ENGL 340 - Jazz in American Literature

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Trinity College

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Hailed by some as America's most significant cultural contribution, jazz has occupied a place of tremendous importance in the cultural life of the 20th century. This course examines representations of jazz in American literature in order to understand a few of the many ways American writers have drawn on jazz to enrich their themes and enliven their style. In addition to familiarizing themselves with the music of Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane, students will read works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Frank O'Hara, Norman Mailer, Amiri Baraka, Nathaniel Mackey, Michael Harper, and Toni Morrison. For English majors, this course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing cultural context, or a course emphasizing literature written after 1800. 1.00 units, Lecture

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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