ENG 6920 William Faulkner and Toni Morrison

This course examines selected major works of William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, two of the most important twentieth-century American writers, reading their novels within the context of their respective cultural, historical, and social backgrounds. Students learn how each author portrays life in American from his/her unique perspective and how each portrays issues of regionalism (north/south), race (black/white), and gender (female/male). The course familiarizes students with the major critical work about each author and with the literary movements of modernism and postmodernism.
Credits: 3.0