Spring 2001 Courses		TWO EXEMPLARY AMERICAN MODERNISTS: FAULKNER AND STEVENS   FIVE THURSDAYS, NOON - 1:30 P.M. JANUARY 18, 25, AND FEBRUARY 1, 8, AND 22 COMPASS BANK, SECOND FLOOR 2001 KIRBY DRIVE AT SAN FELIPE DAVID MINTER   JANUARY 18 Loss, Disillusionment, and the Origins of Literary Modernism: Wallace Stevens, "Sunday Morning" JANUARY 25 The Resilient Imagination and the Logic of High Modernism: Wallace Stevens, "The Idea of Order at Key West" FEBRUARY 1 Loss, Disillusionment, and the Corruption of Public Institutions: William Faulkner, Sanctuary FEBRUARY 8 AND 22 The Resilient Imagination and the Logic of High Modernism Revisited: William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!   David Minter is the Bruce and Elizabeth Dunlevie Professor of English at Rice University and the author of several books, including A Cultural History of the American Novel: Henry James to William Faulkner, published in 1994 by Cambridge University Press and the forthcoming Faulkner's Questioning Narratives. The two poems by Wallace Stevens are printed in Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose, The Library of America, 1997. The novels by William Faulkner are available in several editions. Drinks will be provided, and participants may bring a sack lunch.
Evening Courses:
From Wreckage to Recovery: Galveston
Exploring the Poetry of John Keats
Contemporary Mexico
Re-membering: A Psychology of Story
Poetry and Doubt
Daytime Courses:
Two Exemplary American Modernists
A Visit to Galveston's East End
Main Street Explosion: A Tour
Day/Evening Courses:
Mexican Haciendas and Mayan Cities