American Literature 1950-2000 - JMM349
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This course, conducted in English, will introduce the students to the period of American writing that saw an explosion of various approaches to fiction and poetry, reflecting dramatic changes in American society. Basic orientation in the various streams of postwar writing, from the confessional mainstream novel through the Beats to experimental prose and postmodern writing. The diversity of styles in this period corresponds to the increasingly complex picture of the American society and reflects its complexity.
Last update: Hanuš Jiří, PhDr. (14.02.2019)
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Samples of literary texts will be provided to the students by e-mail as well as notes and commentaries. Last update: Hanuš Jiří, PhDr. (14.02.2019)
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The explosion of American writing after 1950
The course will provide the students with basic orientation in the various streams of postwar prose and poetry, from the confessional mainstream novel through the Beats to experimental prose and postmodern writing. The diversity of styles in this period corresponds to the increasingly complex picture of the American society and reflects its complexity. Listed are the authors samples of whose writing will be read in the class.
Introduction James Baldwin Vladimir Nabokov J. D. Salinger Beat Movement Ken Kesey Saul Bellow Philip Roth John Updike Joyce Carol Oates Tony Morrison John Irving Tom Robbins
Last update: Hanuš Jiří, PhDr. (14.02.2019)
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