ENG5118 Major Modern Authors
This course leads advanced students of literature in an intensive analysis of a small number of influential modern writers. It also prepares students to pursue independent critical research in the form of a lengthy term paper. For the Fall 2012 semester, we will explore the major novels and short story collections of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, as well as their letters, essays, and memoirs, in order to undertake an in-depth look at two iconic American prose stylists. In addition to assessing their individual careers, we will consider the relevance of critical labels such as ?modernism,? ?expatriates,? ?The Jazz Age,? and ?The Lost Generation.? Pre-requisite: at least one 2000-level course in English, preferably one or more of the following: ?The English Novel,? ?The Age of Realism,? ?American Modernism,? or ?American Literature after 1945.? Students who lack this preparation should email the professor to discuss their interest in the course and to discuss its applicability to their course of study.