American Literature

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • Annonces Forum
• Seminar N°1: Introduction to Modernsim
  

  Seminar N°1: Introduction to Modernsim

  In this seminar, students are introduced to the great era of literature at the dawn of the twentieth century. The seminar takes two lectures and follow-up discussion in seminar classes.

  • Introduction to Modernism Page
  • Introduction to Modernism Slides File
  • Introduction to Modernism (PDF) File
• Seminar N°2: The Waste Land
  

  Seminar N°2: The Waste Land

  In the following seminar, students read the first section of the long poem -The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot. The reading takes 2-3 lectures and presentations prepared by students in seminar classes. 

  • The Waste Land Slides File
• Seminar N°3: The Great Gatsby
  

  Seminar N°3: The Great Gatsby

  The third work for this semester discusses the most celebrated American novel in the roaring twenties -the Great Gatsby. The work requires 3 lectures and research papers presented by students in seminar classes

  • The Great Gatsby Page
  • The Great Gatsby (PDF) File
• Topic 4
  

  Topic 4
• Topic 5
  

  Topic 5