American Literature Videos
Videos referenced in American Literature (E3):
Module 1
William Zeitler plays the glass armonica (an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin)
Module 2
Poe’s poem “The Raven” read aloud by Christopher Walken, combined with Gustave Doré’s illustrations
Video introduction to the Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site in Louisiana
Module 3
1920 silent film of The Last of the Mohicans
Composer Hector Berlioz’s overture Le Corsaire rouge (Red Rover), named in remembrance of Cooper
Module 4
1940 movie trailer for The House of the Seven Gables
Module 5
Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, set to music by Aaron Copland
Sea shantie sung by the group Bounding Main
Module 6
Huckleberry Finn movie trailers
The Adventures of Mark Twain Claymation movie trailer
Module 7
Video introduction to Edith Wharton’s Massachusetts home, The Mount
Module 8
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio discusses The Great Gatsby
Module 9
Ernest Hemingway as a letter-writer
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