Writing The Nation

Authors

Amy Berke
Robert R. Bleil
Jordan Cofer
Doug Davis

Document Type

Book

Subject

American Literature

Publication Date

2015

Course Date

Fall 2019

Course Number

HU 310

Course Title

American Literature

Abstract

A concise introduction to American Literature from 1865 to present. The book is broken into chapters based on time period and writing style from Late Romanticism to recent post-modernism.

Assigned Readings

Week 1:

• Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman Sections

Week 2:

• “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain
• “The Storm” by Kate Chopin
• “Open Boat” by Steven Crane

Week 9:

• Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois Sections

Week 10:

• “Dare’s Gift” by Ellen Glasgow
• A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennesee Williams

Week 11:

• “Supermarket in California” by Allen Ginsberg

Week 12:

• “Diving into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich

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Copyright

"Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature—1865 to Present" is licensed by the University System of Georgia.

Recommended Citation

Berke, A., Bleil, R. R., Cofer, J., & Davis, D. (2015). Writing The Nation. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/db-hu-310-fall2019/1