American Literature to 1865
This course is a study of selected works of American Literature of this period against the background of historical events, political and social changes, moral and cultural traditions. Authors may include Bradford, Bradstreet, Franklin, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, and Thoreau.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the distinctive historical conditions that inform American literature of this period, and will be able to identify and discuss some of its ideological and generic characteristics.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the distinctive historical conditions that inform American literature of this period, and will be able to identify and discuss some of its ideological and generic characteristics.