Period of New england Renaissance in American Literature

1. Transcendentalism as a literary trend and its peculiarities.

2. Transcendental Inquiry and Individual Conscience. R.W. Emerson, Self-Reliance. H.D. Thoreau, Walden.

3. The essence of romantic in the novel Moby Dick by H. Melville:

a) Individual and universe. The problem of personal isolation in the novel;

b) Symbolism and allegorical character of the novel.

4. Ethical and moral values, psychological exploration of human soul in the novel Scarlet Letter by N. Hawthorne.

5. Interaction of Romanticism and Realism in E.A. Poe’s short stories.

Assignments:

Ø Write out and learn the meaning of literary terms: Transcendentalism, symbolism, allegory, story, detective story, horror story, science fiction, image, romance.

Ø Learn by heart one of the poems by E. A. Poe, and make its analysis.

Ø Prepare a report: “ Main themes and images in the poetic works of E.A. Poe”.

References:

1. American Literature. A Chronological Approach / Editors Robert Carlsen, Edgar Schuster, Antony Tovatt, Patricia Tovatt. — New York, Columbus, Mission Hills: The McGraw-Hill Literature Press, 1995. — P. 165-280.

2. Hecker M., Golovenchenko A., Kolesnikov B. American Literature. — M.: Prosveshcheniye, 1988. — P. 165-280.

3. The Harper American Literature / Donald McQuade, Robert Atwan, Martha Banta, Justine Kaplan and others. — Second Edition. — Volume One. — Harper Collins College Publishers, 1994. — P. 1082-1090, 1354-1360, 1570-1575,1927-1931.

4. An Anthology of American Literature XIX century Romanticism. — M.: Prosveshcheniye, 1983. — 239 p.

5. A Nineteenth-century American Reader / Ed. by M. Th. Inge. — Washington D. C: United States Information Agency, 1993. — P. 87-200.

6. История всемирной литературы: В 9 т. — M., 1984.

7. Литературная история Соединенных Штатов Америки: В 3 т. — M., 1977-1979.

8. История американской литературы: В 2 ч. -M., 1971

9. Головенченко А.Ф. Готорн в американской и английской критике // К проблемам романтизма и реализма в зарубежной литературе конца XIX — XX веков. — М., 1976. — С. 50-62.

10. Стулов Ю.В. 100 писателей США. — Минск, 1998. — С. 58-60, 142-144, 194-199,267-269, 325-326.

11. Наливайко Д.С., Шахова К.O. Зарубіжна література XIX століття. Доба романтизму: Підручник. — К.; Заповіт, 1997. — С. 411-460.

12. Ковалев Ю.В. Эдгар Аллан По: Новеллист и поэт. — Л.: Худож. л-ра, 1984. — 294 с.

13. Осипова Э.Ф. ГенриТоро: Очерк творчества. — Л.: Изд-во Ленингр. ун-та, 1985. — 127 с.

14. Покровский Н.Е. Генри Т оро. — М.: Мысль. 1983. — 187 с.

15. Edgar Allan Рое: Storyteller. — Washington D. С.: United States Information Agency, 1999. — P. 7-14.

16. Kazin A. Introduction // Hawthorne N. The Scarlet Letter. — The Millenium Library, 1992. —P. V‑XVI.

17.Ziff L. Introduction // Melville Н. Moby Dick. — The Millenium Library, 1991. — P. IX-XXII.

18. Updike J. Introduction//Melville Н. The Complete Shorter Fiction. — The Millenium Library, 1997. — P. XI-XXXIV.

19. Seelye J. Introduction // Рое Е. A. The Complete Stories. — The Millenium Library, 1992. — P. VIII-XXI.

20. Klinbenborg V. Introduction // Thoreau Н. D. Walden. — The MilleniumLibrary, 1992. — P. IX‑XXI.

21. Рое Е. A. The Complete Stories. — London: Publishers Ltd, 1999. — 955 р.

22. Highlights of American Literature. — Washington D. C.: English Language Program Division, 1988. — P. 39-76.

Seminar № 4

AMERICAN LITERATURE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19™ CENTURY

1. Peculiarities of the period of Conflict and Celebration in American history.

2. Themes and style of poems by Emily Dickinson. The Poems of Emily Dickinson (1955)

3. Walt Whitman and his I hear America Singing, Leaves of Grass:

a) The celebration of individuality in the poem “ Song of Myself ”;

b) Historical motives in Whitman’s poetry.

