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ENGL186
Recent American Fiction
ENGL186 SP
Crosslistings: AMST215
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 50 | 0 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; | No | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This lecture course deals with a dozen novels. It
seeks to illustrate the changes in American fiction,
concerns and attitudes after World War II. The first half
of the course addresses the hegemony of certain forms and
concerns in novels written primarily by white male authors
between 1945 and 1960. The second half is devoted to
diverse novels that embody and articulate 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
Ursula Leguin, THE DISPOSSESSED
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.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
The ability to
read 250 pages a week carefully
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
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Tololyan, K
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 0, So: 2, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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