Graduate School of Humanities Department of Languages and Literature Western Literature Field English Linguistics & Literature Speciality (Credit 2) 選択科目 Intended Year: Intended School: |
American Culture (Seminar I)
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Numbering Code: Course Code: 2018 SpringTerm weekly Fri2 Ito 304 Classroom E科目 (English, English) |
Course Overview |
We will be reading Herman Melville’s last novel, The Confidence Man: His Masquerade. Long ignored or considered unfinished, it began to find its audience in the 1950s and 60s. It has come to be regarded by some as Melville’s greatest work. It is also one that has caused the greatest critical disagreement over how to interpret it. For instance, is there one confidence man or many? Also whether it is nihilistic or hopeful in its story. It can be seen as a satire on the US, has many references to Shakespeare, puns. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Course Objectives |
九州大学人文科学府歴史空間論専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学人文科学府言語・文学専攻ディプロマ・ポリシー 九州大学文学部哲学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部歴史学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部文学コース・カリキュラムマップ 九州大学文学部人間科学コース・カリキュラムマップ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Plan |
Textbooks : The Confidence Man: His Masquerade, by Herman Melville, Penguin Classics edition. Reference Books : Course Handouts : Course Plan ()
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