New IGNOU MEG-11 Help Book American Novel in English – MA English Latest Edition Guide and Study Material.

Block 1 – James F. Cooper: The Last of the Mohicans
The Beginnings
The Man, The Milieu, and The Moment
The Last of the Mohicans: An Analysis
Perspectives on the Novel-I
Perspectives on the Novel-II

Block 2 – Theodore Dreiser: Sister Carrie
The Literary Context
Theodore Dreiser: The Man and The Writer
Sister Carrie: A Critical Summary
Sister Carrie: A Critical Study of the Major Themes

Block 3 – F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
The Man, The Milieu, And The Moment
The Plot and The Self-Improving Hero
The Great Gatsby and Fable, Symbol and Allegory
The Great Gatsby: And the Narrative Technique
Critics and Criticism: An Overview

Block 4 – William Faulkner: Light in August
American Fiction in 1920s and 1930s
The Novel in The South
Light in August: Structure and Narrative Strategies
Characterisation and Critical Approaches

Block 5 – Henry Miller: Black Spring
Sexual Revolution in Modern American Literature
The Great Tradition
The Outsider
The Indelible Impact
Henry Miller’s Works: Black Spring
Critical Approaches

Block 6 – J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye
The Author and The Plot
The Main Themes and Characters
The Language in The Catcher in the Rye
Critical Interpretations

Block 7 – John Barth: Floating Opera
The Postwar American Novel
The Experimental Novel
The Floating Opera: An Analysis of Text
Philosophic Formulations and The Farce of Reason
From Modernity to Post Modernity

Block 8 – Scott Mamaday : A House Made of Dawn
Native American Literature
Native American Fiction
The Making of Momaday
House Made of Dawn: An Analysis
Critical Perspectives

Block 9 – Alice Walker: The Color Purple
The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-I
The Women, The Moment and The Milieu-II
The Color Purple and its Structure
Analysis of Celie’s Letters-I
Analysis of Celie’s Letters-II
Themes emerging from Celie’s Letters