AJ2BP_AL19 American Literature from Beginnings to the End of the 19th century

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Irena Přibylová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Timetable
Tue 9:45–10:30 učebna 30
Prerequisites
AJ2BP_SZKO Qualifying Exam || AJ2BP_SOZK Qualifying Exam
Read compulsory books, study from the list of recommended literature, attend regularly, bring books to classes, keep a reader's diary.
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
An introduction to American literature in English from its beginning in the 17th century to the early 20th century. The course is organized chronologically, it puts stress on artistic influences of the age of reason, romanticism, realism, and naturalism. It also introduces American oral literature of that period. In the end of the course, students should be able to define individual artistic periods in American literature, speak about their representatives and genres, and explain important features of the period on selected novels.
Syllabus
  • Fall 2009:
  • Theme 1: Introduction; Colonial literature.
  • Theme 2: The Bible in American literature.The Age of Reason, the Revolution.
  • Theme 3: Romanticism I.
  • Theme 4: Romanticism II.
  • Theme 5: Realism I.
  • Theme 6: Realism II.
  • Theme 7: Naturalism.
  • Theme 8: American poetry.
  • Theme 9: Oral literature.
  • Theme 10: African American Literature.
  • Theme 11: Native Americans in Literature.
Literature
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Columbia history of the American novel. Edited by Emory Elliott - Cathy N. Davidson. New York: Columbia University, 1991, xviii, 905. ISBN 0-231-07360-7. info
  • An Early American Reader. Washington: US Inf.Agency, 1990, 741 s. info
  • An early American reader. Edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Washington: United States Information Agency, 1988, xxiii, 741. info
  • VANSPANCKEREN, Kathryn. Nástin americké literatury. [Praha]: Informační agentura Spojených států, 137 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation based on lectures and and comments on selected texts.
Assessment methods
- follow lecture notes, key terms, primary and secondary materials on the moodlinka
- read compulsory literature
- keep a reader's diary and bring it to the colloquy
- pass an oral colloqy
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 Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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