UCJANP06 Overview of American Literature

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 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 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
Course objectives
The course provides an overview of the main American literary movements since the Colonial period. The main emphasis is placed upon the pluralistic nature of American writing from its very beginning until contemporary times.
Syllabus
  • 1. Colonial Writings and the literature of Revolution
    2. Transcendentalism
    3. Beginning of American novel
    3. Modern American Poetry
    4. Realism and naturalism
    5. Modernism
    6. American drama until WWII
    7. Postwar American drama
    8. Postwar American poetry
    9. Postwar American Novel.
    10. African American Fiction
    11. American Jewish Fiction
    12.Contemporary American Fiction
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 Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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