ENG 2090

AMERICAN LITERATURE II

Survey of American Literature by well- and lesser-known writers from the Civil War to the present. 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 the impact of immigration and urbanization, the movements of Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism, the diversity of American writing, and the construction of a national identity.

Units: 3.0