Littératures nord-américaines
Présentation
Introduction to North-American literature
Survey of American Literature.
A weekly lecture covers the history of literary trends and themes, from pre-colombian forms of narratives to the eve of the first world war. The tutorials focus on text excerpts and literary analysis. Continuous grading.
Bibliographie
Compulsory Reading in Brest :
Dickinson, E., Poems, 1859-1861
Irving, W., “Rip van Winkle”, 1819
Poe, E.A., “The Fall of the House of Usher”, 1859
Suggested Reading :
Elliot, E., The Cambridge introduction to early American literature 810.9 ELL (Brest) /
Lauter, P., The Heath Anthology of American Literature, 810.0 HEA (Brest) /