ENGL311 - American Epic Fiction

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Academic Year 2001/2002

American Epic Fiction
ENGL 311 SP

We will undertake an intensive formal and thematic analysis of some of the most important and difficult texts in American literature. The course is intended for students who already have a solid grounding in American literary history.

MAJOR READINGS

Melville, MOBY-DICK
Whitman, "song of Myself"
Twain, HUCKLEBERRY FINN
Norris, THE OCTOPUS
Faulkner, ABSALOM, ABSALOM!
Ellison, INVISIBLE MAN
Mailer, NAKED & THE DEAD
Heller, CATCH-22
Morrison, BELOVED
Some source and critical readings about each text.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

3 or 4 seminar papers; oral presentations; final paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Professor Slotkin will hold office hours during Pre-Registration Week (4/16-20). Please email him (rslotkin@wesleyan.edu) to set up an appointment.

First-year students are excluded from this course.

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: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: (ENGL203 AND ENGL204)

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Slotkin,Richard S.

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: CAMS 3

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: Jr. major:

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Writing

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002