The American Novel Since 1945

In this course, Professor Amy Hungerford gives 27 video lectures on "The American Novel Since 1945". Students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers... (read more)

In this course, Professor Amy Hungerford gives 27 video lectures on "The American Novel Since 1945". Students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers and readers, the conditions of publishing, innovations in the novel's form, fiction's engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in American culture. The reading list includes works by Richard Wright, Flannery O'Connor, Vladimir Nabokov, Jack Kerouac, J. D. Salinger, Thomas Pynchon, John Barth, Maxine Hong Kingston, Toni Morrison, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, Philip Roth and Edward P. Jones. The course concludes with a contemporary novel chosen by the students in the class. (read less)

In this course, Professor Amy Hungerford gives 27 video lectures on "The American Novel Since 1945". Students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the novel in this period, focusing on the relationship between writers... (read more)

Video Lectures

#	Lecture	Play Video
1	Introductions	Play Video
2	Richard Wright, Black Boy	Play Video
3	Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood	Play Video
4	Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood (cont.)	Play Video
5	Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita	Play Video
6	Guest Lecture by Andrew Goldstone	Play Video
7	Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (cont.)	Play Video
8	Jack Kerouac, On the Road	Play Video
9	Jack Kerouac, On the Road (cont.)	Play Video
10	J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey	Play Video
11	John Barth, Lost in the Funhouse	Play Video
12	Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49	Play Video
13	Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye	Play Video
14	Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior	Play Video
15	Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping	Play Video
16	Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping (cont.)	Play Video
17	Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian	Play Video
18	Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian (cont.)	Play Video
19	Philip Roth, The Human Stain	Play Video
20	Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.)	Play Video
21	Philip Roth, The Human Stain (cont.)	Play Video
22	Edward P. Jones, The Known World	Play Video
23	Edward P. Jones, The Known World (cont.)	Play Video
24	Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated	Play Video
25	Students' Choice Novel: Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated (cont.)	Play Video
26	Review for Final Exam	Play Video