American Literature 1800–1940 - Classics & Ancient History

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Contents

Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - Chapter-by-Chapter

Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - Criticism

Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath

Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms

American Literature 1800–1940

THE AMERICAN DREAM

What is the American Dream?

Dr Niall Munro, Oxford Brookes University

THE AMERICAN DREAM

A Better Life

Dr Niall Munro, Oxford Brookes University

THE AMERICAN DREAM

A Richer Life

Dr Niall Munro, Oxford Brookes University

THE AMERICAN DREAM

A Happier Life

Dr Niall Munro, Oxford Brookes University

Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - Chapter-by-Chapter

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 1

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 3

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 4

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 5

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 6

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 7

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 2

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 8

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Chapter 9

Prof. John McRae, Nottingham University

Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby - Criticism

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

The Making of the Great Gatsby

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Nick Carraway as Narrator

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Race, Class and the Jazz Age

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Gatsby’s Glittering Wasteland

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Sex, Romance and Desire

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Irrecoverable Moments and the American Dream

Prof. Michael Nowlin, Victoria University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Introduction

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Nick Carraway

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Jay Gatsby

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Gender Roles and Romantic Pairings

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Race and Ethnicity

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

The Environment

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Capitalism and Modernity

Prof. Meredith Goldsmith, Ursinus College

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

The American Dream

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Class Divisions and Energy Transfer

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Technology and Modernity

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Narrative Technique and Style

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Reception and Legacy

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

The American Dream

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Class Divisions and Energy Transfer

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Technology and Modernity

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Narrative Technique and Style

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Reception and Legacy

Dr William Blazek, Liverpool Hope University

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Composition and Revision

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Trimalchio and Celestial Eyes

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Based on a True Story?

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Life in 1920s America

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Social Status

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

The Parties

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Fitzgerald and the (Very) Rich

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

FITZGERALD: THE GREAT GATSBY

Gatsby on Screen

Prof. James L. W. West III, Penn State

Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath

STEINBECK: THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Historical Context

Dr Sarah Robertson, UWE Bristol

STEINBECK: THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Land and the American Dream

Dr Sarah Robertson, UWE Bristol

STEINBECK: THE GRAPES OF WRATH

Hope and Despair

Dr Sarah Robertson, UWE Bristol

STEINBECK: THE GRAPES OF WRATH

From “I” to “We”

Dr Sarah Robertson, UWE Bristol

Twain: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Origins: Twain's Life and Career

Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith, University of East Anglia

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

What Kind of Book is Huckleberry Finn?

Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith, University of East Anglia

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Huck and Jim's Journey

Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith, University of East Anglia

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The Ending of the Novel

Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith, University of East Anglia

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Critical Reception

Prof. Thomas Ruys Smith, University of East Anglia

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The Inspiration for Huckleberry Finn

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Twain and the American Civil War

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The Epitome of American Realism

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The End of American Romanticism

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The Ending of the Novel

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

TWAIN: HUCKLEBERRY FINN

The Afterlife of Huckleberry Finn

Prof. Matt Seybold, Elmira College

Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms

HEMINGWAY: A FAREWELL TO ARMS

Language and the First World War

Prof. Peter Messent, Nottingham University

HEMINGWAY: A FAREWELL TO ARMS

Motion, Fact and Emotion

Prof. Peter Messent, Nottingham University

HEMINGWAY: A FAREWELL TO ARMS

Frederic Henry and the Arms of War

Prof. Peter Messent, Nottingham University

HEMINGWAY: A FAREWELL TO ARMS

Frederic Henry and the Arms of Love

Prof. Peter Messent, Nottingham University

HEMINGWAY: A FAREWELL TO ARMS

What Frederic Henry Learns

Prof. Peter Messent, Nottingham University