AJL25053 Walt Whitman

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Michael Matthew Kaylor, PhD.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 16:00–17:40 G32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course will examine the various canonical, stylistic, socio-cultural, and other issues surrounding the cardinal American poet, Walt Whitman. It will include discussions of his life and writings, placing both within the context of American 19th-century personality formulation, identity, and poetry.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to critically evaluate the canonical, stylistic, socio-cultural, and other issues surrounding a writer such as Walt Whitman, discuss the writings of others with sensitivity and appreciation, and have a greater understanding of the contexts of American 19th-century poetry.
Syllabus
  • This course will be held in Microsoft Teams, and the necessary link for joining each lesson will be emailed to you a day or so beforehand. Details about course requirements, etc., will be provided in the first lesson. The schedule is as follows: October 12: Introduction. October 19: Read "The Sleepers," in Walt Whitman, LEAVES OF GRASS: COMPREHENSIVE READER’S EDITION, edited by Harold W. Blodgett and Sculley Bradley (New York: New York University Press, 1965), pp. 424-433. Read "Preface" to LEAVES OF GRASS, 1855 (CRE, 709-729). November 2: Read "Song of Myself" (CRE, 28-89). November 23: Read "Children of Adam" (CRE, 90-111) and "Calamus" (CRE, 112-136). November 30: Read "Sea-Drift" (CRE, 246-263), "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" (CRE, 159-165), "Passage to India" (CRE, 411-421), and "Prayer of Columbus" (CRE, 421-423). December 14: Read "Drum-Taps" (CRE, 279-327) and "Memories of President Lincoln" (CRE, 328-339). January 11: Read "Autumn Rivulets" (CRE, 356-402) and "Songs of Parting" (CRE, 488-506).
Literature
  • Kummings, Donald D. A COMPANION TO WALT WHITMAN (Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
  • Moon, Michael, DISSEMINATING WHITMAN: REVISION AND CORPOREALITY IN "LEAVES OF GRASS" (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1991)
  • Murphy, Francis, edited, WALT WHITMAN: A CRITICAL ANTHOLOGY (Baltimore, MD: Penguin, 1969)
  • Fone, Byrne R. S., MASCULINE LANDSCAPES: WALT WHITMAN AND THE HOMOEROTIC TEXT (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992)
  • Brasher, Thomas L., edited, WALT WHITMAN: THE EARLY POEMS AND THE FICTION (New York: New York University Press, 1963)
  • Bowers, Fredson, edited, WHITMAN’S MANUSCRIPTS: "LEAVES OF GRASS" (1860): A PARALLEL TEXT (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955)
  • Whitman, Walt, LEAVES OF GRASS: COMPREHENSIVE READER’S EDITION, edited by Harold W. Blodgett and Sculley Bradley (New York: New York University Press, 1965)
  • Price, Kenneth M., edited, WALT WHITMAN: THE CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996)
  • Greenspan, Ezra, edited, THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO WALT WHITMAN (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995)
  • Hindus, Milton, edited, WALT WHITMAN (London: Routledge, 1997)
  • Martin, Robert K., edited, THE CONTINUING PRESENCE OF WALT WHITMAN: THE LIFE AFTER THE LIFE (Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1992)
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week.
Assessment methods
For credit, students will be expected to write an essay (10 pages, typed, double-spaced). It should have a well-crafted thesis, should be scholarly in tone, and should endeavor to support all claims textually through the materials engaged during this course. Final grades will be divided in the following proportion: 20% for attendance and class participation; 80% for the essay.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nemohou zapsat studenti Bc. studia AJ
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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