UCJAP027 American Literature 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
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
Course objectives
The course follows the American literature 1. It focuses on the development of American literature from the early 20th century to the present. Great emphasis is placed on the techniques of pre-modernism and modernism. This course aims to show the diversity of American literature, much of it is devoted to the literatures of cultures outside the mainstream, mainly American Jewish and African-American literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Harlem Renaissance
    2. The founders of Anglo-American Modernism
    3. American Modernism in Poetry
    4. Southern Literature
    5. The Lost Generation
    6. American Drama Between the Wars
    7. American Jewish Literature
    8. American Postwar Prose
    9. The Beat Generation
    10. American Postwar Drama
    11. Postwar American Poetry
    12. American Postmodernism
Literature
    recommended literature
  • McQuade, D. (ed.):. The Harper American Literature, New York: Harper & Row, 1987. info
  • Procházka, Martin, Quinn, Justin. Lectures on American Literature. 2012. info
  • Blades. 20th century American literature. New York, 2011. ISBN 978-1408266649. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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