UCJAMCA1 American Literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJAMCA1/A: Tue 8:05–9:40 M7, M. Weiss
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
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 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. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu. Praha, 1998. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
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 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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