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 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)

Required readings:

Baym, Nina, ed. 2006. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Sixth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.

Ruland, Richard, Malcolm Bradbury. 1992. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. New York: Penguin Books.

Optional readings:

Cuddon, J.A. 1998. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Theory. London: Penguin.

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).

In 2021/2022 the class is scheduled as face-to-face. In case of regulations necessitating changes, appropriate amendments will be noted in the syllabus.

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In 2022/2023 the class is scheduled as face-to-face. In case of regulations necessitating changes, appropriate amendments will be noted in the syllabus.

For more information, please click the link above.

In 2022/2023 the class is scheduled as face-to-face. In case of regulations necessitating changes, appropriate amendments will be noted in the syllabus.

For more information, please click the link above.