Contemporary American Literature
Readings: Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” (2428); N. Scott Momaday’s The Way to Rainy Mountain (2504); Anaya’s “The Christmas Play” (2515); Kingston’s “No Name Woman” (2557); Ginsberg’s Howl (2732); Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” (2778) and “Daddy” (2781); and Li-Young Lee, all poems (2848). Be sure to read the introductions to each of the authors. Select one work from this week’s readings and make a case that this work does or does not belong in the American literature canon for a course like ours, a college survey course of American writers. Unlike the previous essays in the course, this essay absolutely requires the use of secondary sources. The following are the minimum length requirements for the essays: five, 1,000 words. All essays must be Microsoft Word or RTF and in MLA format. [unique_solution]Font must be Arial or Times New Roman and 12-point type for the text. Double-space all essays. Readings: Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” (2428); N. Scott Momaday’s The Way to Rainy Mountain (2504); Anaya’s “The Christmas Play” (2515); Kingston’s “No Name Woman” (2557); Ginsberg’s Howl (2732); Plath’s “Lady Lazarus” (2778) and “Daddy” (2781); and Li-Young Lee, all poems (2848). Be sure to read the introductions to each of the authors. Select one work from this week’s readings and make a case that this work does or does not belong in the American literature canon for a course like ours, a college survey course of American writers. Unlike the previous essays in the course, this essay absolutely requires the use of secondary sources. The following are the minimum length requirements for the essays: five, 1,000 words. All essays must be Microsoft Word or RTF and in MLA format. Font must be Arial or Times New Roman and 12-point type for the text. Double-space all essays.