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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Čipkár Ivan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Early Colonial Literature. The Birth of a Nation and a Rise of a National Literature. Myths, stories, legends. American Romanticism. American Gothic. Late Romanticism. Transcendentalism. New poetic voices of America (W. Whitman, E. Dickinson), realism, regionalism, naturalism.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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This course introduces American literature from its beginnings until the end of the 19th century. Seminars examine the development of American literature in its social, political and cultural contexts. Students explore significant novels, plays and poems, and they learn how to analyze these works. Aims: After completing the course students will: - be familiar with the different literary periods, the writers most associated with them, and with the aims of the particular movements or schools of thought - understand the significance of the American literary canon - be able to interpret the texts in their historical and cultural context - be able to evaluate the suitability of the texts for readers of different levels Topics: Puritanism and early American literature. Political literature of the 18th century. American romantism. Transcendentalism. Poetry of the 19th century. Realism. Regionalism. Naturalism. Southern literature and the topic of slavery
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance, Final Report
-seminar attendance, active participation -reading -presentation of a selected topic (author, artistic movement) -written test -essay
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Recommended literature
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Gray, Richard. (2011). A History of American Literature. Malden, MA.
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