2025/2026

Ключевые тексты литературы Великобритании

Статус: Дисциплина общефакультетского пула

Кто читает: Школа филологических наук

Когда читается: 3 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Волконская Мария Андреевна

Язык: английский

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This rigorous one-module course is designed for the undergraduate students who are interested in the history of British literature from its beginnings to the present. Through a wide range of selected readings in prose, poetry, and drama from the Old English period to the 21st century, this course introduces students to British literature and examines its development in the context of stylistic, cultural, historical, and linguistic changes and influences. It increases one’s understanding of literary conventions, enhances the enjoyment of various forms of literature, and encourages personal exploration and interpretation of the diversity of human experience, which British literature affords. Students will critically read and evaluate a number of assigned Key Texts (significant examples of the given period representing a diversity of British writers) as well as engage in independent reading outside of class. They will both develop skills of literary analysis and acquire knowledge of British cultural history. The course combines activities of a traditional (quizzes, essays, discussions etc.) and a nontraditional (debates, presentations, journal writing etc.) nature. Designed to emphasize independent thought, it also envisages various research projects conducted individually or in small groups on a wide range of topics related to its subject matter. Pre-requisites: to fulfill the requirements of the course students need to have a good command of written and spoken English (required CEFR language proficiency level is from upper-intermediate (B2) to advanced (C1)).