LAE 407 American Writers: 1945-1970

A survey of the best and most influential writers following World War II and continuing through to the close of the turbulent sixties. Includes primarily fiction writers such as Mailer, O'Hara, Salinger, Cheever, Updike, O'Connor, Baldwin, Kesey, Heller, Roth, Bellow, Malamud and Nabokov. Takes a look at the stunning contrasts between the fifties and the sixties, politically, socially, ethically, aesthetically, and psychologically. Prerequisite(s): LAE 101 and LAE 102. 5 quarter hours or 3 semester hours Counts in the Humanities or Literature area of General Education Requirements.

Credits

3 OR 5

Distribution

Humanities Literature Elective