The course aims to inculcate an appreciation of specific American authors and texts, along with the literary history of the United States. Participants will also get familiar with the relation between American literature and important related historical and socio-cultural developments. The course also aims to foster an understanding of the development of various genres, forms, and themes in select American literature.
PRE-REQUISITES
Familiarity with English/American literature
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COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan is professor in the Dept of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Her teaching /research interests include American literature, Drama, Film Studies and Popular Culture. Her major books include: Arthur Miller: The Dramatist & His Universe, TR Publishers, 2005, Chennai; Postliberalization Indian Novels in English , Anthem, 2013, London; and Contemporary Hindi Film Directors, Sage (forthcoming). MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE
Course url:https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_hs21 Course duration :12 weeks Start date and end date of course: 18 July 2016 - 7 October 2016 Dates of exams :16 October 2016 & 23 October 2016 Time of exam : 2pm - 5pm Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form. Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly Exam Fee: The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of approximately Rs 1000 needs to be paid.
CERTIFICATE
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam.
Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final
exam. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1 Introduction to the course. Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady. Introduction to Henry James and his works Plot/character/literary techniques/style Week 2 -do- Week 3 Theodore Dreiser. An American Tragedy.Plot/character/literary techniques/style Week 4 Eugene O’Neill. Desire under the Elms.Introduction to Eugene O’Neill and his worksPlot/character/literary techniques/style Week 5 American RomanticismEdgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee.”Flannery O’Connor. “Good Country People.” Week 6 Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also RisesPlot/character/literary techniques/style Week 7 Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence. Plot/character/literary techniques/style Week 8 Lillian Hellman. The Children’s HourPlot/character/literary techniques/style Week 9 Arthur Miller. A View from the Bridge.Plot/character/literary techniques/style Week 10 Hart Crane. “To Brooklyn Bridge.”Pulp fictionScience fiction Counter Culture Week 11 Christopher Hitchens “Jewish Power, Jewish Peril.”Conclusion.
REFERENCEBOOKS
Primary texts:
1. Henry James. The Portrait of a Lady. 2. Theodore Dreiser. An American Tragedy. 3. Eugene O’Neill. Desire under the Elms. 4. Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. 5. Edgar Allan Poe. “Annabel Lee”. 6. Flannery O’Connor. “Good Country People.” 7. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence. 8. Lillian Hellman. The Children’s Hour. 9. Arthur Miller. A View from the Bridge. 10. Hart Crane. “To Brooklyn Bridge.” 11. Christopher Hitchens. “Jewish Power, Jewish Peril.”
Secondary texts:
1. Bertens, Hans & Theo D’haen. American Literature: A History, Routledge, 2014. 2. Baym, Nina. Norton Anthology of American Literature vol 1 and 2 , WW Norton & Co. , 2012. 3. Gray, Richard. A History of American Literature (Blackwell, 2004) 4. Bradbury, Malcolm and Ruland, Richard. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature , Penguin, 1991. 5. Salzman, Jack. The Cambridge Handbook of American Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1986.
