ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II Schedule

Date Assignment
May 21 Course Introduction. Late Nineteenth Century: 1865-1910 (1f); "The Guilded Age" video in class.
23 Naturalism & Realism-- Fenimore Woolson, "Miss Grief" (94f); Wilkins Freeman, "Old Woman Magoun" (155f, 178f). In-class writing.
   
28 Memorial Day Holiday
30 Harding Davis, Life in the Iron Mills (42f). In-class writing.
   
June 4 African-American Folktales and Literary Tales (249f); "Animal Tales," "Why Mr. Dog Runs Brer Rabbit," "Conjure Stories," "Two Tales from Eatonville" (249f, 250, 252, 261)
6 Harris, Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (335f, 337f); Chesnutt, "The Goophered Grapevine" (348f, 350f). In-class writing.
   
11 Realism & Satire--Clemens (Twain), "A True Story," Old Times on the Mississippi, "Corn-Pone Opinions," "The War Prayer" (270f, 277f, 280f, 303f, 309f).
13 The Art of Fiction--James, Daisy Miller: A Study, "Hawthorne" (449f, 452f, 492f). In-class writing.
   
18 Report Due. Native-Americans--"Ghost Dance Songs" (653f); Eastman, The Soul of the Indian, From the Deep (656f); Anzaldúa, "La conciencia de la mestiza/Towards a New Consciousness (3041f, 3054f); "The Wilderness and the West" video in class.
20 Modernity—(883f); Reformism-- African-American Intellectuals in Conflict--Washington, Up From Slavery (916f); DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk (943f, 946f). In-class writing.
   
25 Reformism—Novel of Social Concern--Sinclair, The Jungle (780f). "A Wave from the Atlantic" video in class.
27 Alienation, Innovation & Experimentation--Stein, "The Geographical History. . ." "The Mother of Us All" (1255f, 1261f); Williams, "The Great Figure," "The Red Wheelbarrow," (1267f, 1272, 1277); Hughes, "Goodbye Christ," "Come to the Waldorf Astoria" (1611f [intro.], 1364f); Hemingway, "Hills Like White Elephants" (1519f, 1522f); Frost, "The Fear," "Out, Out--" "Directive" (1146f, 1150f, 1155f, 1162f) In-class writing.

 

July 2 Report Due. Harlem (The New Negro) Renaissance Writing—(1578f); Toomer, Cane (1592f); Brooks, poems (2337f). "Streamlines and Breadlines" video in class.
4 Independence Day Holiday
   
9 Southern Writing—Glasgow, "The Professional Instinct" (1000f); O’Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (2163f); Warren, "Founding Fathers," "Amazing Grace" (1861f, 1863f, 1870f); Gaines, "The Sky is Gray" (2663f).
11 Post-War Dissent—(2011-2022) Hellman, "Scoundrel Time"; Ginsberg, poems; Baldwin, "Sonny’s Blues" (2221f); Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet"; Miller, The Crucible (2023f, 2026f). ) In-class writing.
   
16 Course Summary and Review
18 Final Exam 7:00-8:45 p.m.