Summer 2007

E f316K • Masterworks of Literature: American

Course Description

This is a survey course in American Literature from the Puritans to the end of the 20th century. We will read major authors of each period, locating the writer in his/her time and place. Careful attention is paid to the works and their backgrounds. There will be plenty of poetry, short fiction, and a couple of novels along the way.

Grading Policy

Pop quizzes 10%
Mid-term 40%
Final 50%

Texts

George McMichael and James S. Leonard, ed., Concise Anthology of American Literature, 6th Edition, Prentice-Hall
Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
A novel to be announced.

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