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| Course name | History of American Literature II |
| Course ID | 09.2--FAP-HAL2-S23 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Humanities |
| Field of study | WH - oferta ERASMUS / Filologia angielska |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | First-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2024/2025 |
| Semester | 6 |
| ECTS credits to win | 3 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The course aims to give the basic knowledge on the literary epochs and the works of the leading writers, from the late XIX century to the XXI century.
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Continuity and change in the US literature from XIX century American Realism to the present times. The literary epochs will be discussed on the basis of the selected novels, short stories, plays and poetry, e.g. H. James Daisy Miller, K. Chopin, F. S. Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby., J. Steinbeck Of Mice and Men, T. Williams Streetcar Named Desire, S. Plath, T. Morrison.
Text-based study, discussion, group work, peparing a project.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Accreditation with a grade on the basis of participation in the classes and completion of the assigned tasks, also passing the semester test (at least 60%).
Bradbury, M., Richard, R. 1992. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature. New York: Penguin. (selected chapters)
Curry, D. ed. Highlights of American Literature. Washington: United States Information Agency, 1988.
Erskine, John, Trent, William Peterfield, Van Doren, Carl. Cambridge history of American literature. La Vergne : Nabu Public Domain Reprints, 2010.
Fitzgerald, F. S. The Great Gatsby.
Gray, Richard. A History of American Literature. The United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004.
James, Henry. Daisy Miller.
Steinbeck, J. Of Mice and Men.
Rokosz-Piejko, Elżbieta. Niedziela Barbara. The highlights of American literature. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego, 2012.
Williams, T. Streetcar Named Desire.
Inne wybrane utwory (dokładna lista na początku semestru jest podana przez prowadzącego)
Baym, N. ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York, W.W. Norton, 1994.
VanSpanckeren, K. ed. Outline of American Literature. United States Information Agency.
Salska, A. Historia literatury amerykańskiej XX wieku. Vol. 1 & 2, Kraków: Universitas, 2003.
Companions to American Literature.
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Modified by dr Iwona Filipczak (last modification: 30-05-2024 20:34)
