Anoka Ramsey Community College -- Coon Rapids Campus
English 2235: American Literature Since 1865
Course Handouts -- American Literature 1945-Present
(a.k.a. Post-Modernism)
General Information:
Deciding about What to Read for this Unit -- Spring 2008
Various Lists and Groups of Writers in Volume E
Scott's Recommendations for Volume E Prose and Drama
Scott's Recommendations for Volume E Poetry
"Schools" of American Poetry Since 1945
So What is "Post-Modernism" Anyway? -- incomplete
Understanding "Post-Modernism"
Scott's Notes on the Introduction to Literature since 1945
Notes about the Beat Generation
"Minimalism" Writers -- In-Class Writing
Quiz 08 -- Mason, Carver, Carver
Specific Authors (alphabetical by last name):
Julia Alvarez
Margaret Atwood
James Baldwin -- "Sonny's Blues" -- discussion questions
Elizabeth Bishop -- general notes
Elizabeth Bishop -- "The Armadillo" -- text
Gwendolyn Brooks -- "we real cool" -- alternative structure
"Gwendolyn B. Sings Sin" Lyrics -- Lucky Boys Confusion
Raymond Carver -- "Cathedral" -- discussion questions
Raymond Carver -- "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" -- notes
Raymond Carver -- "A Small Good Thing" -- discussion questions
Raymond Carver -- Notes for "The Bath" and "A Small, Good Thing"
Raymond Carver -- Discussion Questions for "A Small, Good Thing"
Raymond Carver -- Discussion Questions for "Cathedral"
RAYMOND CARVER -- POSSIBLE THEMES FOR "CATHEDRAL" -- FROM QUIZ 4
John Cheever -- "The Swimmer" -- discussion questions
Billy Collins -- "Introduction to Poetry" -- text
Billy Collins -- "Sonnet" -- text
Rita Dove
Ralph Ellison
Louise Erdrich -- general notes
Allen Ginsberg -- biographical notes
Allen Ginsberg -- notes on "Howl" and other poems
Jack Kerouac
Ursula K. Le Guin -- "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" -- discussion questions
David Mamet
Bobbie Ann Mason -- "Shiloh" -- discussion questions
Arthur Miller
Toni Morrison -- "Recitatif" -- discussion questions
Alice Munro -- Discussion Questions
Flannery O'Connor -- Discussion Questions for "Revelation"
Flannery O'Connor -- Discussion Questions for "A Good Man is Hard to Find"
Sylvia Plath
Angela Shannon
Leslie Marmon Silko -- "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" -- discussion questions
Leslie Marmon Silko -- Discussion Questions
Neil Simon
Kurt Vonnegut
Alice Walker -- "Everyday Use" -- discussion questions
Tennessee Williams
August Wilson