History of American literature 1.S3.EP.38
The course complements the Literary Interpretations 2 in the winter semester (the third semester).
Course objectives:
- to convey the knowledge of the ideological and aesthetic hallmarks of Modernism, Postmodernism, Puritan literature, the Enlightenment, the Romantic novel and realism;
- to present major problems, currents and motifs characteristic of discussed periods of American literature;
- to place the cultural heritage of the United States of America in the broader context of the world’s heritage;
- to shed light on interconnections between the American literary and philosophical heritage and the world’s literary and philosophical heritage;
- to make students apply basic terminology used in literary studies and related discipline
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Course content:
Modernist poetry: Avant-Garde: e.e. cummings (“The Cambridge Ladies,” “next to of course god America,” “Buffalo Bill’s defunct,” “pity this busy monster, manunkind,” “it may not always be so;”) Imagism: William Carlos Williams (“Young Sycamore,” “The Red Wheelbarrow,” “This is Just to Say”); A transitional poet: Robert Frost (“Mending Wall,” “The Road Not Taken”);
Summing up of Modernism, an overview of major trends in Modernist prose
Postmodern literature and Postmodern Aesthetics: Toni Morrison, “Recitatif,” Maxine Hong Kingston, “No Name Woman” (excerpts from The Woman Warrior); A presentation of Postmodern aesthetics and an overview of Postmodern prose
History of first English speaking colonies in America; John Smith, The General History of Virginia, New England – an excerpt
Puritan literature:
• Anne Bradstreet, “Upon Burning of Our House”
• Edward Taylor, “Upon a Spider Catching a Fly,” “Huswifery,” “Meditation One,” “Meditation Eight”
• William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation – excerpts
Literature of the Enlightenment:
• John Hector St. John de Crẻvecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer: “What is an American”
• Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography (fragments)
Summing up of the Enlightenment; the Great Awakening; slave narratives of the period
Transcendentalist literature:
Introduction to Transcendentalism
• Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The Essay on Self-Reliance”
Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” Leaves of Grass
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter; An overview of other Romantic novels
Beat poetry: Allen Ginsberg, “Supermarket in California”
An overview of selected realist prose works: Mark Twain, Henry James.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
lecture, presentation, discussion, reading of literary works, analysis and interpretation of selected literary works, group and individual assignments, written work, audio-visual equipment; e-learning/MSTeams option if needed
Kierunek studiów
Nakład pracy studenta
Poziom studiów
Profil kształcenia
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot
Tryb prowadzenia
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PQR
Knowledge:
The student knows and understands:
1. the ideological and aesthetic hallmarks of such literary periods as Puritan literature, the Enlightenment and Romanticism (k_W11/ P6S_WG)
2. the theories, methodology and general and terminology of literature (k_W02/P6S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
3. present major problems, currents and motifs characteristic of discussed periods of American literature; (k_U01/P6S_UW)
4. analyse texts and do research using knowledge of literature (k_U06/P6S_UK)
5. apply basic terminology used in literary studies and related disciplines (k_U07/ P6S_UO)
Social competences
Student:
6. is able to shed light on mutual interconnections between the American literary and philosophical heritage as well as the world’s literary and philosophical heritage (k_K02/P6S_KK)
7. is ready to place the cultural heritage of the United States of America in the broader context of the world’s literary, philosophical and cultural heritage (k_K03/ P6S_KO)
Kryteria oceniania
Evaluation of learning outcomes :
1. Written test – 70% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,4,5,6,7)
2. Active participation in class discussion (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7), individual and group assignments (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7) - 30%
Criteria of evaluation
Test marks are graded according to the following framework:
0 – 50 points / grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
51 – 60 points / grade 3,0 (average): 50–60%
61 – 70 points / grade 3,5 (plus average): 61–70%
71 – 80 points / grade 4,0 (good): 71–80%
81 – 90 points / grade 4,5 (plus good): 81–90%
91 – 100 points / grade 5,0 (very good): 91–100%
Individual and group assignments are graded according to the following criteria:
1) analysis and interpretation of selected materials
2) precision and exhaustiveness
3) linguistic correctness and manner of delivery
Literatura
Further reading:
Abrams, M. H. (1993) A Glossary of Literary Terms. New York, Harcourt.
Baldick, C. (1996) Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms. Oxford, OUP.
Baym, Nina. The Norton Anthology American Literature. New York: Norton, 2002.
Bradley, A. et. al. The American Tradition in Literature. New York: Random House, 1980.
Cunliffe, M. The Literature of the United States. New York: Penguin, 1986.
Day, Martin. A Handbook for American Literature. New York: Crane, Russak, 1976.
Lauter, Paul. The Heath Anthology of American Literature: Colonial Period To 1800, Volume A. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 2005.
-------. Heath Anthology of American Literature, Vol. 2. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 2005.
Salska, Agnieszka. Historia Literatury Amerykańskiej XX wieku. Kraków: Universitas, 2003.
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