| Unit name | American Fiction that Matters: US Writing in 'The American Century' |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MODL23012 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| 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 only (not non-fiction prose, 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 authors to be covered will include Edith Wharton, Sinclair Lewis, F Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, JD Salinger, Joseph Heller, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Raymond Carver and Alice Walker.
