Předmět Úvod do literatury (AJ44001)

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Cíl

Course description:This course consists of seminars that encourage students to engage in literary research and analysis. We will focus on two major literary works (F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing) that will serve as the core case studies for a semester-long research project. In addition, we will read and analyze selections of poetry, short fiction and drama in order to demonstrate a variety of genres and literary approaches. These readings will be supplemented by chapters from A Short Guide to Writing about Literature and selections from literary theories that will provide further material for in-class discussions.Course objectives:1. To learn the methods of conducting library research and working with primary and secondary sources.2. To acquire the techniques needed for literary analysis and writing academic essays.3. To refine critical thinking about literature and achieve a deeper understanding of how literature affects us and how it enriches our perception of the world.

Osnova

Week 1:Reading and discussion: The Great GatsbyBarnet et al.: chapters 1 and 2: “The Writer As Reader: Reading and Responding” and “The Reader as Writer: Drafting and Writing”response paper 1 due (submit in the ELF by March 1, 8 p.m)Week 2: Reading and Discussion: SurfacingBarnet et al., chapter 8: “Writing About Literature: An Overview”Portfolio: Unit 1: Secondary Sources: Surfacing and/or Gatsby (a list of 3 books, 3 book chapters, 3 journal articles, and 3 online sources; documentation style conforming to MLA; submit in the ELF)response paper 2 due (submit in the ELF by March 15, 8 p.m.)Week 3: Reading and discussion: selection of poetryBarnet et al., chapter 12: “Writing About Poetry”Portfolio: Unit 2: Paper Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (of three key secondary sources)response paper 3 due (submit in the ELF by March 29, 8 p.m.)Week 4: Reading and discussion: selection of short fictionBarnet et al., chapter 10: “Writing About Fiction: The World of the Story”; Portfolio: Unit 3: First Draft of the Research Paper (1700-2000 words, double-spaced, 12point font)response paper 4 due (submit in the ELF by April 26)Week 5: Reading and discussion: selection of dramaBarnet et al., chapter 11: “Writing About Drama”Portfolio: Unit 4: Final Draft of the Research Paper (deadline May 21); response paper 5 due

Literatura

povinná literaturaBarnet, Sylvan, et al. A Short Guide to Writing About Literature. 2nd ed. Toronto: Pearson Education, 2004.MLA Handbook 7th editionATWOOD, Margaret Eleanor. Surfacing. 1st Anchor books ed. New York: Anchor books, 1998. 199 s. ISBN 0385491050. infoFITZGERALD, Francis Scott. The great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's sons, 1925. 182 s. ISBN 0-684-16498-1. infodoporučená literaturaCuller, Jonathan, Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2000.WELLEK, René a Austin WARREN. Theory of literature. 3rd ed. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1963. 374 s. ISBN 0-14-017219-X. info

Garant

Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.

Vyučující

Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.Mgr. Asma Hussein, BA