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The American Novel Since 1945

Amy Hungerford · Yale University

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About

In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers and readers, the conditions of publishing, innovations in the novel's form, fiction's engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in American culture. The reading list includes works by Richard Wright, Flannery O'Connor, Vladimir Nabokov, Jack Kerouac, J. D. Salinger, Thomas Pynchon, John Barth, Maxine Hong Kingston, Toni Morrison, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, Philip Roth and Edward P. Jones. The course concludes with a contemporary novel chosen by the students in the class.

Lectures

  1. Introductions Lecture 1 · Audio
  2. Richard Wright, Black Boy Lecture 2 · Audio
  3. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood Lecture 3 · Audio
  4. Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood (cont.) Lecture 4 · Audio
  5. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita Lecture 5 · Audio
  6. Guest Lecture by Andrew Goldstone Lecture 6 · Audio
  7. Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (cont.) Lecture 7 · Audio
  8. Jack Kerouac, On the Road Lecture 8 · Audio
  9. Jack Kerouac, On the Road (cont.) Lecture 9 · Audio
  10. J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey Lecture 10 · Audio
  11. John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse Lecture 11 · Audio
  12. Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 Lecture 12 · Audio
  13. Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye Lecture 13 · Audio
  14. Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior Lecture 14 · Audio
  15. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping Lecture 15 · Audio
  16. Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (cont.) Lecture 16 · Audio
  17. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian Lecture 17 · Audio
  18. Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (cont.) Lecture 18 · Audio
  19. Philip Roth, The Human Stain Lecture 19 · Audio
  20. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) Lecture 20 · Audio
  21. Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.) Lecture 21 · Audio
  22. Edward P. Jones, The Known World Lecture 22 · Audio
  23. Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.) Lecture 23 · Audio
  24. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated Lecture 24 · Audio
  25. Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated (cont.) Lecture 25 · Audio
  26. Review for Final Exam Lecture 26 · Audio

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Credits and licence

Institution
Yale University
Department
English
Teacher
Amy Hungerford
Term
Spring 2008
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing
Source
Open Yale Courses
Licence
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