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Lecturer(s)
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Kovářová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction 2. What is Southern Gothic? 3. William Faulkner I 4. William Faulkner II 5. Truman Capote 6. Harper Lee 7. Tennessee Williams 8. Flannery O'Connor I 9. Flannery O'Connor II 10. Eudora Welty 11. Cormac McCarthy I 12. Cormac McCarthy II 13. Southern Gothic and contemporary culture 14. Conclusion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts and works of Southern Gothic as one of the most influential modes or genres of American literature of the 20th century. The course covers basic concepts, significant works, and the lasting heritage of the Southern Gothic in American culture. Trigger warning: Texts studied in this course contain topics and motifs that some readers might find disturbing: violence, murder, rape, incest, necrophilia, etc. Please note that these topics occur throughout the course and cannot be avoided.
Students acquire a comprehensive idea of Southern Gothic and its impact on contemporary American literature and culture.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of American literature and the ability to read the literary works in English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance assessment
attendance (max. 3 absences) and active participation in class essay topic proposal written essay of 1,000-1,500 words (1 revision)
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Recommended literature
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Primární texty dle sylabu.
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Flora, Joseph M.; MacKethan, Lucinda H.; Taylor Todd; eds. The Companion to Southern Literature. Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2002.
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Gray, Richard J. A history of American literature. 2nd ed. Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4051-9228-6.
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O'Connor, Flannery, Sally Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Robert. Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969.
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Procházka, Martin; Quinn, Justin,; Ulmanová, Hana,; Roraback, Erik S. Lectures on American Literature. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0358-6.
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Ruland, Richard; Bradbury, Malcolm. From Puritanism to Postmodernism. A History of American Literature. London: Penguin Books, 1991.
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