MEG-11 American Novel

MEG-11 American Novel

Block 1 - James F. Cooper: The Last of the Mohicans

The Beginnings

The Man, The Milieu, and The Moment

The Last of the Mohicans: An Analysis

Perspectives on the Novel-I

Perspectives on the Novel-II

Block 2 - Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie

The Literary Context

Theodore Dreiser: The Man and The Writer

Sister Carrie: A Critical Summary

Sister Carrie: A Critical Study of the Major Themes

Block 3 - F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

The Man, The Milieu, And The Moment

The Plot and The Self-Improving Hero

The Great Gatsby and Fable, Symbol and Allegory

The Great Gatsby: And the Narrative Technique

Critics and Criticism: An Overview

Block 4 - William Faulkner: Light in August

American Fiction in 1920s and 1930s

The Novel in The South

Light in August: Structure and Narrative Strategies

Characterisation and Critical Approaches

Block 5 - Henry Miller: Black Spring

Sexual Revolution in Modern American Literature

The Great Tradition

The Outsider

The Indelible Impact

Henry Miller's Works: Black Spring

Critical Approaches

Block 6 - J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye

The Author and The Plot

The Main Themes and Characters

The Language in The Catcher in the Rye

Critical Interpretations

Block 7 - John Barth: Floating Opera

The Postwar American Novel

The Experimental Novel

The Floating Opera: An Analysis of Text

Philosophic Formulations and The Farce of Reason

From Modernity to Post Modernity

Block 8 - Scott Mamaday: A House Made of Dawn

Native American Literature

Native American Fiction

The Making of Momaday

House Made of Dawn: An Analysis

Critical Perspectives

Block 9 - Alice Walker: The Color Purple

The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-I

The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-II

The Color Purple and its Structure

Analysis of Celie's Letters-I

Analysis of Celie's Letters-II

Themes emerging from Celie's Letters

Total-27, Solved-13, Unsolved-14

June (2008-2020)

December (2007-2020)