Twentieth Century American Literature Seminar, Spring 2014

Dr. Diana Benea, Assist. Lecturer

dbenea@gmail.com
Seminar Requirements:
- final paper (30%)
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o +ources" at least 3 critical sources ,itation +t-le" .LA
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- oral presentation 0 class participation (%0%) attendance" 1*% mandator-
Schedule and Readings
Seminar 1: ntr!ducti!n
Seminar 2: "!dernist #icti!n
2rnest 3eming&a-, 4'!e +no&s of 5iliman6aro7
8illiam 9aul:ner, The Sound and the Fury
Seminar $: %!stm!dern #icti!n
5urt ;onnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
'!omas <-nc!on, 42ntrop-7
Seminar 4: Representati!ns !& 'i&&erence in #icti!n(
'oni .orrison, Beloved
.a=ine 3ong 5ingston, The Woman Warrior (4(o (ame 8oman7, 4A +ong for a Barbarian
)ed <ipe7)
"ain 'irecti!ns in American 'rama
'ennessee 8illiams, A Streetcar Named Desire
Seminar ): Trends in %!st*+ar American %!etry( The ,eat -enerati!n( C!n&essi!nal
%!etry( #!rmal ./periment( #eminist %!etry(
Allen >insberg, 43o&l (?)7 4A +upermar:et in ,alifornia7
+-l@ia <lat!, 4Lad- LaAarus7 4Dadd-7
Bo!n As!ber-, 4?ntroduction7
Adrienne )ic!, 4+naps!ots of a Daug!ter-in La&7