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Academic Year 2004/2005
Recent American Fiction
ENGL 186 FA
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
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
Toni Morrison, SONG OF SOLOMON
Don DeLillo, WHITE NOISE
Bharati Mukherjee, JASMINE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two short papers and a longer final paper.
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
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Tölölyan,Khachig
- Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK210;
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 50)
- SR. major: X Jr. major: X
- SR. non-major: X Jr. non-major: X SO: X FR: 50
Special Attributes:
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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