Weeks | Topics |
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Introduction of the course: its comprehension,importance and rules.
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Introduction to American culture.
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Questining American culture and identity in the context of Hector St. John de Crévecoeur, Letters to an American Farmer
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Walt Whitman, from the Sea-Drift Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking: Story,poetry, being a poet in America.
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Emily Dickinson, This is my Letter to the World/ 303/448: America and femnist poetry.
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Mark Twain, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras Country:Realist short story and bet and life in America.
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William Dean Howells, Editha : war and love dilemma in America.
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Visa exam
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Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge-short story and fiction, civil war period in America.
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Stephen Crane, The Open Boat- short story and naturalism in America
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Edith Wharton, The Other Two- short story , marriage and family institution in America.
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Ezra Pound, In a Metro Station Haiku poetry structure and transportation and life in America.
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Carl Sandburg, Fog- America and life cycle.
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Willa Carter, Neighbour Rosicky - story, America and racism.
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