UCJAU026 American short story

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
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 follows the development of American short story of the 19th and 20th centrury. It introduces the works of the most influential representatives of the genre. The main emphasis is placed on the practical text analysis, rather than theory. The subject reflects the pluralistic nature of American short story, including realistic, detective, horror, feminist or postmodern texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Washington Irving
    2. Ambrose Bierce
    3. Nathaniel Hawthorne
    4. Herman Melville
    5. E.A. Poe
    6. Mark Twain
    7. Kate Chopin
    8. Jack London
    9. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    10. Henry James
    11. Sherwood Anderson
    12. F.S. Fitzgerald
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Procházka, M. a kol. Lectures on American Literature. info
  • Ruland, R. a Bradbury, M. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu: Dějiny americké literatury. info
  • McQuade, D. (ed.). The Harper American Literature, New York: Harper & Row, 1987. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2017, recent)
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