AMERICAN LITERATURE: from Modernism to Postmodernism SPRING 2021
FEB. 22 (Mon.): Discussion of seminar work, grading policy and exams
Mar. 1: Modernist Poetry: from Heath and Norton Anthologies G. Stein: “Susie Asado” and excerpts from “Tender Buttons” MAR. 8: E. Pound: “In a Station of the Metro” and “A Few Don’ts” W. C. Williams: “The Red Wheelbarrow” MAR. 15: E. Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises MAR. 22: F. S. Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby MAR 29: E. O’Neill, Long Day’s Journey into Night APRIL 5: Z. N. Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Chapter 2 and 3, APRIL 12, APRIL 19: W. Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury APRIL 26: T. Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire EASTER HOLIDAY: APRIL 29-MAY 4 (Thu-Tue) OFFICIAL HOLIDAY: MAY 6 Thu. MAY 10: Jack Kerouac, On the Road MAY 17: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five MAY 24, MAY 31: T. Morrison, Beloved JUNE 7: Louise Erdrich. Love Medicine. Chapter “Saint Marie”
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS – 6 out of 12 assignments x 10 points each = 60 points. QUIZZES – 50 points . All these contribute points up to maximum 120, that form your final grade. Additional assignment in Moodle: 10 p. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Outline of American Literature https://static.america.gov/uploads/sites/8/2016/05/2007_Outline_AmericanLiterature_English_Digital.pdf http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/literature-1991/ A history of American Literature created by American Informational Agency, gives interesting information on various trends such as traditionalism, neoclassism, Midwestern Realism, etc.
The Heath Anthology of American Literature,5th edition
https://college.cengage.com/english/lauter/heath/4e/students/toc_5e/index.html The site provides a timeline, biography of authors and links to academic sites for particular authors.
Electronic Poetry Center, SUNY Buffalo.
http://writing.upenn.edu/epc/authors/ The site includes 150 American poets.
Poets.org – The Academy of American Poets
https://poets.org/ This site provides biography and links to resources on American poets.
The Mississippi Writers Page – University of Mississippi
http://www.olemiss.edu/mwp/ A very good site to start on W. Faulkner and Tennessee Williams
Storytellers: Native-American Authors On-line
http://www.hanksville.org/storytellers A site dedicated to Native-American writers.
The Great 20th-Century Event that Changed the World:Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution of November 7-8, 1917.: SHORT STORY # 28. Nonfiction series #1 -- # 60.