Selected English and American Writers

3 units

This course is intended as an in-depth introduction to, arguably, the two most significant American fiction writers of the first half of the twentieth century. We will focus primarily on each author in his own right, beginning in each case with some short stories and then moving to exemplary novels by each. However, we will also consider their shared thematic concerns: the construction of identity; memory and mortality; sexuality and gender - and the contrasting techniques and forms through which each represented these issues. (Writing Intensive). Satisfies the American (old major) or Twentieth Century (new major) requirement.