This course provides a survey of modern British novels from its development early in the twentieth century, to its current achievements and trends. The course focuses on three representative novels (Heart of Darkness, Lord of the Flies, Lighthouse) and examines the way these writers perceive the world around them and how they construct their novels. A close critical reading of three novels allows students to understand the enormous and rapid social changes as thematic issues by which this period is marked. Students in this course will as well be shown the transformations that occurred at the level of literary language and style and appearance of literary forms by which novel in 20th century is marked.
Course Main Objectives
At the Completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Comprehend the characteristics of literature in 20th century, with the focus on fiction.
- Understand the broad developments in the British novel during the twentieth century.
- Identify the social structures and cultural & historical aspect of the 20th century life from fiction.
- Develop an ability to comprehend different ways 20th century novelists approach different thematic issues in relation to the social context by a close critical reading of novels.
- Identify the aspects of gloomy and miserable human life in literary works of the period.
- Communicate clearly, in writing, an informed response to that text.
- Improve an ability to take position regarding the thematic issue of the novel and the way it is dealt with.
