MEG 06: American Literature aims to familiarize learners with the varied literature of America written by writers reflecting life, history and society of America. This course offers learners an opportunity to study American literary tradition from the period of the emergence of Puritanism as the hegemonic American ideology to the pre and post civil war literature. The learners are introduced to the African American writings with marginalized writers such as Toni Morrison who bring out the repression of the native American society through writings. Modern and contemporary American literature of the 20th century includes Eugene O’Neill and Arthur Miller. This course gives the learners an opportunity to understand today’s global environment through novels, stories plays and poems. It studies American people’s creative thoughts and imaginations. By reading texts from different periods by varied authors the learners will be able to understand America’s struggle to modernity and how it changed over time to become a powerful nation of the world.
| Course Status : | Completed |
| Course Type : | Elective |
| Language for course content : | English |
| Duration : | 24 weeks |
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| Credit Points : | 8 |
| Level : | Postgraduate |
| Start Date : | 01 Jan 2024 |
| End Date : | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Enrollment Ends : | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Exam Date : | 25 May 2024 IST |
| Shift : | Shift-I |
Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.
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