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This course aims to give the students a general outline of the most significant events in American literature, focusing largely, but not exclusively, on canonical authors. Seminars are generally preceded by an audiovisual presentation of a particular literary movement, including its social and cultural background. This is then followed by a close reading session which focuses on the selected seminar texts (short stories, plays, extracts etc.).
Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.01.2022)
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If distance learning is to be incorporated during the semester, instruction will be via Zoom. Attendance requirements will be the same as for face-to-face instruction. Please follow the updates on the Moodle page. Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (01.02.2022)
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Active class participation, a medium-sized essay and the oral exam described and illustrated in Moodle. Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (01.02.2022)
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Secondary sources: 1. Ruland, R., Bradbury, M. From Puritanism to Postmodernism, New York: Viking Penguin, 1991. ISBN-13: 978-0140144352. 2. Procházka, M., Quinn, J., Ulmanová, H., Roraback, E. Lectures on American Literature. Praha, 2002. ISBN 9788024619965. 3. High, Peter, An Outline of American Literature, London: Longman, 2007 4. Lauter, P., Yarborough, R., Cheung, K., Molesworth, C. The Heath Anthology of American literature, Early Nineteenth Century: 1800 - 1865, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005. ISBN-13: 9780618532988. 5. Lauter, P., Yarborough, R., Alberti, J., Brady, M. The Heath Anthology of American literature: Volume A: the Beginnings to 1900, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008. ISBN: 0-618-54250-7. 6. Lauter, P., Yarborough, R., Bayer, J., Molesworth, C., Cheung, K. The Heath Anthology of American literature: Volume C: Late Nineteenth Century, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004. ISBN-13: 9780618532995. 7. Gates, H.L., McKay, N. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. ISBN-13: 978-0393911558 Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.01.2022)
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All ten (10) topics for the oral exam aligns with state exam topics. See Moodle. Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.01.2022)
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1. Lecture: 19-20th century US poetry Close reading: Walt Whitman, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks
2. Lecture: American Modernism I Close reading: William Faulkner: Barn Burning; A Rose for Emily Ernest Hemingway: A Clean Well-Lighted Place, Hills Like White Elephants
3. Lecture: American Modernism II (Jazz Age) Close reading: F.S. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
4. Lecture1: Southern Gothic II; Lecture 2: Beat Generation Close reading: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (3 úryvky) Close reading: Jack Kerouac, On the Road (1 úryvek)
5. Lecture: American drama I Close reading: Tennessee Williams, Streetcar Named Desire
6. Lecture: American drama II, Drama of the Absurd Close reading: Edward Albee, The Zoo Story
7. Lecture: Jewish American Literature Close reading: Bernard Malamud, Armistice
8. Lecture: African American Literature Close reading: Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
9. Lecture: US Postmodernism Close reading: Michael Cunningham, The Hours (film + 5 úryvky) Last update: Ženíšek Jakub, Mgr., Ph.D. (31.01.2022)
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