prof. PhDr. Anton Pokrivčák, PhD.
prof. PaedDr. Silvia Pokrivčáková, PhD.
M.A. Louise Kocianová, PhD.
doc. PhDr. Mária Hricková, PhD., Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Kušnír, PhD., University of Prešov
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Both study materials serve as guides for students beginning their study of Anglophone literatures. They offer a concise and accessible discussion of central issues in the contemporary study of literary texts, including definitions of key terms such as literature and literary scholarship, periods of literary history, theoretical approaches to the study of literary texts, an overview of critical approaches, characteristics of language typical for literature, classification of literary kinds and genres, etc. Despite their similarities with other study guides, the present textbook is unique at least in one aspect: it integrates the knowledge coming from the international context of the study of Anglophone literatures with a specific cultural and geographical context of Slovakia (and Czech Republic), which establishes a space for constructive comparation and mutual beneficiation.
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