Contemporary English-Language Literature 340-ON2-1WLA
Form of the course: in the classroom
Type of subject: compulsory M_5
Academic discipline: the Humanities, Literary Studies
ECTS points 2
Assessment of the number of hours:
Lectures: 15 hours, seminars 15 huors
Requiring the presence of the teacher: 45 h (equals 1,5 ECTS points)
Participation in lectures - 15h, participation in seminars - 15h
Individual consultations - 15h
Not requiring the presence of the teacher: (Preparation for the classes and the exam)15h (euals 0,5 ECTS points)
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Term 2023:
The aim of the course is the presentation of the dynamism in development of the British novel in the 20th and 21st century. However, in order to do so the course opens with the history of the rise and development of the British novel in the 18th and 19th century. Then, decade by decade, British novels are analysed to show on the one the unchanging core of the genre, and, on the other, experiments and changes. |
Term 2024:
The aim of the course is the presentation of the dynamism in development of the British novel in the 20th and 21st century. However, in order to do so the course opens with the history of the rise and development of the British novel in the 18th and 19th century. Then, decade by decade, British novels are analysed to show on the one the unchanging core of the genre, and, on the other, experiments and changes. |
Term 2025:
The aim of the course is the presentation of the dynamism in development of the British novel in the 20th and 21st century. However, in order to do so the course opens with the history of the rise and development of the British novel in the 18th and 19th century. Then, decade by decade, British novels are analysed to show on the one the unchanging core of the genre, and, on the other, experiments and changes. |
Term 2026:
The aim of the course is the presentation of the dynamism in development of the British novel in the 20th and 21st century. However, in order to do so the course opens with the history of the rise and development of the British novel in the 18th and 19th century. Then, decade by decade, British novels are analysed to show on the one the unchanging core of the genre, and, on the other, experiments and changes. |
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Learning outcomes
The graduate
KP7_WG2, the student knows and understands complex literary phenomena and processes, theories explaining their cultural foundations and interrelationships, as well as contemporary trends in literary studies. KP7_WG5, the student knows and understands in-depth methods of analysis and interpretation of texts from a given language area within selected literary traditions and theories. KP7_WG7, the student knows and understands in-depth conceptual frameworks used to describe cultural phenomena relevant to the analysis of literature from a given language area. KP7_WG8, the student knows and understands contemporary socio-cultural conditions in a given language area. KP7_UW3, the student is able to conduct in-depth analysis and interpretation of literary texts using literary methods that allow for assessing their significance in the historical and cultural process. KP7_UW5, the student is able to appropriately select sources and information derived from them in the field of literary studies and evaluate, critically analyze, and synthesize this information. KP7_UK2, the student can communicate with diverse audiences using specialized terminology from the field of literary studies, taking into account socio-cultural elements.
KP7_KK1, the student is ready to critically evaluate the content received.
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Assessment criteria
seminars evaluation/verification - written or oral test, lectures evaluation/verification - written or oral exam
Bibliography
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Paperback – by Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), Aarthi Vadde (Editor), Jahan Ramazani Ph.D. (Editor), W. W. Norton & Company, 2024.
Bronisława Bałutowa, Powieść angielska XX wieku
Ashley Dawson, The Routledge Concise History of Twentieth-Century British Literature
David Lodge, The Art of Fiction
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Term 2023:
Bronisława Bałutowa, Powieść angielska XX wieku David Lodge, The Art of Fiction Randal Stevenson, The British Novel Since the Thirties Patrick Swinden, The English Novel of History and Society, 1940-1980 |
Term 2024:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Paperback – by Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), Aarthi Vadde (Editor), Jahan Ramazani Ph.D. (Editor), W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. The Norton Anthology of American Literature, by Robert Levine (ed) W. W. Norton & Company, 2017 Bronisława Bałutowa, Powieść angielska XX wieku David Lodge, The Art of Fiction Randal Stevenson, The British Novel Since the Thirties Patrick Swinden, The English Novel of History and Society, 1940-1980 |
Term 2025:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Paperback – by Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), Aarthi Vadde (Editor), Jahan Ramazani Ph.D. (Editor), W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. Bronisława Bałutowa, Powieść angielska XX wieku David Lodge, The Art of Fiction Randal Stevenson, The British Novel Since the Thirties Patrick Swinden, The English Novel of History and Society, 1940-1980 |
Term 2026:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries Paperback – by Stephen Greenblatt (Editor), Aarthi Vadde (Editor), Jahan Ramazani Ph.D. (Editor), W. W. Norton & Company, 2024. Bronisława Bałutowa, Powieść angielska XX wieku David Lodge, The Art of Fiction Randal Stevenson, The British Novel Since the Thirties Patrick Swinden, The English Novel of History and Society, 1940-1980 |
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