AJ2BP_AMLI American literature

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Podroužková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Tue 15:45–16:30 učebna 10
Prerequisites
Read fluently in English. Learn American geography and history.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides an introduction to the development of American literature from its colonial beginnings to the middle of the 20th century, focusing on typical American themes and genres, as reflected in non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. The student will learn about the creation of the American literary canon, and will approach it from a contemporary point of view, seeing in details the issues of gender, race and ethnicity, region, and ideology. Independent reading is important for completing the course.
Syllabus
  • Areas:
  • Theme 1: Introduction; literary survey from Colonial to Modernist literature, and the movement of the Frontier.
  • Theme 2: The Bible in American literature.
  • Theme 3: Colonial Literature.
  • Theme 4: Literature of the Revolution. Romantic literature I.
  • Theme 5: Romantic literature II.
  • Theme 6: American realism and naturalism.
  • Theme 7: American oral literature.
  • Theme 8: Modernism I.
  • Theme 9: Modernism II.
  • Theme 10: American poetry.
Literature
    required literature
  • VANSPANCKEREN, Kathryn. Nástin americké literatury. [Praha]: Informační agentura Spojených států, 137 s. info
    recommended literature
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm and Richard RULAND. From puritanism to postmodernism : a history of American literature. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1991, 456 s. ISBN 0-14-014435-8. info
  • GRAY, Richard J. A brief history of American literature. 1st pub. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, x, 410. ISBN 9781405192309. info
  • An early American reader. Edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Washington: United States Information Agency, 1988, xxiii, 741. info
  • An Early American Reader. Washington: US Inf.Agency, 1990, 741 s. info
  • BRADBURY, Malcolm. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu : dějiny americké literatury. Edited by Richard Ruland, Translated by Marcel Arbeit. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 492 s. ISBN 8020405860. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and comments on selected texts, power point and moodle support.
Assessment methods
Final test, 65% to pass. The test covers all areas presented in lectures.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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