SYLLABUS për lëndën MODERNIZMI I LARTË: JAMES JOYCE-I DHE T.S.ELIOTI Të dhëna bazike të lëndës Njësia akademike: Department of English, Faculty of Philology Titulli i lëndës: HIGH MODERNISM: JAMES JOYCE AND T.S. ELIOT Niveli: MA Statusi lëndës: Mandatory Viti i studimeve: 8 th Semester Numri i orëve në javë: 2+0 Vlera në kredi ECTS: 7 Koha / lokacioni: Mësimëdhënësi i lëndës: Dr Muhamet Hamiti, Associate Professor Detajet kontaktuese: Muhamet.Hamiti@uni-pr.edu Përshkrimi i lëndës Qëllimet e lëndës: Rezultatet e pritura të nxënies: James Joyce in fiction, T.S. Eliot in poetry and literary criticism, are the high priests of High Modernism. The 20 th century saw two world wars, and the intervening period saw the explosion of a new, Modernist current, in reaction to the Victorian Age in the case of the UK. The year 1922 saw the publication of James Joyce s Ulysses, the greatest novel of the century, and T.S. Eliot s The Waste Land, the most influential poem of the century. These works of immense intellectual and artistic complexity, in tandem with other works authored by them, showcase Modernism at the highest point of potency as both difficult and great literature. The course aims at an advanced study of complex literary texts. The course samples masterpieces of a literature of discontinuity and a tradition of the new wherein a stream of consciousness presentation of personality and reliance on the poetic image and myth are essential vehicles of esthetic communication. The close reading of Joyce and Eliot will enable students to: 1) map out the Modernist literature which became a mainstream canon in Europe and the US, an international phenomenon which did not arise from separate national literary traditions. 1
2) grapple with literature and literary scholarship of the highest order; 3) prepare them for eventual PhD studies in literature; 4) put their expertise in literary scholarship, interpretative and analytical skills to the ultimate test. Kontributi nё ngarkesёn e studentit ( gjё qё duhet tё korrespondojë me rezultatet e tё nxёnit tё studentit) Aktiviteti Orë Ditë/javë Gjithësej Ligjërata 2 15 30 Ushtrime teorike/laboratorike Punë praktike Kontaktet me 1 2 2 mësimdhënësin/konsultimet Ushtrime në teren Kollokfiume,seminare 5 2 10 Detyra të shtëpisë 1 10 10 Koha e studimit vetanak të studentit 4 15 60 (në bibliotekë ose në shtëpi) Përgaditja përfundimtare për provim 4 5 20 Koha e kaluar në vlerësim 2 5 10 (teste,kuiz,provim final) Projektet,prezentimet,etj 2 5 10 Totali 152 Metodologjia e mësimdhënies: Metodat e vlerësimit: Literatura Literatura bazë: Combination of lectures and seminar classes: pursuing very active engagement, discussions in classroom. Consequently, students are expected to have done a lot of essential reading beforehand, both prose and poetry, as well as critical-theoretical literature on them. Attendance 10%; engagement/active participation in the classroom and/or seminar paper 10% midterm test 40%; end-of-semestre test 40% I. Basic Literature/Required Reading 2
1. JAMES JOYCE (1882-1941) From The Dubliners, The Dead, The Boarding House A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses 2. T.S.ELIOT (1888-1965) Poems The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, La Figlia Che Piange, Gerontion, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, Journey of the Magi, Little Gidding (from Four Quartets) Essays Tradition and the Individual Talent, The Metaphysical Poets, Literatura shtesë: II. Background literature 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Eighth edition, Volume 2, 2006.; 2. Richard Ellman, James Joyce, New and Revised Edition, OUP, 1983. 3. Schwarz, Daniel R., Reading Joyce s Ulysses, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 4. Attridge, Derek, Joyce Effects: On Language, Theory and History, Cambridge University Press, 2000. 4. Louis Menand, Discovering Modernism: T.S. Eliot and His Context, second edition, OUP, 2007 5. Harold Bloom, T.S. Eliot s The Waste Land, Infobase Publishing, 2007. 6. Harold Bloom, T.S.Eliot, Bloom s Critical Views, Infobase Publishing, 2011. 7. Malcolm Bradbury, The Modern British Novel: 1878-2001, Revised Edition, Penguin Books, 2001. 3
8. Main and Secondary Works (list to be provided at the beginning of the course) 9. René Wellek and Austin Warren, Theory of Literature, Penguin Books, 1985 ( Literary Genres chapter). 10. Booth, Wayne, The Rhetoric of Fiction, Penguin Books, 1991 11. Theory of the Novel, A Historical Approach, Edited by Michael McKeon, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. 12. Cuddon, J. A., A Dictionary of Literary Terms, Penguin Books, 1979; 13. Edward Quinn, A Dicitionary of Literary and Thematic Terms, Checkmark Books, New York, 1999. Plani i dizejnuar i mësimit: Java Ligjerata që do të zhvillohet Java e parë: Introducing the course Java e dytë: James Joyce: The Dubliners Java e tretë: James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist the early Modernism Java e katërt: James Joyce: A Portrait of the Artist Java e pestë: James Joyce: Ulysses the novel of the century Java e gjashtë: James Joyce: Ulysses Proteus ; Lestrygonians Java e shtatë: James Joyce: Ulysses Molly Bloom s soliloquy Java e tetë: Mid-term test Java e nëntë: T.S. Eliot and James Joyce high priests of Modernism Java e dhjetë: Eliot: The Early Poetry (The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock, others) Java e njëmbëdhjetë: Java e dymbëdhjetë: Java e trembëdhjetë: Java e katërmbëdhjetë: Java e pesëmbëdhjetë: Eliot: The Waste Land themes and symbols Eliot: The Waste Land - allusions Eliot: The Hollow Men ; Journey of the Magi ; Little Gidding Eliot: Tradition and the Individual Talent, The Metaphysical Poets End-of-term test 4
Politikat akademike dhe rregullat e mirësjelljes: Regular attendance is key. Two absences tolerated without need for notification or note (medical, etc.). Students should complete reading essential reading stuff before coming to class. Failure to do this consistently will translate in effect as absences. Usage of mobile phone/ ringing in the classroom is prohibited. 5