ENGL 291: The American Novel Since 1945
Class Sessions
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1. Introductions |
2. Richard Wright, Black Boy |
3. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood |
4. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood (cont.) |
5. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita |
6. Guest Lecture by Andrew Goldstone |
7. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (cont.) |
8. Jack Kerouac, On the Road |
9. Jack Kerouac, On the Road (cont.) |
10. J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey |
11. John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse |
12. Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 |
13. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye |
14. Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior |
15. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping |
16. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (cont.) |
17. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian |
18. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (cont.) |
19. Philip Roth, The Human Stain |
20. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) |
21. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) |
22. Edward P. Jones, The Known World |
23. Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.) |
24. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated |
25. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated (cont.) |
26. Review for Final Exam |
27. Final Exam |
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