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Lecturer(s)
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Mišterová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The course content includes the reading and analysis of the works of significant authors of Northern Irish literature of the 20th and 21st centuries (e.g. Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Bernard MacLaverty, Glen Patterson, and others).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Discussion, Students' portfolio, Seminar classes, Textual studies
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 6 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| speak English at B2 CEFR level |
| define basic literary terms |
| be acquainted with important literary trends and movements |
| be acquainted with the history and development of Northern Ireland |
| have a basic knowledge of current social, economic, and cultural development of Northern Ireland |
| Skills |
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| understand literary works |
| understand themes and motifs of given literary works |
| adequately summarise literary works |
| takean active part in class discussions |
| express opinions on given literary works |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| understand contemporary literature of Northern Ireland in its cultural background |
| identify and describe the significant features of literary, cultural and social development in Northern Ireland at the end ofthe 20th century and at the beginning of the 21st century in terms ofgenre, cultural and ethnic diversity |
| identify develop mental trends and concepts of modern, poetry and drama |
| be acquainted with the genres of contemporary literature of Northern Ireland |
| Skills |
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| understand a given work from Northern Ireland |
| interpret a given literary work |
| identify developmental periods and concepts in modern fiction and poetry |
| interpret the novels written by Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Bernard MacLaverty, Glenn Patterson, etc. |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Textual studies |
| Students' portfolio |
| Discussion |
| Seminar classes |
| assessment methods |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Faden, Ruprecht M. Literature of Northern Ireland: Spectral Borderlands (New Directions in Irish and Irish American Literature).. Palgrave Macmillan,, 2015. ISBN 978-1137474742.
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FOSTER, J. W. The Cambridge Companion to the Irish Novel. Cambridge, 2006.
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GRIFFITHS, G., ASHCROFT, W., TIFFIN, H. The Post-colonial Studies Reader. London, 1994.
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KELLEHER, M., O'LEARY, P. The Cambridge History of Irish literature. (1 - 2 vol.). Cambridge, 2006.
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PROCHÁZKA, M., STŘÍBRNÝ, Z. Slovník spisovatelů. Praha : Libri, 1996.
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Stříbrný, Zdeněk. Dějiny anglické literatury. Sv. 2. Praha : Academia, 1987.
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Stříbrný, Zdeněk. Dějiny anglické literatury. Sv. 2. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 1987.
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