Fall 2008 English Courses 3000 Level

Eng 3063  American Literature 1870-1945                       
                                                                                        Prof. Bonnie Lyons
Fall 2008                                                                        MB 2.456
HSS 3.04.22                                                                  458-5350
T,Th 11:00-12:15                                                         bonnie.lyons@utsa.edu
                                                                                        Off. Hrs. 10-11 T,Th 

Course description: In this class we will study some of the stories, novels and plays written in this country in the period between the Civil War and World War II. Class will include lecture but emphasize discussion. 

Course requirements and grading:
Frequent pop quizzes=20%
In-class midterm=40%
Final exam=40%
Intelligent class participation will count if your grade is on the border.
Optional paper: If students choose to select this option, the midterm and final exam will each count 30% and the paper will count 20%. The paper has no effect on the 20% quiz grade.

Required books:
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence ( Penguin 0-451-53088-8)
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (Scribner 0-7432-7356-7)
Ernest Hemingway, In Out Time (Scribner 0-684-82276-8)
William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury (Random House/Vintage 0-679-7324-1)
Henry Roth, Call It Sleep (Picador 0-312-42412-4)
Eugene O’Neill, Four Plays by Eugene O’Neill (Signet 978-0-451-53071-4)
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God (Harper Classics 0-06-083867-1)