Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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ENGL 0212

American Literature Since 1945

American Literature Since 1945 (AL)
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./disc. (Formerly ENAM 0212)
Subject:
English
Department:
English
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR LIT
Equivalent Courses:

Sections in Spring 2025

Spring 2025

ENGL0212A-S25 Lecture (Millier)