English 252 Caskey American Literature II
Caskey's Guide for ENG252 [American Literature II]
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Week 13
- Tennessee WilliamsLink out to a Research Starter on Tennessee Williams.
- A Streetcar Named DesireLink out to a Research Starter on "A Streetcar Named Desire".
- Drama for Students
Link out to an overview, character analysis, cultural context, and criticism of "A Streetcar Named Desire" from Gale's Drama for Students. - Critical Insights
This volume in the Critical Insights series, edited and with an introduction by Brenda Murphy, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Connecticut, brings together a variety of new and classic essays on Williams's famous play
Week 14
- Flannery O'ConnorLink out to a Research Starter on Flannery O'Connor.
- Good Country PeopleLink out to a Research Starter on O'Connor's "Good Country People".
- Good Country People
Link out to an overview, cultural context, and criticism of "Good Country People" from Gale's Short Stories for Students. - Critical Insights
This volume is an effort to introduce O'Connor to a new generation of readers by including twelve previously published essays that clarify her religious ideas, her narrative technique, her use of humor, and the regional and social context of her fiction, and five original essays commissioned especially for this volume that make significant new contributions to the understanding and appreciation of her work. - Alice WalkerLink out to a Research Starter on Alice Walker.
- Everyday UseLink out to a Research Starter on Walker's "Everyday Use".
- Short Stories for Students: Everyday UseLink out to an overview, thematic analysis, cultural context, and criticism of Walker's "Everyday Use" from Gale's Short Stories for Students.
- Ralph EllisonLink out to a Research Starter on Ralph Ellison.
- Battle RoyalLink out to a Research Starter on Ellison's "Battle Royal".
- Invisible ManLink out to a Research Starter on Ellison's "Invisible Man".
- Short Stories for Students: Battle RoyalLink out to an overview, cultural context, and criticism of "Battle Royal" from Gale's Short Stories for Students.
Week 15
- Arthur MillerLink out to a Research Starter on Arthur Miller.
- Death of a SalesmanLink out to a Research Starter on Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
- Streaming Video: Death of a SalesmanAttention must be paid to this abbreviated but superb 1966 television adaptation by Arthur Miller of his Pulitzer Prize–winning modern tragedy—starring the incomparable Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnockre-creating their original Broadway roles as the Lomans.
- Drama for Students: Death of a SalesmanLink out to an overview, character analysis, thematic analysis, and criticism of Miller's "Death of a Salesman" from Gale's Drama for Students.
- Critical Insights: Death of a Salesman
Edited by distinguished scholar and one-time President of the American Theatre and Drama Society, Brenda Murphy, this volume brings together some of the best essays written on Miller's most accomplished play.
Week 16
- PostmodernismLink out to a Research Starter on Postmodernism.
- Kurt VonnegutLink out to a Research Starter on Kurt Vonnegut.
- Streaming Video: Kurt VonnegutIn this interview, Kurt Vonnegut—iconoclastic writer of science fiction and satire—discusses his family history, how he got his start as an author, his experiences in World War II, his obsession with the betrayalf humankind by science, and his vision of technology gone mad. Delving into the psyches of his characters, he even enters into a dialogue with his fictional alter ego, Kilgore Trout. Dramatizations and excerpts from Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions, Cat’s Cradle, and Deadeye Dick bring the offbeat yet vivid world of Vonnegut’s stories to life. Contains mature themes.
- Slaughterhouse-FiveLink out to a Research Starter on Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five".
- Novels for Students: Slaughterhouse-Five
Link out to an overview, character analysis, thematic analysis, and criticism of Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse-Five" from Gale's Novels for Students. - Hunter S. ThompsonLink out to a Research Starter on Hunter S. Thompson.