Middlebury

AMST 0212

American Literature Since 1945

American Literature Since 1945
In this course we will trace the development of the postmodern sensibility in American literature since the Second World War. We will read works in four genres: short fiction, novels, non-fiction (the "new journalism"), and poetry. Authors will include Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Ralph Ellison, Flannery O'Connor, Jack Kerouac, Vladimir Nabokov, Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, and Don DeLillo. 3 hrs. lect.
Subject:
American Studies
Department:
Program in American Studies
Division:
Interdisciplinary
Requirements Fulfilled:
LIT NOR
Equivalent Courses:
ENAM 0212
ENAM 0207

Sections in Spring 2011

Spring 2011

AMST0212A-S11 Lecture (Millier)
AMST0212X-S11 Discussion (Millier)
AMST0212Y-S11 Discussion (Millier)
AMST0212Z-S11 Discussion (Millier)