ENG-231 American Literature to 1865
An examination of essays, poems, stories, and novels of selected authors from the Puritan period to the middle of the nineteenth century. (Nearly all of the noted writers of the period lived in Massachusetts.) The course includes such authors as Bradford, Franklin, Bryant, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, Douglass, Whitman, and Dickinson.” New course description: “A selective introduction of American literary works from the colonialist period through the beginning of the Civil War, with emphasis on their social/historical context and cultural significance. Literary works will be studied through careful reading, discussion, written analysis, and research.
Prerequisite
Six credits ofcomposition or permission of the instructor.
Course Types
HU, CC-CT, CC-WC