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Academic Year 2001/2002

The Great American Novel
ENGL 219 FA
Crosslistings:
AMST 224

A survey of classic works of American fiction. We will focus on texts celebrated not just for their literary achievement but for their aspiration to define the nature of American life and the aesthetic forms suitable to it.

MAJOR READINGS

Hawthorne, THE SCARLET LETTER
Melville, MOBY DICK
Stowe, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
James, THE BOSTONIANS
Twain, ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Wharton, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Wright, NATIVE SON
Ellison, INVISIBLE MAN
Keroac, ON THE ROAD
Morrison, BELOVED

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Quizzes, midterm, final exam, paper 10-15 pp.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Reading assignments for this course will be substantial.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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