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In this seminar, we will look at selected short stories by late 19th- and early 20th-century American writers and discuss both formal conventions of the genre - as introduced by Edgar Allan Poe - and the representation of issues crucial for an understanding of U.S. America's national and cultural identity such as history, gender, and ethnicity. Furthermore, we will also take into consideration relevant literary periods such as realism/naturalism, local color, and modernism. The stories and authors to be discussed are: Herman Melville, "Bartleby, the Scrivener"; Mark Twain, "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"; Kate Chopin, "Désirée's Baby"; Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"; Stephen Crane, "The Open Boat"; Pauline Hopkins, "Talma Gordon"; Charles Chesnutt, "The Goophered Grapevine"; Zitkala-Ša, "The Soft-Hearted Sioux"; Sui Sin Far, "Mrs. Spring Fragrance"; Willa Cather, "Paul's Case"; Ernest Hemingway, "Indian Camp"; William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily."
A reader with all required readings will be available through the e-learning platform ILIAS at the beginning of the semester.
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