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The aim of this course is to consolidate and deepen the students’ existing knowledge of American literature through complex and cross-section themes and explored in wider historical, social and cultural contexts. The course is conceived as class discussions and students’ presentations based on preceding independent preparation and reading. Language skills are part of the overall assessment. Poslední úprava: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (01.02.2021)
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1) Preparation for and active participation in weekly seminars, regular attendance – max. 2 absences 2) Compilation of a reading list based on works of American literature 3) Microteaching of a 10-minute-long activity connected with the themes of the course 4) A mock state exam essay: a 600-word long essay written in English, against the clock, under the teacher's supervision on one of two assigned topics + reception of the teacher’s feedback Poslední úprava: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2021)
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Primary literature: WALKER, Alice. The color purple. New York: Pocket Books, 1985. Ernest Hemigway, selected short stories. MILLER, Arthur. The crucible: a play in four acts. 5th print. London: Penguin Books, 1995.
Gray, Richard. A History of American Literature. Blackwell, 2006. High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature. Longman, 2007. Jařab, Josef. Po cestách z neviditelnosti: eseje o afroamerické literatuře a kultuře. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2016. Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Volume 1, Beginnigs to 1865. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]. Levine, Robert S., ed. The Norton Anthology of American literature. Volume 2, 1865 to the present. Shorter ninth edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]. Procházka, Martin. Lectures on American Literature. Karolinum, 2007 (2011). Ruland, Richard, and Malcolm Bradbury. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2016. Stobaugh, James P. American Literature: Cultural Influences of Early to Contemporary Voices. Green Forest: Master Books, 2018. Poslední úprava: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2021)
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Introduction to the course The most significant literary offshoots of Colonial and Early Republican era in the United States. Characteristic features of American literary Romanticism, exemplified with reference to fiction, poetry and the dominant philosophy of the era. Teaching practice, no classes Easter Monday, no classes Development of Realism and Naturalism in American literature seen as response to the changing social climate, scientific and ideological discourse of the late 19th century. Representative summary of American prose and poetry of the 1910s through early 40s, centred around Modernism and the Lost Generation. The birth and rise of American drama, with an obvious focus on 20th century playwrights. A comprehensive overview of US literature from World War II until the present. Poslední úprava: Topolovská Tereza, PhDr., Ph.D. (28.01.2021)
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