Literary studies
Topic outline
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Course Title: Literary Studies
Level: L 2 _G5
Coefficient: 1
Credit: 2
Timing: Tuesday from 09:00 to11:00 AM
Room: 31
Teacher's Information
Instructor: Dr. Amel RAHMOUNI.
Rank: Assistant Teacher B
email: amelrahmouni89@gmail.com
available at the English department: Sundays and Mondays from 12:00 to 14:00 PM in the staff room n° 2.
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Mind Map
The following mind map provides a description of the different elements that are to be analyzed and covered throughout the three chapters.
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By the end of this lecture, you will be able to:
• Identify the characteristics of Colonial literature, the literature of Revolution, and
Romantic literature.
• Differentiate between the characteristics of colonial literature and the literature of
revolution
• Associate different authors with Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic discourses
• Define the difference between American Romanticism and British Romanticism
• Explain the socio-political contexts and reasons behind the creation of each studied text
• Apply the principles of literary criticism to excerpts chosen from the studied texts: The General History of Virginia, Common Sense, and Rip Van Winkle.
• Evaluate literary texts written by John Smith, Thomas Paine, and Washington Irving.
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To assure a better understanding of the three chapters included in this lecture, you should be familiar with:
- Background knowledge of American history: from the American War of Independence to The Civil War.
- Basic knowledge of literary analysis.
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Students can use this tool to be in touch with the teacher and process successively through the lectures.
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Based on your previous knowledge of British history, What do you think are the main causes that encouraged people from Britain to look for new places for settlement? Check the correct choice, you might choose more than one answer.
- Suffering from tyranny in Britain
- looking for better economic, social, and political conditions
- all above
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After going throughout the three chapters of this lecture, and after being provided with the necessary knowledge and examples concerned with Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic literature in America, students are invited to answer the following questions to assure a better understanding of the lectures. In case you are not able to answer a question properly, make sure to re-visit that part of the lecture again. You might check and compare the correct answer at the bottom of the page after providing your own answers.
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Read the literary excerpt carefully and answer the questions. You might check your answers by consulting the analysis provided in the sample-answers section.
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Testers are kindly invited to check the presented lecture and fill the proposed evaluation grid according to their remarks and opinions about the lecture.
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