ELIT 48C
Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present)


Course Description

This course explores the reading and critical analysis of representative works by major writers of the modern/postmodern periods such as Faulkner, Hemingway, Hurston, Morrison, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Wright, Ellison, Williams, Cisneros, Stevens, Sexton, Eliot, Vonnegut, Pynchon, O'Connor, Plath, Carver, Wilson, and O'Neill.

Class Details

CRN Course Section Days Times Instructor Loc
00620 ELIT 48C 01 M·W···· 10:30 AM-12:20 PM Tim Shively MLC113

Class Dates: This class runs from 2025-04-07 to 2025-06-27.
Footnote:
ELIT 48C.01: Fully ON-CAMPUS. This class meets on-campus each week on scheduled days and times as noted in the class listing.

Class Materials

Textbook/MaterialTypeRequiredPurchaseRent
NewUsedNewUsed
Norton Anthology of American Lit (VD) (10th Edition)
Levine © 2022
ISBN: 9780393886153
Textbook Choice $48.25 $36.25 $33.78 $24.13
Norton Anthology of American Lit (VE) (10th Edition)
Levine © 2022
ISBN: 9780393886160
Textbook Choice $76.00 $57.00 $53.20 $38.00
Giovanni's Room
Baldwin © 2013
ISBN: 9780345806567
Textbook Required $11.75 $9.00 $8.81 $5.17
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Tenth Edition) (Vol. Package 2: Volumes C, D, E) (10th Edition)
Elliott
ISBN: 9780393886047
E-Book Choice $64.32
The Norton Anthology of American Literature (Tenth Edition) (Vol. Package 2: Volumes C, D, E) (10th Edition)
Elliott
ISBN: 9780393886047
E-Book
(180 days)
Choice $50.54
Norton Anthology of American Literature (Vol C, D, E) (10th Edition)
Levine © 2022
ISBN: 9780393884432
Package Choice $98.00 $73.50

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Course Details

Units
4 Units
Hours
  • Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
  • Weekly Lab Hours: 0
Program Status
Program Applicable
Credit
Credit - Degree Applicable
Grading Method
Letter Grading

General Course Statement

General Statement
See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite
Eligibility for college-level composition (EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitations on Enrollment
Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.
Entrance Skills
Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.
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