ENG 337
Major American Novels

Course Description

In this class, we will be reading and considering a number of the most important or most critically lauded moments in the development of the American novel.

Course Schedule

All assignments must be completed before the start of class on the day they are listed below.

Week 1

08.21 Thu

Introduction

Week 2

08.26 Tue

Scarlet Letter, "The Custom House" & Chapters 1-7

08.28 Thu

Scarlet Letter, Chapters 8-15

Week 3

09.02 Tue

Scarlet Letter, Finish

09.04 Thu

Week 4

09.09 Tue

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 1-11 (Scarlet Letter Reading Due)

09.11 Thu

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 12-22

Week 5

09.16 Tue

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 23-33

09.18 Thu

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Finish (Bartleby the Scrivener Reading Due)

Week 6

09.23 Tue

Daisy Miller, All

09.25 Thu

The House of Mirth, Book One, Chapters 1-7 (Huck Finn Reading Due)

Week 7

09.30 Tue

The House of Mirth, Book One, Chapters 8-15

10.02 Thu

The House of Mirth, Book Two, Chapters 1-7 (Daisy Miller Reading Due)

Week 8

10.07 Tue

The House of Mirth, Finish

10.09 Thu

Instructor Absent, No Class

Week 9

10.14 Tue

Fall Break, No Class

10.16 Thu

My Ántonia, Book 1 (House of Mirth Reading Due)

Week 10

10.21 Tue

My Ántonia, Book 2

10.23 Thu

My Ántonia, Book 3-5

Week 11

10.28 Tue

Great Gatsby, Chapters 1-3

10.30 Thu

Great Gatsby, Chapters 4-6 (My Ántonia Reading Due)

Week 12

11.04 Tue

Great Gatsby, Finish

11.06 Thu

No Class, Instructor Absent

Week 13

11.11 Tue

Veteran's Day, No Class

11.13 Thu

Invisible Man, Chapters 1-3 (Great Gatsby Reading Due)

Week 14

11.18 Tue

Invisible Man, Chapters 4-9

11.20 Thu

Invisible Man, Chapters 10-13

Week 15

11.25 Tue

Invisible Man, Chapters 14-18

11.27 Thu

Thanksgiving, No Class

Week 16

12.02 Tue

Invisible Man, Chapters 19-22

12.04 Thu

Invisible Man, Finish (Invisible Man Reading and Investigation Due by 12.11)

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