24.-28.4..

1/ In the first 15 minutes of the class, we will discuss the poems by M. Moore and A. Ginsberg for which we didn´t have time last week.

2/ We will discuss two short stories chosen by the class:

- The Music of Erich Zann, H. P. Lovecraft

https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mez.aspx

 - The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, by Ursula LeGuin

https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf

Please, prepare notes about the genre, the narrative, the mystery and its construction - in groups. Also, look up information about the authors. And prepare a question about each story for the class.

BESIDES THESE TWO STORIES THAT YOU CHOSE FOR THE CLASS, PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE TWO STORIES FROM THE NEW YORKER (THAT I PROPOSED - SEE THE FORUM BELOW)  FOR CLOSE READING - IT WILL BE A COMPULSORY ITEM OF YOUR READING LIST (CONTAINING JUST THE WORKS WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN THE CLASS), SERVING AS AN EXAMPLE OF CONTEMPORARY WRITING.

Prepare for the next session:

- William Faulkner: "Mountain Victory" (a short story): https://www.shortstoryguide.com/william-faulkner-short-stories/#:~:text=%20William%20Faulkner%20Short%20Stories%20%201%20%E2%80%9CBarn,to%20dispose%20of%20the%20body%20and...%20More

- Work in groups. Try to create a sort of "mind map" (myšlenková mapa) for interpretation. The "map" might contain as points connected by mental arrrows: the plot - the characters - the time and place setting - the narrative and how it leads to comprehending the characters - the sense of the story in relation to the title. You will be expected to present your shared interpretation supported by some examples from the story in eight-minute presentations (it is desirable that your group can show it in a digitalized version).

Please, use some study material on Faulkner (and Wright - the following topic) below.

- Read about modernism (my essay enclosed below; in Czech, and in English), and prepare some two or three comments on what might be unclear, new, useful, disputable etc.