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

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
CAST
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WR

The literature of this era reflected and participated in debates about the nature of “America” and “Americans” in the decades after the 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. Readings will include narratives and essays by Howells, James, Sinclair, Jewett, Freeman, Chesnutt, Hopkins, Twain, Dunbar, Sui Sin Far, Zitkala Sa, others. Nature of Interpretation. American, Diversity, 1700-1900. Enrollment Limit: 30.
Instructor: T. Jaudon
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites for this Introductory Gateway course, please refer to the English Program section titled “For Introductory Courses to the Study of English.”