Letërsi Amerikane I

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Carly Reci, Msc

Code
ELL 313
Name
American Literature I
Semester
5
Lecture hours
3.00
Seminar hours
0.00
Laborator hours
0.00
Credits
3.00
ECTS
5.00
Description

This course introduces the movements, periods and principal authors of American literature from its beginnings to naturalism. It covers the major genres of prose, poetry and drama. Literary texts are analyzed in their historical social, contexts and their unique cultural value is elucidated.

Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will be able to: 1.Understand and appreciate American literature as historical documents, philosophical reflections on American values and lifestyles and as works of art. 2. Be able to read, analyze and interpret literature and relate it to their own values and experience.

Java
Tema
1
Early American Literature. Puritan Writings. Slave Narratives.
2
Colonial literature
3
Colonial literature
4
Revolution and reason: American Enlightenment
5
Enlightenment
6
Forging a national literature: Romanticism
7
Romanticism
8
Midterm Exam
9
Civil war literature
10
Abolitionist literature
11
Development of Realism
12
Realism
13
Naturalism
14
Selected works
15
Review
16
Final Exam
1
Understand and appreciate American literature as historical documents, philosophical reflections on American values and lifestyles and as works of art.
2
Be able to read, analyze amd interpret literature and relate it to their own values and experience
Quantity Percentage Total percent
Midterms
1 20% 20%
Quizzes
1 20% 20%
Projects
0 0% 0%
Term projects
0 0% 0%
Laboratories
0 0% 0%
Class participation
1 10% 10%
Total term evaluation percent
50%
Final exam percent
50%
Total percent
100%
Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
Course duration (including exam weeks)
16 3 48
Off class study hours
14 3 42
Duties
0 6 0
Midterms
1 10 10
Final exam
1 14 14
Other
1 5 5
Total workLoad
119
Total workload / 25 (hours)
4.76
ECTS
5.00