102年第1學期-5129 20世紀美國主要作家 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
6 Response papers (3 pages each):	40
4 Quizzes on literary vocabulary (from glossary handout):	20
1 ten minute oral presentation on an unassigned story from Hemingway or Updike	20
Class participation	20

教育目標

1. A strong comprehension of the works read in class, including subject, themes, characters, settings and construction. 2. An understanding of how narrative works to engage the reader and create meaning. 3. The ability to understand and correctly employ the vocabularly used to analyze literary construction. 4. An awareness of the variety, breadth and depth of 20th century American literature.

課程概述

In this class we will focus on four important figures in 20th century American literature: Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, and Toni Morrison. In addition, we will sample short work by a variety of other important writers, including Eudora Welty, Flannery O’Connor, John Cheever, James Alan McPherson, Saul Bellow, and Gish Jen.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：二/2,3,4[LAN212-2]
修課班級：外文學碩1
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：

參考書目

Course Materials:
Required reading: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald; Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck; Sula, Toni Morrison; The Best American Short Stories of the Century, John Updike, editor.

Reference: A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway; Hemingway, Carlos Baker; The Crack-Up, F. Scott Fitzgerald; Some Sort of Epic Grandeur, Matthew J. Bruccoli; The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck; John Steinbeck: A Life, Jay Parini; Conversations with Toni Morrison, Danielle K. Taylor-Guthrie.