ENG 2080

AMERICAN LITERATURE I

Survey of American Literature by well- and lesser-known writers from the colonial period until the Civil War. Through close reading, discussion, analytical writing and various critical approaches, students study the development and diversity of America’s literary tradition with an emphasis on its historical and cultural contexts. Topics that are addressed include historical and personal narratives, Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and the construction of a national identity.

Units: 3.0