ENGL 257 - Late 19th-Century American Literature: The Re-Making of “America”

4 HU, CD, WR
Second Semester. The literature of this era reflected and participated in debates about the nature of “America” and “Americans” in the decades after civil war. Moreover, the understanding of “literature” and the circumstances of its production, distribution, and reception were also in flux. Such issues will frame this course. Reading will include narratives and essays by Howells, James, Jewett, Freeman, Chesnutt, Hopkins, Twain, Garland, Dunbar, Nelson, Sui Sin Far, Zitkala Sa, others. American, Diversity, 1700-1900.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: See headnote above. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Ms. Zagarell

Credits: 4 hours