History of American Literature II 340-AS1-3SAM

Faculty Faculty of Philology
Field of study/specialization English Philology for Foreigners
Degree level BA studies
Studies’ profile general academic
Studies full-time studies
Course code 0400-AC1-3AMLs
Course in English
Type of course optional (M_8)
Semester/year of studies Year 3, semester 6
Students’ workload balance Number of hours
Participation in classes 15 x 2 hours 30 hours
Preparation for classes
30 hours
Completing homework assignments 30 hours
Preparation for the final test. Writing the test. 15 hours + 3 hours 18 hours
Total: 108 hours (which means
4 ECTS points)
Quantitative indicators Students’ workload connected with classes Number of hours ECTS points
which require assistance from the teacher 30 + 3 = 33 hours an equivalent of
1 ECTS point
Practical 30 hours an equivalent of
1 ECTS points

Term 2022:

Students’ workload balance Number of hours
Participation in classes 15 x 2 hours 30 hours
Preparation for classes 30 hours
Completing homework assignments 30 hours
Preparation for the final test. Writing the test. 15 hours + 3 hours 18 hours
Total: 108 hours (which means

Term 2023:

The course is devoted to the study of the fantastic tradtion in American literature. By analyzing selected texts published in subsequent literary periods, students learn about the historical and literary processes that contributed to the formation of American fantastic literature in the 20th century. By analyzing texts published within the last 20 years, students learn about the current state of the American literary fantastic.

Term 2024:

Prerequisites (description)

Prior to the course the student needs to take Introduction to Literary Studies course, as well as History of American Literature 1 course.

Course coordinators

Term 2022:

Magdalena Łapińska

Term 2023:

Weronika Łaszkiewicz

Type of course

Term 2024:

(in Polish) fakultatywne specjalizacyjne
obligatory courses

General:

(in Polish) fakultatywne specjalizacyjne

Term 2022:

obligatory courses

Term 2023:

obligatory courses
(in Polish) fakultatywne specjalizacyjne

Mode

(in Polish) w sali

Learning outcomes

KA6_WG3
KA6_WG8
KA6_UW3
KA6_UW8
KA6_UK3
KA6_KO5

Assessment criteria

The course ends with a written test/evaluation (see the requirements below).

Bibliography

Paul Lauter - A Companion to American Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture, 2010).

Christopher Beach - The Cambridge Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Cambridge Introductions to Literature, 2003).

Richard Gray - A History of American Literature (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).

Term 2022:

Paul Lauter - A Companion to American Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)-Wiley-Blackwell (2010)

Christopher Beach - The Cambridge Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)-Cambridge University Press (2003)

Richard Gray - A History of American Literature - Blackwell Publishing (2004)

Term 2023:

Attebery, Brian. The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature. From Irving to Le Guin. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1980.
Attebery, Brian. Strategies of Fantasy. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1992.
Clute, John and John Grant (eds.) The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. London: Orbit, 1997.
James, Edward and Farah Mendlesohn (eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2012.
Mathews, Richard. Fantasy. The Liberation of Imagination. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Mendlesohn, Farah. Rhetorics of Fantasy. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan UP, 2008.
Oziewicz, Marek. One Earth, One People. The Mythopoeic Fantasy Series of Ursula K. Le Guin, Lloyd Alexander, Madeleine L’Engle and Orson Scott Card. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 2008.

Term 2024:

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 340-AS1-3SAM in USOSweb