American Literature-II

Paper Code: 
ENG 611
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100
8.00
Unit I: 

Robert Frost                                                  

Stopping by Woods….

The Apple – Picking 

Acquainted with the Night

Tree at my Window

The Road not Taken

 

9.00
Unit II: 

Arthur Miller                                                  

The Crucible

 

9.00
Unit III: 

Eugene O’ Neil

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

 

9.00
Unit IV: 

F. Scott Fitzgerald                                        

The Great Gatsby

 

10.00
Unit V: 

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.

 

e-resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw9Au9OoN88&list=RDEMYZZ6Fni6iLtHNdb41qnpZQ&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxA3e-Bj9U8

 

Journals

JSTOR

Labyrinth

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
Course Outcomes: 

The students will:

CO129. Develop an understanding of the cultural history of Americaby identifying the distinct literary characteristics and sensibility of the age

CO130.Examine the later literary trends in American literature, and show how gender, race, class, ethnicity and geography, have shaped the formation of such literature

CO131.Critique the representative literary works within the wider framework of socio-political and historical realities, vis-à-vis the themes, issues and pre-occupation

CO132.Examine the literary texts with a deep, broad, diverse and transdisciplinary perspective and understanding

CO133.Recognize and summarize impact and intersections of race, class, gender and sexuality.