AJ15002 American Literature: 1945 to the Present

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Kateřina Prajznerová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Tue 11:40–13:15 32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course deals with American writing since the Second World War. This is a particularly rich period in American literature, including as it does many very well-known figures: to name only a few, Updike, Bellow, Roth, Oates, and Morrison in prose; Lowell, Ginsberg, Plath, Kinnell and Ashbery in poetry; Williams, Albee and Miller in drama. In addition, there are many exciting writers who are less known here, either because they are more recent, or because they are more experimental. This course will attempt to give a balanced selection of the most significant and interesting writers in the post-war period. Literature: Norton Anthology of American Literature, vol. II; T. Morrison, Sula.
Syllabus
  • This course deals with American writing since the Second World War. This is a particularly rich period in American literature, including as it does many very well-known figures: to name only a few, Updike, Bellow, Roth, Oates, and Morrison in prose; Lowell, Ginsberg, Plath, Kinnell and Ashbery in poetry; Williams, Albee and Miller in drama. In addition, there are many exciting writers who are less known here, either because they are more recent, or because they are more experimental. This course will attempt to give a balanced selection of the most significant and interesting writers in the post-war period. Literature: Norton Anthology of American Literature, vol. II; T. Morrison, Sula.
Literature
  • BAYM, Nina. The Norton anthology of American literature. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1989, xxxiv, 285. ISBN 0393957381. info
  • MORRISON, Toni. Sula. 1. vyd. London: Picador, 1991, 174 s. ISBN 0-330-30500-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment: Class presentations and written work will take the place of a final exam. / Seminář; hodnocení: aktivní účast v hodinách, test, esej.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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