New IGNOU BEGC-105 Help Book American Literature in English – BAEGH English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – Arthur Miller–All My Sons
American Drama: An Introduction
All My Sons: A Detailed Study
Thematic Concerns in All My Sons
All My Sons: Characterisation

Block 2 – Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter: A Socio Cultural Background
The Scarlet Letter: Characterization
The Scarlet Letter: Themes and Their Expression Through Imagery
The Scarlet Letter: Structure, Narrative Style and Special Features

Block 3 – Short Fiction
Short Fiction: An Introduction
O’ Henry: After Twenty Years
Willa Cather: On the Gull’s Road
Ernest Hemingway: The Snows of Kilimanjaro/Killers

Block 4 – American Poetry: An Introduction
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Brahma, Hamatreya
Walt Whitman: ‘O Captain, My Captain’ & ‘Passage to India’ (lines 1–68)
Emily Dickinson: Because I Could Not Stop for Death, A Thought Went Up My Mind Today, Death Sets a Thing Significant
Alexie Sherman Alexie ‘Crow Testament’ & ‘Evolution’