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Lecturer(s)
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Čapek Jan, Mgr. Bc. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Native American oral storytelling 2. Puritans and their heritage (17th Century) 3. Enlightenment, Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin (18th Century) 4. Romanticism, Nathaniel Hawthorne 5. Edgar Allan Poe 6. American transcendentalism (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller) 7. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson 8. Slavery and African-American writing 9. Realism and women's literaure (Chopin, Gilman) 10. Realism, local color (Twain, Crane) 11. Naturalism
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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- 42 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce the students to distinctive periods of American literary history from the 17th to the end of the 19th century. Students will read and interpret important works representing the period.
Students are able to interpret selected canonical works of American literature from Puritan beginning until late 19th century, and utilize their skills in literary theory, literary history and cultural theory which they have gained during the course as well as in their preceding study of literary subjects.
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Prerequisites
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Students come to this course with basic knowledge of literary terminology and with skills that enable them to analyze and interpret literary texts (acquired in the courses Children's Literature, British Literature 1 and British Literature 2).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
- Active class participation and presence in class (max. 2 absences) - Knowledge of the assigned readings, preparation for in-class discussion and analysis - Mid-term essay (it is recommended to discuss the thesis in advance) - Final in-class credit test (during the last lecture)
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Recommended literature
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Od Poea k postmodernismu. Proměny americké prózy. Odeon, Praha, 1993.
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Abrams , M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc.. 1985.
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Baym, N., Franklin, W., Gura, P, & Krupat, A. The Norton anthology of American literature. New York: W. W. Norton & Co, 2007.
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Baym, N. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York, 2003.
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Quinn, J. Lectures on American Literature. Praha, 2011.
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Ruland, K. - Bradbury, R. Od puritanismu k postmodernismu. Dějiny americké literatury. Praha. 1997.
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Ruland R. & Bradbury, M. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literatrure. New York, 1991.
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