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This course introduces students to American literature from the 18th to 20th centuries. It examines the relationship between literature and historical/cultural contexts, focusing on issues like the growth of democracy, the Civil War, and changing moral perspectives. Students will study works by authors like Henry James, Edith Wharton, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The course aims to provide an overview of major themes, periods, and writers in American literature to help students understand how literature responds to its historical context. It will assess students through classwork, exams, and essays analyzing the literary texts.
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- 1. British and American Studies International Programme Course Outline Course Code and Title: BAS 252 Introduction to American Literature Section/Group: 27/02 Semester: 2 / 2001 _____________________________________________________________________ 1. Instructor’s Name: Aj. Dennis Lewis______________________________ Section/Group: 27/02 Class Time: Days: Mon. / Weds. Time: 10.00-11.30 Room No.: 208 Office Hours: Days: Tues. / Thurs. Time: 9 – 11, 14.00 – 16.30 Office Room No. _2_ Floor: __4__ Building: __Liberal Arts Building_____ Course co-ordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boonruang Chunsuvimol 1
- 2. Course Description: This course introduces American literature in its historical and cultural contexts from the eighteenth century to the twentieth century. The course examines the complex relationship between American literature and history— focusing on such issues as historical change and the growth of democracy (personal liberty), the American civil war, "The American Dream" (America as the land of opportunity and material prosperity), feminism, modern psychology, and changing moral perspectives. Authors studied include Henry James, Edith Wharton, F. Scott-Fitzgerald, Arthur Miller, among others. Assessment: classwork, midterm exam, final exam. Attendance is required. ←Course Objectives: The course will provide students with an overview of some of ←the key themes, literary periods, and writers in American literature. It focuses on ←some of the foundational American texts from the “discovery” of America to the ←modern period. The course is designed to help students understand the relationship ←of literature to the changing historical contexts that give rise to it. Students ←are encouraged to analyse literary texts in a variety genres—fiction, poetry, essay, ←journals, and oral literature. They will be expected to write essays that make ←critical arguments about the literary texts they study. Teaching/Learning Methods: lectures class discussions essays Teaching Aids: handouts videos Assessment: Class work 10% Midterm Exam 40% Final Exam 50% Main Text: McQuade, Donald. (Ed.). (1999). The Harper Single Volume American Literature. (3rd Ed.). New York: Longman. Tentative Schedule: Week 1: Introduction: central themes of American Literature Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography Week 2: Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard’s Almanack Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur: Letters from and American Farmer Week 3: James Fenimore Cooper: Last of the Mohicans 2
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