Middlebury

ENGL 0282

Reconstructing Literature

Reconstructing Literature: Realism, Regionalism, and the American scene, 1870-1919
American literature evolved in the late 1800s as a new generation of writers portrayed a rapidly changing culture, transformed by urbanization, industrial growth, immigration, class tensions, new roles for women, shifting race relations, and demographic transformations that seemed to split the nation into city and country. While realism was an effort to describe “life as it is” and regionalism focused on the distinctive features of specific places, both modes of representation stemmed from historical forces that were reshaping the nation. Works to be covered may include fiction by William Dean Howells, Charles Chesnutt, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, and Theodore Dreiser. 3 hrs. lect. (Formerly ENAM 0282)
Subject:
English
Department:
English
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
AMR HIS LIT
Equivalent Courses:
AMST 0282
ENAM 0282

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