ENG 300 - Studies in Historical Contexts The Literature of the American 1920's

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Wabash College

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"Here was a generation," wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald in the aftermath of the Great War, "grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in mankind shaken." This course examines the literature and culture of the 1920's in America and, in passing, the American civilization that produced an extraordinary number of talented writers. We will focus upon major writers and significant texts of this decade-the Roaring Twenties, the jazz age, the great age of sport, the age of leisure, the plastic age. The 20's produced great literature and great literary figures. We will choose from among the best of the period. Writers may include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson, Sinclair Lewis, Eugene O'Neill, T.S. Eliot, John Dos Passos, Robert Frost, William Faulkner (and perhaps others of lesser renown). This course is offered in the fall semCredits: 1

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1.00

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Institution Website:

www.wabash.edu

Phone Number:

(765) 361-6100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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