American literature

The lecture is intended to provide students with an overview of the American literary tradition between the 17th and the 20th centuries. The graduates will learn of the particular periods in American literature and of their characteristic features, which will be illustrated with examples from the most prominent authors of the time.

The classes will cover:

- early colonial literature and Puritanism (17th Century)

- literature of the Age of Reason (18th Century)

- American Romanticism (19th Century)

- Realist and Naturalist works (late 19th and early 20th Centuries)

- Modernist and Postmodernist literature (mid- to late-20th Century)

Active participation in lectures (graded) - 20% of the final grade

U1, K1

Mid-term essay - 30% of the final grade

W1, W2, U1,

Final essay - 50% of the final grade

W1, W2, U2, U3

60%-71% = 3.

72%-76% = 3+

77%-84% = 4.

85%-90% = 4+

91%-100% = 5.

In each of the criteria, the correct and precise use of the English language will be taken into consideration (up to 20% of the grade for the given component).

2020/2021 Assessment methods and criteria:

Active participation in lectures on Moodle (graded) - 20% of the final grade

U1, K1

Mid-term essay (submitted on Moodle) - 30% of the final grade

W1, W2, U1,

Final essay (submitted on Moodle) - 50% of the final grade

W1, W2, U2, U3

60%-71% = 3.

72%-76% = 3+

77%-84% = 4.

85%-90% = 4+

91%-100% = 5.

In each of the criteria, the correct and precise use of the English language will be taken into consideration (up to 20% of the grade for the given component).