Guia docent 2006_07 Facultat de Lletres

Programa

Tema	Subtema
1. Canadian Literature	1.1.- The origin of Canadian literature 1.2.- The literature of travellers and explorers 1.3.- The historical novel and the realist novel 1.4.- The novels of self-discovery 1.5- Native Canadian literature: oral tradition 1.6.- Native Canadian literature: written autobiographies and fiction
2. Australian literature	2.1.- The beginnings of Australian literature: the ballads of the convicts 2.2.- Main themes in Australian literature: tension between the bush and the city 2.3.- The significance of the landscape in Australian literature 2.4.- Aboriginal literature: myths and oral tradition 2.5.- Aboriginal literature: poetry, life stories, and fiction
3. New Zealand literature	3.1.- The beginnings of New Zealand literature 3.2. The importance of short stories in the creation of a New Zeland literary tradition 3.3.- The influence of American writers in the formation of New Zealand literary tradition 3.4.- The social novel of protest in New Zealand 3.5.- Maori literature: myths and oral tradition 3.6.- Maori written literature