ENGL 352 - What was a book? What is a book?


This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative American Studies
Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU, WADV

Books have always been more than pages with words bound within covers. We'll combine literary and book studies to consider the history of print and printed material and the dynamic, mutually informing relationships among literary works, legal rights to intellectual/creative property, and the technologies of creation, production, circulation and reading. Literary work, mainly 19th-century, may include Hard Times, Leaves of Grass, poetry by Dickinson, The Conjure Woman, 20th-21st century print and electronic books/narratives. American, 1700-1900.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Zagarell
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled 'Advanced Courses.'


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