THE AMERICAN NOVEL IN THE 19th CENTURY
| Title | ΑΜΕΡΙΚΑΝΙΚΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑ 19ου ΑΙΩΝΑ / THE AMERICAN NOVEL IN THE 19th CENTURY |
| Code | Λογ7-465 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600008098 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600293258
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600293258
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Good knowledge of English. The students must have had the survey course of American literature (Lit.7-270C).
Course suitable for juniors and seniors.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course:
- Students will have analyzed seminal texts by 19th century American writers (by authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry James, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin and others).
- Students will have comprehended the centrality of specific novels in the development of American literature
- Students will have familiarized themselves with the literary treatment of race and gender relations
- Students will have practiced the close reading of texts, tracing connections with American traditional modes of writing and connecting the literary texts with the social and historical changes of the second half of the 19th century
General Competences
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The purpose of this class is to analyze seminal texts by 19th century American writers. It will focus primarily but not exclusively on Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Henry James, Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin and others. It will argue the centrality of novels such as The Scarlet Letter in the development of American literature; it will discuss the importance of “Benito Cereno” and Huck Finn in the discussion of race relations and it will draw attention to The Awakening as a proto-feminist text. At the same time, it will connect such texts with the literary currents of the second half of the 19th century, but also with American traditional modes of writing.
Keywords
U.S.A, . fiction, seminal novels, Romanticism, Realism
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of powerpoint presentations and multimedia for teaching; use of eLearning to set up interactive exercises in a virtual environment, to collect and assess students' work and to communicate with students.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Course assessment can either involve:
In-class presentation and a take-home essay, followed by a final exam
or
A final exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Bauer, Dale M., and Philip Gould. The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing. Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Crane, Gregg D. The Cambridge Introduction to the Nineteenth-Century American Novel. Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Guy, Josephine M, and Ian. Small. The Routledge Concise History of Nineteenth Century Literature Routledge, 2011.
Monnet, Agnieszka Soltysik. The Poetics and Politics of the American Gothic : Gender and Slavery in Nineteenth-Century American Literature Ashgate, 2010.
Vogel, Todd. Rewriting White : Race, Class, and Cultural Capital in Nineteenth-Century America. Rutgers University Press, 2004.
Last Update
04-07-2022
