Description:

Surveys 20th-century American literature, emphasizing the expatriates and the experimental. Authors and works vary, but typically include Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Faulkner, O'Connor, Stevens, Eliot, Roethke, Lowell, Plath, Barth, and Pyncheon. Recommended: ENGL& 101 or ENGL 201 or a literature course in the 100 series.

Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate an awareness of American history, philosophy, and culture as reflected in the literature.
• Demonstrate an awareness of varying points of view within this culture, including women and other minority voices whenever possible
• Identify major themes and ideas
• Recognize how style relates to content in various writers’ works
• Apply the analytical process to literary works
• Apply writing skills to analyzing literature