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Aug 15, 2024
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ENGL 255 - In Search of America: The Concept of Nature in Early American LiteratureFC ARHU WINT 4 credits An exploration of different perspectives on the natural world in early American literature, this course also introduces students to research skills and information technology. Texts will include sermons, promotional tracts, descriptions of the land and its inhabitants, captivity narratives, American Indian responses to European encounters, poetry, autobiography, philosophical and political treatises, and fiction. By connecting today’s “information landscape’” with the writings of early America, we will investigate the meaning of “nature” in the New World. American, 1700-1900. Prerequisites & Notes: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “200-Level Courses.”
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