UCJAMRL1 American Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/8/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course focuses on the development of American literature from the 17th century to the late 19th century and provides a historical overview of the development of American literature. The challenge is to introduce students to important works of American literature, especially from a practical point of view. Emphasis is placed on reading, textual analysis and interpretation of concrete texts in the context of American literature and culture. Particular attention is devoted to pointing out of the specifics of American literature, the main sources of inspiration but also on its progressive development from the dependence on the British literature towards pluralist, multicultural nature of American literature today.
Syllabus
  • 1) Colonial Literature
    2) Literature of American Revolution
    3) Transcendentalism
    4)The Origins of African-American Literature
    5) Modern American Poetry: Walt Whitman
    6) Modern American Poetry: Emily Dickinson
    7) Modern American Short Story and Poetry: Edgar Allan Poe
    8) The Origins of the American Novel: Nathaniel Hawthorne
    9)The Origins of the American Novel: Herman Melville
    10) 19th Century Realism
    11) Early Modernism
    12) Naturalism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Procházka, Martin, Quinn, Justin. Lectures on American Literature. 2012. info
  • Castronovo. The Oxford Handbook of nineteenth-century American literature. New York, 2012. ISBN 9780199730438. info
  • Ruland, R. a Bradbury, M. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu: Dějiny americké literatury. 1998. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Regular attendance to the seminars, presentation/essay and a successful completion of a written test which would prove the students` ability to apply theoretical background upon texts.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021.
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