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

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, CD, WR

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. Nature of Interpretation. American, Diversity, 1700-1900. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: S. Zagarell
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “Introductory Gateway Courses.”