American Literature and Culture. Instructor: Dr. Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras.
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This course includes
Hours of videos
1083 years, 2 months
Units & Quizzes
39
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Certificate of Completion
The course aims to inculcate an appreciation of specific American authors and texts, along with the literary history of the United States. Participants will also get familiar with the relation between American literature and important related historical and socio-cultural developments. The course also aims to foster an understanding of the development of various genres, forms, and themes in select American literature. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Henry James: Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady (Ch. 1-20) Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady (Ch. 1-20 cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady (Ch. 1-20 cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady (Ch. 21-35) Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady (Ch. 21-34) Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Theodore Dreiser: An American Tragedy – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Theodore Dreiser: An American Tragedy (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Herman Melville: Moby Dick Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Herman Melville: Moby Dick Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Short Story Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Flannery O’connor: Good Country People Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Ernest Hemingway: A Brief Overview Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Brief Overview Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – American Romanticism Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Edgar Allen Poe: Annabel Lee Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – American Drama Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Lillian Hellman Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Lillian Hellman: The Children’s Hour Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Lillian Hellman: The Children’s Hour (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Lillian Hellman: The Children’s Hour (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Arthur Miller: The Dramatist, his Life and Works Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Arthur Miller: A View from the Bridge Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Arthur Miller: A View from the Bridge (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – Arthur Miller: A View from the Bridge (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – Eugene O’Neill: An Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – Eugene O’Neill: Desire under the Elms Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Edith Wharton: An Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Christopher Hitchens: Jewish Power, Jewish Peril Unlimited
- Lecture 39 – Hart Crane: The Bridge Unlimited
