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Monographic Essay

1. Discuss the concept of evil in N. Hawthorne’s ‘The Scarlet Letter’ or in H. Melville’s ‘Moby Dick’.
2. Discuss the fate of the American Dream in the 20th century on the basis of the Great Gatsby or Seize the Day.
3. Discuss the concept of self-reliance as understood by B. Franklin or Ralph Waldo Emerson.
4. “No ideas but in things”. Show the relevance of W.C. Williams’ credo for the American poetry of the 20th century.
5. Discuss in what way a literary trend or technique (such as realism, naturalism, symbolism or impressionism) help the author of a text of your choice render the existential predicament of the central character.

Comparative Essay

1. Compare and contrast Huck’s and Holden’s attitudes toward American reality in Mark Twain’s ‘Adventures…’ and J.D. Salinger’s ‘The Catcher…’
2. Discuss the differences in Ernest Hemingway’s and Faulkner’s use of language and narrative techniques as manifestations of their different approaches to modern human condition.
3. On the basis of Streetcar Named Desire and Light in August show the image of the American South in modern American literature.
4. Poetry as the perception of experience. Compare and contrast the poetic means which R. Frost and W.C. Williams use in their poetry to render their perception of experience.
5. European versus American sensibility: discuss the differences (if any) between the two on the basis of H. James’s ‘The Portrait…’ and Twain’s ‘The Adventures…’.

Quiz

1. What did Richard Hakluyt’s contribution to the discovery of America consist in?
2. Who were the Connecticut Wits?
3. List the achievements of T. Jefferson.
4. What were the Federalist Papers about?
5. What was the Great Awakening?
6. List three features of American culture which fed into commercial vitality of M. Twain’s work.
7. List five characteristics of transcendentalism.
8. Give a brief description of determinism.
9. Give the titles of two novels by Henry Miller and one by Anais Nin.
10. Give the titles of one novel for each of the following authors:
William Styron
John Updike
Flannery O’Connor