4. The Fireside Poets: Longfellow, Whittier, and Holmes.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “ The Song of Hiawatha ” (1858).

Assignments:

Ø Write out and learn the meaning of literary terms: style, verse, free verse.

ØAnalyze 2-3 poems of Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. Compare the originality and emotion of Dickinson and Whitman.

References:

1. American Literature. A Chronological Approach / Editors Robert Carlsen, Edgar Schuster, Antony Tovatt, Patricia Tovatt. — New York, Columbus, Mission Hills: The McGraw-Hill Literature Press, 1995. — P. 313-315, 442-444.

2. The Harper American Literature / Donald McQuade, Robert Atwan, Martha Banta, Justine Kaplan and others. — Second Edition. — Volume One. — Harper Collins College Publishers, 1994. — P. 2421-2426, 2558-2561.

3. Hecker M., Golovenchenko A., Kolesnikov B. American Literature. — M.: Prosveshcheniye, 1988. — P. 101-112, 119-137.

4. Highlights of American Literature. — Washington D. C.: English Language Program Division, 1988. — P. 82-103.

5. The Autobiography of Mark Twain / Ed. Ch. Neider. — Washington D.C.: United States Information Agency, 1992. — 38 p.

6. Donald M. Introduction // Twain M. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. — The Millennium Library, 1991. — P. XI-XXVIII.

7. Стулов Ю. 100 писателей США. — Минск, 1998. — С. 66-67, 258-264, 283-286.

8. Старцев А.И. Марк Твен. — М.: Наука, 1977.

9. Винтерих Дж. Уолт Уитмен и «Листья травы» // Винтерих Дж. Приключения знаменитых книг. — М., 1975. — С. 124‑135.

Seminar № 5

AMERICAN LITERATURE OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19™ CENTURY —
THE BEGINNING OF THE 20™ CENTURY

1. Tendencies of historical development of the USA in this period.

2. The peculiarities of major literary movements of the period:

Regionalism: Katherine O'Flaherty Chopin “ The Awakening” (1899);

The problems of respectability in Kate Chopin's " A Respectable Woman ”

Mark Twain’s “Life on the Mississippi”

Realism and Naturalism: Henry James The American (1877), Daisy Miller (1878), The Portrait of a Lady (1881), The Bostonians (1886), The Wings of the Dove (1902), and The Ambassadors (1903);

Ambrose Bierce’s “ Tales of Soldiers and Civilians” (1891), “ The Devil's Dictionary” (1906);

Mark Twain’s “ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ”, “ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ”;

Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage (1894);

Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie (1900), Jennie Gerhardt (1911), An American Tragedy (1925);

Edith Wharton The House of Mirth (1905);

Jack London’s The Call of the Wild (1903) and The Sea Wolf (1904).

3. Sarah Orne Jewett and her short story A White Heron

Assignments:

Ø Write out and learn the meaning of literary terms: Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism.

ØPrepare a report: "Local Colorist Writers".

ØPrepare a report: "Mark Twain's style of writing. His books about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn".

References:

1. American Literature. A Chronological Approach / Editors Robert Carlsen, Edgar Schuster, Anthony Tovatt, Patricia Tovatt. — New York, Columbus, Mission Hills: The McGraw-Hill Literature Press, 1995. — P. 313-315, 442-444.

2. Outline of American Literature. — The USA Information Agency / Christopher Little. — 1994. — 125 p.

3. Highlights of American Literature. — Washington D. C.: English Language Program Division, 1988. — P. 5-9.

4. История всемирной литературы: В 9 т. — М., 1984.

5. Литературная история Соединенных Штатов Америки: В 3 т. — М., 1977-1979.

6. История американской литературы: В 2 ч. — М., 1971.

7. 12 American classics. — Washington, 1988. — 52 p.

8. Showalter E. Introduction // Chopin K. The Awakening. — The Millennium Library, 1991. — P. IX-XXXI.

Seminar № 6

AMERICAN LITERATURE AT THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20™ CENTURY.AMERICAN MODERNISM

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