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Institut für Amerikastudien Institut für Amerikastudien

Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Mario Klarer, M.A. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Mario Klarer, M.A., +43 512 507 41604

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American Short Fiction in the 19th Century

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This course is designed to provide a survey of American short fiction in the 19th century.

Course requirements are active class participation, a 20-minute presentation and an 12-15 page research paper.

written and oral

Washington Irving, "Rip Van Winkle"; Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Rapaccini's Daughter" and "The Birthmark," Edgar Allan Poe, "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "Ligeia" and "The Philosophy of Composition," Herman Melville, "Bartleby, the Scrivener"; Louisa May Alcott, "Behind the Mask;"Mark Twain, "The 1Billion $ Bank Note," Ambrose Bierce, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Henry James, "The Beast in the Jungle," Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Students must have completed their "1. Studienabschnitt"
Beginn: 10.3.2003