Undergraduate Courses
E 441 - American Prose after 1900
As the title says, the course covers American prose (primarily
fiction) from 1900 to the present. We'll cover many writers and many
topics, including how writers depict American culture, themes, dreams, delusions,
myths, and how a writer's vision shapes his or her handling of themes,
setting, character, obsessions, etc. We'll look at stories, novels, and
non-fiction works as a way to discuss genre and the choices writers make. The
reading list includes Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Flannery O'Connor, Toni
Morrison, Raymond Carver, Paula Fox, Tim O'Brien, Richard Yates, Alice McDermott,
Susan Sontag, Eudora Welty, and other writers. We'll see movies, hear student
presentations, write papers, and even try to imitate the prose style of some
of the writers.
This course fulfills Category 2 for all majors (new four-category system).
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