| Unit name | Anguish in Eden: Foundations of American Prose Writing |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MODL23011 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Brian Miller |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Modern Languages |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The purpose of the unit is to familiarise students with the most important authors and foundational texts across a crucial period of American literature, covering prose fiction and some non-fiction only (not poetry or drama). The design of the unit is to approach American literature through the exploration of its most outstanding exponents with detailed examination of their principal works. The initial focus will be upon the three most outstanding fiction writers of the antebellum $�American Renaissance&�: Hawthorne, Poe and Melville, followed by examination of American literature&�s two most enduring prose authors of the later 19th century $�Gilded Age&�, the contrasting contemporaries Mark Twain and Henry James.
