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Academic Year 2003/2004

Recent American Fiction
ENGL 186 SP
Crosslistings:
AMST 215

This lecture course deals with eleven novels. It explores changes in American fiction, the concerns and attitudes after World War II. The first half of the course addresses the hegemony of certain forms and issues in novels written primarily by white male authors between 1945 and 1960. The second half is devoted to diverse novels that represent and reflect on some of the literary and social forces that have led to the heterogeneity of contemporary fiction.

MAJOR READINGS

Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD John Barth, END OF THE ROAD John Updike, RABBIT RUN and RABBIT REDUX Ken Kesey, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Thomas Pynchon, THE CRYING OF LOT 49 Kurt Vonnegut, SLAUGHTER HOUSE FIVE Robert Stone, DOG SOLDIERS Alice Walker, MERIDIAN Tony Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON Don DeLillo, WHITE NOISE Bharati Mukherjee, JASMINE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two short papers and a longer final paper--15 pp total.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

The ability to read 250 pages a week carefully

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

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-19-2004

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