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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Anténe Petr, Mgr. 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), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
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Learning outcomes
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This course is designed to provide a survey of American literature. The goal of this class is to enhance students' ability to read critically and to place literary works into cultural and historical contexts. Students will learn about the history of the literary tradition of the United States in its socio-political and historical context by examining the work of major authors and then analyzing specific literary works. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: -- orient themselves to the history of American literature from its beginning to the late 19th century, both theoretically and through their own reading of selected works, with the possibility of using the works for pedagogical purposes, -- work with English-language literary texts, -- assess the quality of literary texts, -- interpret texts in the context of historical background, the writer's life and contemporary understanding of the texts, -- be able to assess texts in relation to the reader's level and reading ability.
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Prerequisites
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critical thinking, leading of discussion, presentation skills
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance
Students are required: - to read on schedule; - to attend the class regularly; - to take an active role in class discussion. - fulfilling writing assessments
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Recommended literature
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Baym, N. et al. (2000). The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Vol. 1. New York.
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High, P. (1993). An Outline of American Literature. London: Longman.
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Procházka, Martin et. al. (2002). Lectures on American Literature. Praha.
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Richard Ruland, a Malcolm Bradbury. (1997). Od puritanismu k postmodernismu. Praha.
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