FPF:UCJAP026 American Literature 1 - Course Information

UCJAP026 American Literature 1

Extent and Intensity

0/0/6. 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 also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English for Teachers (programme FPF, B7310 Filo)

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
• Ruland, R. a Bradbury, M. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu: Dějiny americké literatury. info
• Castronovo. The Oxford Handbook of nineteenth-century American literature. New York, 2012. ISBN 9780199730438. info
• Procházka, Martin, Quinn, Justin. Lectures on American Literature. Praha, 2011. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 6 HOD/SEM.

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.

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