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ENG 5015: Fitzgerald and Hemingway (3 cr.)

This course considers some of the major works of

F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

Working chronologically, we will gain a sense of

the contours of each author's literary career;

discern characteristic patterns and themes within

and among each author; and get a feel for the

historical circumstances in which both men wrote.

Some of our leading questions will be: to what

extent did Fitzgerald and Hemingway share an

approach to writing and/or life? In what ways

were their fictions driven by commercial

instincts and the desire for artistic prestige?

How does each author articulate specific ideas of

masculinity and femininity, and touch on issues

of hetero-, homo-, and bi-sexuality? How might we

compare their views of America and Europe, or the

American past versus the present? How did each

author manage to invent a new way of writing that

continues to inspire admiration, imitation, and

sometimes mockery?

Throughout the course, students will practice

writing critically about multiple prose genres

(stories, novels, essays, memoirs, letters,

scholarly criticism). This practice will take

the form of weekly written responses, intensive

oral discussion, a short comparative essay, and a

longer research essay that involves the

incorporation of secondary sources and a

substantial act of revision

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