麻省理工學院「開放式課程網頁」 | 文學 | 21L.501 The American Novel, Fall 2002


週	課程單元	閱讀資料	IMPORTANT DATES


1	Introduction


2	Two Views of American Revolution: Blake and Washington	William Blake. America: A Prophecy. George Washington. "The Farewell Address." (Handout)


	Melville. "Etymology," "Extracts."	Ch. 1-23


3	Melville	Ch. 24-50


	Melville	Ch. 51-79


4	Melville	Ch. 80-108


5	Melville	Ch. 109-Epilogue


		Hawthorne. "Rapaccini's Daughter." (Handout)	Essay 1 (5 pages)


6	Hawthorne	Preface-Ch. 14


	Hawthorne	Ch. 15-29


7	Stowe	Ch. 1-11	Revision (Required)


8	Stowe	Ch. 12-20


	Stowe	Ch. 21-34


9	Stowe	Ch. 35-45


10	William Wells Brown	Ch. 1-29


			Essay 2 (5 pages)


11	Sarah Orne Jewett	Ch. 1-18


12	Jewett	Ch. 19-24	Revision (Optional)


	Faulkner	Ch. 1-4


13	Faulkner	Ch. 5-7


	Faulkner	Ch. 8-9


14	Morrison	pp. 3-165


	Morrison	pp. 169-235


			Conference Day


15	Morrison	pp. 239-275


	Conclusion		Essay (10 pages)