American Literature-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 611
Credits: 
3
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to:

  • Develop their understanding of the cultural history of America
  • Examine and value the later literary trends in American literature
  • Compare and contrast the representative literary works within the wider framework of socio-political and historical realities
8.00
Unit I: 
Unit 1

Robert Frost                                                               

Stopping by Woods….

The Most of It

The Gift Outright

Tree at my Window

Provide Provide

The Road not Taken

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit 2

Arthur Miller                                                             

The Crucible

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit 3

Eugene O’ Neil

The Hairy Ape

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit 4

F. Scott Fitzgerald                                                    

The Great Gatsby

10.00
Unit V: 
Unit 5

Alice Walker                                                              

The Color Purple

Source Books: 

 Egbert, Oliver. ed. An Anthology: American Literature 1890-1965. Eurasia Publishing, 2002.

Vendler, Helen.ed. The Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry. Faber& Faber,2003.

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

Bloom, Harold. Robert Frost. Chelsea Publishers,2003.

Gray, Richard. A Brief History of American Literature. Wiley Blackwell, 2011.

Klopsch, Nadja. The American Dream in 20th Century American Drama. Grin Verlag, 2013.

Prigozy, Ruth. The Cambridge Companion to F. Scott. Fitzgerald. CUP, 2002.

Singh, Pramila. Arthur Miller and His Plays. H.K. Publishers, 1990.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022