{"id":17,"date":"2009-11-04T04:53:11","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T11:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/hi207\/?p=17"},"modified":"2011-04-18T02:42:35","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T09:42:35","slug":"unit-5-116-1127-the-western-genre-in-american-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tonahangen.com\/wsc\/hi207\/?p=17","title":{"rendered":"Unit 5 (11\/6 – 11\/27): The Western Genre in American Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"

Western films were not the first Westerns; the genre existed in literature long before film was invented. In this unit, we trace the invention and development of the Western as a form of American literature in popular culture. Start reading The Virginian <\/span>as soon as you can; it’s deceptively long. Also in this unit, your final project is due, on Monday 11\/16.<\/p>\n

27. Fri 11\/6 Where it Begins: The Dime Novel<\/span>
\nReading: excerpts from the amazing Stanford University Dime Novel Collection<\/a>. The best way to get a feel for their collection is to browse the subjects<\/a> of the thousands of cover art images, and click on a few that look interesting to you. Several full-text novels are here also<\/a>; you should probably skim a couple of chapters, from any of the Westerns – e.g. Buffalo Bill, Deadwood Dick, California Joe, or Jesse James. Reading any two to four chapters (total, not from each book) should give you the flavor of this genre. <\/p>\n

28. Mon 11\/9 Western Writers Who Actually Went West<\/span>
\nReading: Mark Twain, Roughing It<\/a> <\/span>Chapters 1, 4, and 21 (read more if you want – or try a different online version with an easy-navigate table of contents<\/a>)
\nAND
\nStephen Crane, “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky<\/a>” [pdf]<\/p>\n

Wed 11\/11 No Class<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Fri 11\/13 The Defining Western Novel: The Virginian <\/span>
\nReading: Owen Wister, The Virginian <\/span>(entire)<\/p>\n

30. Mon 11\/16 Discussion Day: The Virginian <\/span>
\nReading: WOE, Ch 7 “The Virginian: Wister’s Mother”<\/p>\n

Final Project is Due<\/span><\/p>\n

31. Wed 11\/18 Western Fiction<\/span>
\nReading: WOE, Ch 8 and 10 “Zane Grey” and “Homage to Louis L’Amour”<\/p>\n

32. Fri 11\/20 Wither the Western?<\/span>
\nReading: WOE Ch 11 and Epilogue, “Two Men” and “Fighting Words” AND Annie Proulx, “Brokeback Mountain” [pdf]. In-class links: “Writing a Good Western<\/a>,” WWA<\/a>, NYT<\/a>, Bb<\/a>, and BbF<\/a><\/p>\n

33. Mon 11\/23 Unit 5 Test<\/span><\/p>\n

Wed 11\/25 and Fri 11\/27 Thanksgiving Break<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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