Filologia 2010-2011 - Gredos - Universidad de Salamanca

Facultad de Filología Guía Académica 2010-2011
Universidad de Salamanca
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Nina Baym et al. (eds.) The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Norton, Fifth Ed. (2 vols.) 1998.
Marcus Cunliffe (ed.), American Literature to 1900, Penguin History of Literature 9, 1993.
Emory Elliott (ed.), Columbia Literary History of the United States, Columbia University Press, 1988.
James D Hart. The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature, OUP, 1986.
Richard Ruland & Malcolm Bradbury, From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature, 1991.
REQUIRED READINGS
Washington Irving: “Rip van Winkle”.
Edgar Allan Poe: “The Fall of the House of Usher” or “The Tell-Tale Heart”.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: “Young Goodman Brown” or “The Minister´s Black Veil”.
Sarah O. Jewett: “A White Heron” or Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: “A New England Nun”.
William D. Howells: “Editha” or Edith Wharton:“The Two Other”.
Stephen Crane: “The Open Boat” or Jack London: “To Build a Fire”.
14959-MULTICULTURALISMO EN LA LITERATURA NORTEAMERICANA
Asignatura Optativa. Segundo Semestre. 6 créditos
Profa. Ana María Manzanas Calvo (e-mail: amanzana@usal.es)
AIMS OF THE COURSE
The aim of the course is to address the issue of multiculturalism in the United States, and its impact on literature and culture. The course will
familiarize the student with the different literatures of the United States from a comparative approach
COURSE WORK
Class time will be divided into theoretical hours, mainly dealing with the backgrounds of the readings discussed, and practical ones in which
the lecturer/students will provide themes for discussion in each unit. Several movies will be shown and discussed.
EVALUATION
Final exam: Students will have to identify texts taken from the set readings for the course, as well as answer questions related to them.
Group discussions and presentations: students will organize in groups and a spokesperson will inform the rest of the class about their
findings.
Student Participation: students are required to prepare questions previous to each unit, and afterthoughts when a unit is finished. Students
are encouraged and required to participate in class discussions.
Please note: The ability to communicate and write in English is essential for this course and will determine your final grade.
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