Basic Introduction Course                                                                                        קורס מבוא בסיסי

Prof. Milette Shamir                     mshamir@post.tau.ac.il                                      פרופ' מלאת שמיר

 

The purpose of this course is to examine the development of a distinct American cultural discourse from the Colonial period to the end of the 20th century. The texts read in class offer a variety of genres and voices

representing the different facets of American cultural production.

 

 

TEXTS: The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Shorter Sixth edition, available at the Dyonon.

 

In addition we will read the following novels

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter (Dyonon)

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (included in the

Norton Anthology)

 

There will be a written assignment, a midterm exam and a final exam.