Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (13.05.2019)
Jedná se o návazný semestrální kurz zakončený písemnou a ústní zkouškou. Soustředí se převážně na kanonické autory 20. století. Přednáška vždy situuje dané dílo do dobového kontextu. Seminární texty jsou v drtivé většině kratší prózy, doplněné několika romány. Poezie a drama jsou zastoupeny v menší míře.
Prerekvizita: OB2301013
Poslední úprava: ZENISEK/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (04.10.2015)
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. These seminars complement lectures which reside in presenting a particular literary movement, including its social and cultural background. These are then followed by a close reading session which focuses on the selected seminar texts (novels, short stories, plays, etc.).
Requirements: 80% attendance (2 unexplained absences are permissible);
Written & oral exam.
Literatura -
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (13.05.2019)
Sekundární literatura
Procházka, M., Quinn, J., Ulmanová, H., Roraback, E. Lectures on American Literature. Praha, 2002
Ruland, R., Bradbury, M. From Puritanism to Postmodernism,New York: Viking Penguin, 1991
Van Spanckeren, K. Outline of American Literature – revised edition. US Information Agency, 1994
Bradbury, M.. The Modern American Novel: New Revised Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Lauter, P., Yarborough, R., Bayer, J., Molesworth, C., Cheung, K. The Heath Anthology of American literature: Volume D, 2008
Gates, H.L., McKay, N. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature,New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 199
Bercovitch, S. (ed.). The Cambridge History of American Literature.Cambridge, 1994.
Bradbury, M.:. The Modern American Novel, Oxford: O.U.P, 1992.
Elliott, E. et al, (Eds.) Columbia Literary History of the United States, Columbia University Press, 1988-2001.
Hendin, J. (ed.). A Concise Companion to Postwar American Culture and Literature. Londýn, 2004.
Minter, D. A Cultural History of the American Novel,Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity Press, 1996
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (03.02.2017)
Secondary sources
Procházka, M., Quinn, J., Ulmanová, H., Roraback, E. Lectures on American Literature. Praha, 2002
Ruland, R., Bradbury, M. From Puritanism to Postmodernism,New York: Viking Penguin, 1991
Van Spanckeren, K. Outline of American Literature – revised edition. US Information Agency, 1994
Bradbury, M.. The Modern American Novel: New Revised Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Lauter, P., Yarborough, R., Bayer, J., Molesworth, C., Cheung, K. The Heath Anthology of American literature: Volume D, 2008
Gates, H.L., McKay, N. The Norton Anthology of African-American Literature,New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 199
Bercovitch, S. (ed.). The Cambridge History of American Literature.Cambridge, 1994.
Bradbury, M.:. The Modern American Novel, Oxford: O.U.P, 1992.
Elliott, E. et al, (Eds.) Columbia Literary History of the United States, Columbia University Press, 1988-2001.
Hendin, J. (ed.). A Concise Companion to Postwar American Culture and Literature. Londýn, 2004.
Minter, D. A Cultural History of the American Novel,Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity Press, 1996
Sylabus -
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Reading assignment: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (3 excerpts)
Reading assignment: Jack Kerouac, On the Road (1 excerpt)
Week 6
Lecture: American drama I
Reading assignment: Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
Week 7
Lecture: American drama II, Drama of the Absurd
Reading assignment: TennesseeWilliams, Streetcar Named Desire
Reading assignment: Edward Albee, The Zoo Story
Week 8
Lecture: Jewish American Literature
Reading assignment: Phillip Roth, Defender of the Faith
Reading assignment: Bernard Malamud, Armistice
Week 9
Lecture: African American Literature
Reading assignment: Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
Week 10
Lecture: Reflection of war inUSliterature
Reading assignment: David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars (film + 6 excerpts)
Week 11
Lecture: US Postmodernism
Reading assignment: Michael Cunningham, The Hours (film + 5 excerpts)
Podmínky zakončení předmětu -
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Požadavky k zakončení:
80% docházka a aktivní účast na seminářích (2 neomluvené absence jsou v toleranci); písemná a navazující ústní zkouška. Podrobný popis zkušebního procesu viz Moodle.
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (03.02.2017)
Requirements:
80% attendance (2 unexplained absences are permissible); written & oral exam.
Studijní opory -
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (28.10.2019)
Kompletní materiály k tomuto kurzu lze lze najít ve fakultním Moodlu na adrese:
https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2326
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Jakub Ženíšek, Ph.D. (13.05.2019)
To access the assignments for seminars and other course materials, pls. do the following:
1) If you have not used Moodle before, go to https://dl1.cuni.cz/? for registration.
If you already have Moodle account, go to.
https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2326
2) Click on “Přihlásit se” (sign me in) in the top right-hand corner
When asked to sign in with your login and password, use the same login and password you use to enrol in SIS.
3) Click on this address:
https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=2326
4) Type in the following enrolment key (klíč k přístupu): ezra
4) It is advisable to save the address in your favorites toolbar (lišta s oblíbenými položkami) so that you can access Moodle in a matter of seconds next time you need it.
Pls. make sure you’ve made yourself familiar with the first reading assignment before the first seminar.
