practical training
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 25 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 35 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to master the terminology and the theoretical and critical concepts needed for further study of literature. During the course, students will not only study theoretical works, but will also, in seminars, work with primary British and American literary texts of different genres. The learning outcomes will be the development of basic literary terminology, reading strategies and ability to apply critical and theoretical concepts on primary texts.
students will acquire socio-cultural, textual and analytical competence in literary areas. with the acquired theoretical vocabulary they will be able to interpret a literary text.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination
face-to-face in-class learning: - attendance (3 missed classes max.) - active participation in seminars and pre-seminar preparation (study of materials) - final written test in case of remote teaching: - lectures and seminars are online in real time via MS Teams - active participation required in the same extent as in the full-time study mode - self-study of classroom materials prior to the seminar (available in Moodle) - final online test (Moodle)
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Recommended literature
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Cuddon, J. A. The Penguin dictionary of literary terms and literary theory. London: Penguin Books, 1998. ISBN 0-14-051363-9.
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GRAY, M. Dictionary of Literary Terms. Beirut: York Press, 1992. ISBN 0-582-08037-1.
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Haman, Aleš. Úvod do studia literatury a interpretace díla. Jinočany: H & H, 2004. ISBN 80-86022-57-9.
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PECK, J. - COYLE, M. Literary Terms and Criticism. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002. ISBN 0-333-962583.
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PROBYN, T.C. English Poetry. Harlow. Addison Wesley Longman Ltd, 1998. ISBN 0-582-79271-1.
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