- Code
- ELL 411
- Name
- British Literature and Culture
- Semester
- 1
- Lecture hours
- 4.00
- Seminar hours
- 0.00
- Laborator hours
- 0.00
- Credits
- 4.00
- ECTS
- 6.00
- Description
-
This course studies the developments in British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. It follows the chronological progression of literary periods in British literature, taking into account the historical developments of each period. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions and these works of prose, poetry, drama and fiction will be studied in relation to their historical, linguistic and cultural context
- Objectives
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The Objectives of this course include: - To equip students with knowledge about the major works of English/British literature following a chronological order, from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century; - To assist students in independent reading, understanding and analysis of literary works of English Literature from ancient times to the 18th century. - To cultivate students’ capacity to judge the aesthetic and ethical value of literary texts, enabling them to articulate the standards behind their judgments; - To enhance students’ appreciation of literature, language, and imagination as well as literature’s ability to elicit feeling, cultivate the imagination, and call us to account as humans.
- Java
- Tema
- 1
- Introduction to the course What is Literature? An Overview of Literary Periods in English Literature The Relationship of historical, political, social, religious, cultural & linguistic developments with literature British Literature (2018), pp. 1- 5 Norton (2018), pp 3-30
- 2
- The Anglo-Saxon Period The Old English (450-1066) Beowulf as a reflection of the developments of these centuries in the island British Literature (2018), pp. 13-89 Norton (2018), pp. 38-100
- 3
- Middle English (1066-1500) Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales: The making of the language of common people into the language of a people British Literature (2018), pp. 351-400/ Norton (2018), pp. 201-205/ 256- 270 Thomas Malory Le Morte d’Arthur (1485): From myths to legends & to the planting of English identity British Literature (2018), pp. 559- 564/ Norton (2018), pp 534- 537
- 4
- Elizabethan Era English Renaissance (1500-1660) A cultural rebirth rooted in the European continent & a response to the developments in the continent; The rise of “English identity” British Literature (2018) pp 599-601 Shakespeare: Macbeth British Literature (2018), pp 1174-83
- 5
- Neoclassical Period (Enlightenment/Age of Reason) in Western Literature (English vs. American) Restoration (1660-1785) Norton Vol 3, (2018), pp. 3-30 Milton Paradise Lost British Literature (2018), pp. 1727-1750
- 6
- The Romantic Period (1785-1830?) Romantic Manifesto Romantic Poetry: From Blake to Shelley British Literature II (2018), pp. 1-5/ 18-22/ 37-38/ 81-2/ 120-3/ 166-9/ 206-7
- 7
- Review of the previous topics
- 8
- Midterm exam and/ or research paper
- 9
- The Rise of Novel The Romantic novel: The Gothic Response Mary Shelley Frankenstein British Literature II (2018), pp. 229-280
- 10
- Realism/Naturalism (1830-1901) and The Victorian Age (1832-1891): British Literature II (2018), pp. 286-291 Victorian Novel: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities British Literature II (2018), pp. 596-598 Romantic novel vs. Victorian Novel
- 11
- Edwardian Period (1901-1914?) Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness British Literature II (2018), pp. 886-899
- 12
- The 20th century of WW1 and WW2 Modernism and Postmodernism Contemporary literature British Literature II (2018), pp 878- 885
- 13
- Modernist literature: Virginia Woolf’s A room on One’s Own British Literature II (2018), pp 958-960
- 14
- Postmodern Literature Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot British Literature II (2018), pp 1106-1108
- 15
- General Review
- 16
- Final Exam
- 1
- Identify and trace the development of British literature from the beginning to the modern period by explaining key historical, philosophical, social, theological, and literary movements and exploring how these movements are reflected in the representative literature of the time.
- 2
- Demonstrate understanding of literary terms, major themes, and critically significant principles by using them to analyze specific works of British literature belonging to the covered time period.
- 3
- Provide insight and understanding into the literature and culture of each time period studied through clear expository prose and poetry.
- 4
- Value literature, language, and imagination; develop a passion for literature and language; appreciate literature’s ability to elicit feeling, cultivate the imagination, and call us to account as humans.
- 5
- Cultivate their ability to judge the aesthetic and ethical value of literary texts–and be able to articulate the standards behind their judgments; appreciate the expressive use of language as a fundamental and sustaining human activity, preparing for a life of learning as readers and writers.
- Quantity Percentage Total percent
- Midterms
- 1 30% 30%
- Quizzes
- 0 0% 0%
- Projects
- 0 0% 0%
- Term projects
- 1 20% 20%
- Laboratories
- 0 0% 0%
- Class participation
- 0 0% 0%
- Total term evaluation percent
- 50%
- Final exam percent
- 50%
- Total percent
- 100%
- Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
- Course duration (including exam weeks)
- 16 4 64
- Off class study hours
- 14 4 56
- Duties
- 1 10 10
- Midterms
- 1 10 10
- Final exam
- 1 10 10
- Other
- 0 0 0
- Total workLoad
- 150
- Total workload / 25 (hours)
- 6.00
- ECTS
- 6.00