American Studies
Term 1
MWF, 12:00 p.m.
This will be an intensive though necessarily limited introduction to two essential American modernists. We’ll read four books from each, and this will allow us to explore some fascinating patterns of development and correspondence.
We’ll proceed by means of close reading and discussion. Students will write essays and, on occasion, give short, informal presentations.
Texts:
- Hemingway, In Our Time
- Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises
- Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
- Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
- Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
- Faulkner, Sanctuary
- Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
- Faulkner, Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner
