ENGH 441: Topics: American Authors

ENGH 441-001: Faulkner
(Fall 2012)

01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW

Section Information for Fall 2012

William Faulkner is indisputably one of the towering figures of world modernism, one of the most influential novelists who ever lived, and at the same time a fairly reclusive, retiring southerner from small-town Oxford, Mississippi. We'll read several of his major novels and some of his short fiction, along with some of the most interesting and provocative scholarly responses to his work. As we proceed, we'll also discuss recent developments in the rapidly-evolving field of southern literary studies, including ways in which southern studies is becoming more and more comparative, multiethnic, hemispheric, and global. Faulkner's reach extends to Haiti, Hollywood, New England, Canada, Paris, Indian Country, and more; your professor's own work connects Faulkner to Native Studies, environmental studies, and what he and his co-editors are calling "Undead Souths." We will consider what all this and more means for Faulkner Studies and for the South as we, perhaps, thought we knew it.

For more information, please contact Professor Anderson at eandersd@gmu.edu

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Study of one or two major figures in American literature. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by English. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Satisfaction of University requirements in 100-level English and in Mason Core literature.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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