LITR320 - American Fiction
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This course provides an examination of American society and culture through literature, using fiction that covers different eras, personalities, and issues. Stress is placed on characterization and other literary techniques, as well as on the nature of American society itself and fiction's place in that society. (Prerequisite: ENGL101).
Prerequisites
Corequisites
N/A
Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
| Book Title: |
Scarlet Letter, 2009 edition
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| ISBN: |
0199537801
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| Publication Info: |
oxford university press
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| Author: |
Hawthorne, Nathaniel / Weinstein, Cindy / Harding, Brian
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| Unit Cost: |
$5.00
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| Book Title: |
Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide, 2nd Ed with 09 MLA Updates
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| ISBN: |
0312607571
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| Publication Info: |
Bedford/St. Martin's
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| Author: |
Gardner
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| Unit Cost: |
$8.75
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| Book Title: |
The Sun Also Rises
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| ISBN: |
0684800713 or 0743297334
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| Publication Info: |
Charles Scribner's & Sons
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| Author: |
Hemingway, E.
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| Unit Cost: |
$11.00
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Stateside & Canadian Students: The e-book is available online and the location/access information is provided in the classroom. If you wish to purchase the hard copy text, you may do so through the bookseller of your choice.
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Online Text Note
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N/A
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N/A
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| Book Title: |
Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels--Individual readings found online-links inside the classroom
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| ISBN: |
0451530675
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| Publication Info: |
Signet Classics
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| Author: |
James, Henry
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| Unit Cost: |
$3.50
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| Book Title: |
Anthology of the American Short Story
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| ISBN: |
0618444246
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| Publication Info: |
Cengage
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| Author: |
Nagel
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| Unit Cost: |
$85.50
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