Optional exercises: literary studies 1 340-AS2-1LC1
Studies’ profile: General academic.
Full-time studies.
Optional (M_5).
Literary and cultural studies, Humanities, English Philology.
Year I.
Initial requirements: the student should have the basic knowledge of literary and cultural studies, as well as the knowledge of the history, culture, and literature of English-speaking countries.
Number of didactic hours: 30h, classes.
Didactic methods: analyses and discussions, pair work, presentations, essays.
ECTS points
Students’ workload balance:
- Participation in classes: 30h
- Preparation: 10h
- Consultation: 5h
- Projects: 10h
- Test and preparation: 5h
Quantitative indicators:
- Student’s workload connected with classes which require assistance from the teacher: 35h
- Student’s workload connected with practical classes: 25h
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Term 2025:
The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the works of William Shakespeare in the context of Elizabethan worldview assumptions and the conventions of Elizabethan theatre. Students will focus on selected works and will be introduced to contemporary interpretive proposals (e.g. H. Bloom, S. Greenblatt, R. Girard). In addition to analysing and interpreting the plays, students will be introduced to selected 20th and 21st century theatrical and film adaptations. |
Term 2026:
The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the works of William Shakespeare in the context of Elizabethan worldview assumptions and the conventions of Elizabethan theatre. Students will focus on selected works and will be introduced to contemporary interpretive proposals (e.g. H. Bloom, S. Greenblatt, R. Girard). In addition to analysing and interpreting the plays, students will be introduced to selected 20th and 21st century theatrical and film adaptations. |
Course coordinators
Type of course
Term 2025: obligatory courses elective courses | General: obligatory courses elective courses | Term 2026: elective courses obligatory courses |
Mode
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE, the graduates know and understand
KP7_WG9 - an in-depth conceptual framework for describing cultural phenomena relevant to the analysis of literature of a given language area
KP7_WK4 - contemporary socio-cultural conditions of a given language area
SKILLS, the graduate can:
KP7_UW2 - conduct in-depth analysis and interpretation of literary texts using philological methods that allow for assessing their significance in the historical and cultural process
KP7_UW3 - conduct in-depth analysis and interpretation of various cultural products using philological methods that allow for assessing their significance in the historical and cultural process
KP7_UW6 - properly select sources and information derived from them in the field of literary studies and evaluate, critically analyze and synthesize this information
KP7_UK2 - communicate with diverse audiences using specialist terminology from the field of literary studies, taking into account socio-cultural elements
SOCIAL SKILLS, the graduate is capable of:
KP7_KO4 - creation of platforms for tolerance and cooperation in the conditions of multicultural communication and a religiously diverse society
Assessment criteria
A credit or an exam according to the studies schedule. See the criteria for the given academic year.
Bibliography
See the reading list appropriate for a particular academic year.
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Term 2025:
Primary sources: William Shakespeare's plays for analysis and interpretation (max. 5) will be selected by the teacher in cooperation with the students. Secondary sources: McEachern, Claire, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Shakesepearean Tragedy, CUP, 2002. Leggatt, Alexander. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy, CUP, 2004. Watson, Donald. G. Shakespeare's Early History Plays: Politics at Play on the Elizabethan Stage, Macmillan, 1990. Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. ---. Shakespeare's Freedom, The University of Chicago press, 2010. Bloom, Harold.Shakespeare. The Invention of the Human (1998); |
Term 2026:
Primary sources: William Shakespeare's plays for analysis and interpretation (max. 5) will be selected by the teacher in cooperation with the students. Secondary sources: McEachern, Claire, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Shakesepearean Tragedy, CUP, 2002. Leggatt, Alexander. The Cambridge Companion to Shakespearean Comedy, CUP, 2004. Watson, Donald. G. Shakespeare's Early History Plays: Politics at Play on the Elizabethan Stage, Macmillan, 1990. Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare, W. W. Norton & Company, 2004. ---. Shakespeare's Freedom, The University of Chicago press, 2010. Bloom, Harold.Shakespeare. The Invention of the Human (1998); |
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