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Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner
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· New Haven, USA
About this course
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United States and the world; the formal and stylistic innovations of modernism; and the small details of sensory input and psychic life. Warning: Some of the lectures in this course contain graphic content and/or adult language that some users may find disturbing.
Prerequisite Skills
Skills you should have before taking this course
Introduction to literary studies
academic essay writing
Academic reading in English
Skills Gained
Skills you will develop by completing this course
Close reading
comparative literature
American literature analysis
Modernist literary criticism
Narrative analysis
Critical writing
Research in literary studies
Historical contextualization of texts