History of the American Literature I 340-AS1-2AML

After the course the student knows:
KP6_WG3 - complex literary phenomena and contemporary theories explaining their cultural background and dependencies among them
KP6_WG8 - advanced methods of analysis and interpretation of texts based on tradition and theory of literary studies
KP6_WG10 - advanced terminology for description of cultural phenomena important in analysis of the English-language literature
KP6_WG11 historical and cultural conditioning of the English-speaking area

The student can:
KP6_UW3 - conduct an in-depth analysis of literary works applying philological methods allowing for the evaluation of their meaning in historical and cultural processes
KP6_UW4 - carry out a critical analysis and interpret various creations of culture using philological methods that make it possible to assess the importance of the texts in the historical and cultural process
KP6_UW8 - properly select sources and information derived from them in the field of literary studies as well as evaluate, critically analyse and synthesize this information
KP6_UK3 - communicate with various groups of interlocutors using specialised literary studies terminology including social-cultural components
KP6_UK4 - participate in debates in English – present, assess and discuss various opinions and positions
KP6_UO1 - coordinate group work

Student is aware of:
KP6_KK1 - critical assessment of content
KP6_KK2 - appreciation of the significance of knowledge in terms of solving theoretical and practical problems
KP6_KO5 - participating in cultural life in multiple forms

Methods of verification: observation of the student's activity during classes, presentation, written test with open and closed questions.

The course ends with a grade based on tests.

Basic sources:
Bercovitch, Sacvan, ed. The Cambridge History of American Literature, CUP 1999.
Bradley, Scully et al. The American Tradition in Literature, New York: Random House 1981.
Hart, James D. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, New York and Oxford: OUP1986.
High, Peter B. An Outline of American Literature, London and New York: Longman 1997.
Norton Anthology of American Literature, New York: Norton 1998.

Further reading:
Aleksandrowicz-Pędich, red. W kanonie prozy amerykańskiej. Od Nathaniela Hawthorne’a do Joyce Carol Oates, Warszawa: Academica 2007.
Aleksandrowicz-Pędich, red. W kanonie prozy amerykańskiej. Z Placu Waszyngtona do „Domu z liści”, Warszawa: Academica 2009.

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